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  Patrick Johnson
Patrick Johnson

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Conover, N.C.

High School:
St. Stephens

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 170

Position:
RHP

B/T:
R/R

SOPHOMORE (2009)
Flourished as the Tar Heels' top midweek starter and a key right-hander in relief • Posted a 3.49 ERA and 77 strikeouts to just 37 walks in 56 2/3 innings • Went 2-2 with one save in 23 appearances, including seven starts • Held the opposition to a .222 average • Logged a 2.57 ERA in seven ACC outings • Pitched in three NCAA Tournament games, including two relief stints at the College World Series • Carried a no-hitter into the seventh against No. 14 ECU, which entered the game eighth nationally with a .361 team average, April 7 • Over a career-best 6 1/3 innings, struck out a career-high 11, walked three and allowed just one base hit in the seventh against the Pirates • Retired six of the final seven batters faced via the strikeout and fanned two or more in four separate frames • Made two starts the week of April 6-13 - versus No. 14 East Carolina and at No. 20 Florida State - and combined for 17 strikeouts and just one run on seven hits over 17 innings • Worked 4 2/3 innings, allowed just one run and struck out six against the Seminoles in Tallahassee • Made second start against ECU April 22 and struck out eight • Allowed just four hits and four runs over six-plus innings in a tough-luck loss • Pitched five hitless, shutout innings and fanned six versus Princeton March 17 en route to pick up first win of the season • Held No. 18 Coastal Carolina to one unearned run on two hits over five innings Feb. 24 and struck out a then-career high nine • Earned first career save with four strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings at Boston College May 15 • Pitched two scoreless innings of relief at NC State May 8 • Struck out six over 3 1/3 innings of relief against Old Dominion April 1 • Allowed two runs on six hits in a season-long four-inning relief stint against Duke March 22. Summer 2009: Went 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League • Made seven appearances, including five starts, and struck out 24 in 29 1/3 innings.

FRESHMAN (2008)

One of the Tar Heels' top midweek starters as a freshman • Pitched in 14 games, starting seven • Logged a 4-1 record and a 4.14 ERA over 41 1/3 innings • Struck out 42 and walked just 22 • Struck out a career-best seven batters on four occasions • Earned first career victory with seven strikeouts over five innings versus VCU March 12 • Followed with a win, five shutout frames and seven Ks against Princeton March 18 • Struck out six in 4 1/3 innings against Davidson March 25 • Went a career-best 5 1/3 shutout innings and seven strikeouts in a victory over Appalachian State April 2 • Fourth seven-strikeout game came over five innings against Elon April 8 • Final win over the season came when allowing just two hits in five innings at UNC Greensboro April 15 • Pitched three shutout innings of relief at Charlotte April 22 • Made one appearance in the NCAA Tournament, pitching one-third of an inning against Mount St. Mary's May 30. Summer 2008: Pitched in seven games and made four starts for the Cape Cod League champion Harwich Mariners • Posted a 1-3 record and a 4.79 ERA • Struck out 19 and walked eight in 20 2/3 innings.

ST. STEPHENS HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time all-conference selection at St. Stephens High School for coach Darel Reese • Earned all-state honors as a senior and was named conference player of the year • Rated as the No. 3 prospect in North Carolina by Impact Baseball and 134th nationally by Baseball America prior to his senior season • Played summer ball with Impact Baseball.

PERSONAL
Patrick Timothy Johnson is the son of Tim and Kim Johnson • Born Aug. 14, 1988, in Hickory, N.C. • Has an older sister, Amanda • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.

CAREER HIGHS:
Innings: 6.1 vs. East Carolina (4/7/09)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. East Carolina (4/7/09)
Hits: 7 vs. VCU (3/12/08)
Walks: 6 at UNC Greensboro (4/15/08)
Runs: 5 vs. North Florida (5/7/08)
Earned Runs: 5 vs. North Florida (5/7/08)

CAREER STATS:
Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2008....  4.14   4-1    14   7   0   0/3     0   41.1   41   23   19   22   42   4   2   0   186   .261   3   4   1   2  1
2009....  3.49   2-2    23   7   0   0/2     1   56.2   46   27   22   37   77   7   1  10   246   .222   3   0   0   1  1
TOTAL...  3.77   6-3    37  14   0   0/5     1   98.0   87   50   41   59  119  11   3  10   432   .239   6   4   1   3  2