2021 Season: Appeared in 14 games with 14 starts... pitched a total of 86.2 innings... struck out 86 batters and posted a 3.32 ERA.. recorded 3 wins as well. Drafted in the 16th round by the Oakland Athletics organization. 

2020 (Senior Season): Made five appearances with four starts ... posted a 2-2 record with a 3.60 ERA in 25.0 innings pitched ... tallied a team-high 37 strikeouts, which ranked first in the MVC and tied for 26th in the NCAA ... recorded 10 strikeouts in back-to-back outings (2/21 at Oklahoma; 2/28 at Louisiana-Monroe) ... recorded three strikeouts in the ninth inning and got the save in a victory over No. 13 Arkansas (3/3) ... allowed just six walks.

2019 (Junior Season): Appeared in 30 games with four starts ... posted a 4-1 record with a 4.61 ERA and three saves ... struck out 62 batters spanning 68.1 innings pitched ... had 20 appearances in which he allowed one or no runs ...  went scoreless three innings allowing only two hits and striking out four and picking up the win against No. 1 Vanderbilt (3/10) ... tallied a career-high eight strikeouts while also pitching a career-high 7.1 innings against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament Regional Final (6/3) ... had 20 outings allowing only two or fewer hits ... never allowed more than six hits in an outing.

2018 (Sophomore Season): Appeared in 17 games, with three starts … posted a 3-2 record with a 5.01 ERA … struck out 36 batters while walking 24 over 46.2 innings of work … did not allow an earned run in his first three games to start the season … allowed three runs or less in all but two games … pitched a career-high 5.0 innings versus Southern Illinois (3/31) … struck out a career-high seven batters versus Bradley (5/5) … started four innings allowing six hits, striking out and walking four at Hawai’i (3/17) … never allowed more than six hits in an outing.

2017 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 18 games, with seven starts … posted a 1-5 record and 7.40 ERA … struck out 24 batters over 41.1 innings of work … ranked fourth on the team in games started and fifth in innings pitched … was first Illinois State relief pitcher called on in the season opener against Indiana State (2/17) and picked up his first collegiate win after allowing two runs over two innings of work … made first collegiate start at Tennessee Tech (3/15), allowing two runs over four innings … pitched a season-high 4.2 innings versus Illinois (4/11) … struck out a season-high five batters versus Valparaiso (4/4) … started a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game versus Missouri State (5/26) … retired the only batter he faced in a relief outing in the MVC Tournament title game versus Dallas Baptist (5/28) … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.

Kewanee HS: Four-year member of the baseball team … named an IHSBCA Class 2A All-State selection as a senior … earned All-Three Rivers Conference First-Team honors and Dispatch-Argus All-Area status his final two seasons … served as a team captain junior and senior years … named team MVP as a senior … posted an 8-2 record, 1.92 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 73 innings as a senior … tallied 76 strikeouts and a 2.37 ERA in 41.1 innings as a junior … batted .381 as a senior and .441 as a junior … helped team win first regional title since 1945 as a senior … also played basketball and football … earned all-area status as member of basketball team in final two seasons ... named to the honor roll.

Personal: Born July 28, 1998 in Kewanee, Illinois … son of Greg Johnson and Mary Bates … is an only child … majoring in finance.