2011 Baseball Roster
Matt Johnson
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Geography
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Long Beach City College
2012 (Senior): Third on the team with 21 games pitched ... Made eight starts ... Went 2-4 with a 4.10 ERA ... Posted one save and combined for one shutout ... Posted 59.1 innings of work ...Struck out 42 and walked 15.
2011 (Junior): Led the Dirtbags in wins in 2011 with five ... Finished the season with a 5-1 record and a 4.31 ERA over 48 innings pitched ... Made 19 appearances and started two games ... His 45 strikeouts were fourth on the team, and the most in the bullpen ... Started the season's second game at Cal State Fullerton, and allowed one earned run, striking out two (2/20) ... Made his second start the following week against Arizona, taking his only loss (2/26) ... Struck out the side against California in a short one-inning appearance (3/13) ... Evened his record with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief at Loyola Marymount (3/22) ... Set his career high with a 4.2 inning appearance against UC Riverside, allowing one hit and striking out a career-high six batters to improve to 2-1 (4/16) ... Allowed no earned runs against Cal Poly in 1.2 innings to improve to 3-1 on the season (5/1) ... Pitched three scoreless innings at San Diego State (5/3) ... Earned wins in his last two appearances ... Allowed no runs in a 2.2 inning relief effort against CS Northridge in a 2-0 win (5/21) ... Got the win against UC Irvine over 3.1 innings, allowing one run and striking out two (5/28).
Prior To LBSU: Spent two seasons as a starting pitcher at Long Beach City College ... An All-Star in 2009 that helped LBCC win the South Coast Conference ... Posted a 5-2 record with a 4.62 ERA as a freshman in 89.2 innings pitched ... Led the team with 71 strikeouts ... Made eight starts in 2010, finishing the season with a 4.59 ERA.
High School: Played for two years at Lakewood High School ... Led the Lancers to two straight Moore League championships ... was also named the Moore League Pitcher of the Year as a senior in 2008.
Personal: Born in Torrance, Calif. ... Parents are David and Kathy Johnson ... His twin sister Megan also attends Long Beach State, and played for the women[apos]s volleyball team ... Also recruited by Hawaii, Purdue and LMU ... Majoring in geography.
