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Ray Simmons, USI Athletic Communications
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI

22 Buddy Johnson

  • Position
    Outfielder
  • Class
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.
    5-10 / 170
  • B/T
    R-R
  • Hometown
    Shelbyville, KY
  • Major
    Sport Management

Biography

Year-by-Year Statistics
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018

2018: Named second-team All-GLVC East Division and Academic All-GLVC as a senior...started all 59 games in the outfield for the Eagles...hit a career-high .333 with a career-best 47 runs scored, 73 hits, two triples, two home runs, and 50 RBIs...set USI single-game records and career-highs with seven hits, four doubles, 10 RBIs, and 11 total bases in the 34-9 win over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside...posted a four-year best 12-game hitting streak, in addition to 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games. 


2017: Appeared in 46 of the 53 games in 2017, making 42 starts...batted .233 with 24 runs scored and 16 RBIs...stole a team-high 19 bases...hit a home run in a win over second-ranked University of Tampa...had seven multi-hit games, including a career-high four in the second win over Bellarmine University...had three multi-RBI games, posting a season-best three in the win over the University of Illinois Springfield. 

2016: Played in 45 games, making 28 starts...batted .216 with 12 RBIs and 20 runs scored...had a career-high three hits against Trevecca Nazarene University and Bellarmine University...drove in a career-high four RBIs in the win over Bellarmine and stole a career-high two bases in three games...had a career-high nine stolen bases during the season. 

2015: Played in 20 games and made three starts as a freshman...batted .263 with three runs scored and one RBI...had a season-high two hits against Truman State University and McKendree University.

2014: Redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball and basketball at Martha Layne Collins High School (Shelbyville, Kentucky)...named to the All-District and All-Region teams...batted .305 with 29 runs scored, 33 RBIs, and three home runs as a senior...also had a 1-3 mark on the mound with three saves, a 2.96 ERA, and 52 strikeouts in 54.1 innings during 2013...hit a high school career-high .380 as a junior...helped MLCHS to district and region championships.

SUMMER BASEBALL: Played for Shelbyville American Legion Post 37...helped Post 37 to a Kentucky state title in 2012.

PERSONAL: Son of Charles and Donna Johnson. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Infielder/Outfielder
    5'9" 155 lbs
  • 22

    2015Freshman

    Infielder/Outfielder
    5'9" 155 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2016Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2017Junior

    Outfielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2018Senior

    Outfielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    22