2012 Baseball Roster
Zach Johnson
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 230
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Grandville, Mich.
- High School:
- Grandville
Senior/Junior (2013)... Hit .222 (2-for-9) with an RBI, a walk and hit by pitch ... Played in 11 games for the Maize and Blue with a pair of starts against Akron (March 17) and Western Illinois (March 23) ... Had an RBI sacrifice fly against Saint Louis (March 2) ... Had hits vs. Western Illinois (March 23) and Eastern Michigan (April 17) ... Walked in his only plate appearance against Coastal Carolina (March 16) ... Had 24 putouts and three assists behind the plate ...
Junior/Sophomore (2012)... Played in 11 games with a pair of starts for the Maize and Blue ... Had a hit and a run scored in the Toledo game (April 11) ... Made starts at Penn State (April 13) and against Eastern Michigan (April 18) ... Was hit by a pitch at Coastal Carolina (March 16) ...
Sophomore/Freshman (2011)... Appeared in 25 games at catcher for the Maize and Blue, starting 16 contests ... Had a hit in his first career game as a Wolverine against Louisville (Feb. 18) in the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge ... Also scored a run in the game against the Cardinals ... Scored two runs in the win over Eastern Michigan (March 20) ... Had a hit in the season finale against Penn State (May 21) ... Threw out three runners trying to steal ... Had 10 assists behind the plate ... Had an RBI in the win over Massachusetts (March 4) ... Recorded a hit and a sacrifice bunt in the win over Oakland (March 19) ... Had five sacrifice bunts on the year.
Freshman (2010) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Redshirted season.
Prep ... Grandville (2009) ... Earned five varsity letters, two in baseball (2008, '09) ... Coached by Jim Leonardo ... Led team to District Championship as a junior (2008) ... All-Conference, first team (2009) ... All-District, first team (2009) ... Academic All-District (2009) ... Hit .474 and posted a 1.90 ERA as a senior (2009).
Personal ... Given Name: Zachary James Johnson ... Born January 29, 1991 ... Son of Terry and Julie Johnson ... Enrolled in the School of Engineering ... Civil engineering major ... Father Terry played collegiate baseball at Michigan State University.
