2023 Softball Roster

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15 Kennedy Johnson

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Agnes Academy
  • Hometown Houston, Texas

Biography

HONORS
2022 All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team Selection
 
2022 (JUNIOR)
First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Played in 52 games with 48 starts, slashing .342/.406/.514 while hitting 14 doubles, one triple and three home runs with 31 RBIs, 23 runs scored and 11 walks … Finished eighth in the SBC with her .342 batting average, tied for second with 14 doubles and finished ninth in on-base percentage at .406 … Inside SBC play, she ranked second in doubles (9), fifth in hits (29), seventh in batting average (.354), eighth in on-base percentage (.419) and ninth in slugging percentage (.573) … Led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, RBIs, doubles and total bases (75), while ranking second in home runs and third in hits (50) … Had 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games … Closed the season with a 1-for-3 performance against Coastal Carolina (5/10/22) at Sun Belt Conference Championship … Picked up two hits with two runs scored at Georgia State (4/30/22) … Went 2-for-3 vs. McNeese (4/27/22) … Had a double, triple and four RBIs, with two in each game, in a doubleheader against Grambling (4/26/22) … Picked up two hits, including a double, with a stolen base, vs. South Alabama (4/23/22) … Came up with two hits and a run scored at Coastal Carolina-2 (4/15/22) … Opened the series with a double, two RBIs, run scored, two walks and a stolen base at Coastal Carolina (4/14/22) … Hit a home run and two doubles with four RBIs and a run scored vs. Texas State (4/9/22) … Homered and drove in two runs with a run scored vs. Texas State (4/8/22) … Tallied two hits with an RBI, run scored, walk and stolen base at McNeese (3/29/22) … Began the series with App State with two hits, including a double, with a walk (3/25/22) … Picked up a double and two RBIs with a run scored at Troy (3/20/22) … Had her second consecutive three-hit day with an RBI and two runs scored vs. Georgia Southern (3/13/22) … Picked up three hits, including a home run and double, with four RBIs and two runs scored vs. Georgia Southern (3/12/22) … Collected three hits, including a double, with four RBIs vs. Mississippi Valley State (2/20/22) … Came up with two hits and a run scored vs. Jacksonville State (2/19/22) … Doubled with two RBIs vs. Morehead State (2/12/22).

2021 (SOPHOMORE-2)
Played in 47 games with 45 starts, slashing .296/.357/.384 while hitting six doubles, one triple and one home run with 21 RBIs, 16 runs scored and eight walks…Led the team in number of times hit by a pitch (5)…Ranked second on the team in RBIs and third in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and hits (37)…Had nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games…Had two hits, including a double, with an RBI and a run scored at Ragin’ Cajuns (5/7/21)…Monster doubleheader at Jackson State, going 5-for-9 with a double, triple, three RBIs and four runs scored (4/15/21)…Tallied two hits with an RBI and two runs scored at Louisiana Tech (4/13/21)…Hit a home run and drove in a pair of runs at App State (4/10/21)…Notched two hits with a double and a run scored at LSU (3/30/21)…Had two RBIs and a run scored vs. Coastal Carolina-2 (3/13/21)…Had two hits vs. Sam Houston (3/6/21)…Came through with two hits vs. Northern Iowa (2/28/21)…Had two hits with a double and three RBIs vs. Northern Iowa (2/27/21)…Had her first multi-hit game of the season with two hits and a run scored vs. Eastern Illinois (2/24/21).

2020 (SOPHOMORE-1)
Started in 12 of the 16 games that she played for the Warhawks … closed out the season with five hits, one run … had her first hit of the season against Southern (Feb. 7), finishing 1-for-3 at the plate … served as the designated hitter against Southern (Feb. 8), reaching base with a single as she went 1-for-3 … picked up her third hit of the slate against South Dakota State (Feb. 14) as she went 1-for-3 … halted a four-game hitless streak with a pinch hit single against Incarnate Word (Feb. 22) … posted her final hit of the season against Northern Iowa (March 1) where she finished 1-for-2 as ULM’s starter at second base. 

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
As a freshman, Johnson had a batting average of .300, made the academic dean’s list and was named offensive player of the year.
 
PREP
Named to the dean’s list all four years…On the field, Johnson helped lead the Tigers to top-four placings in the state rankings all four years…Earned All-District honorable mention her sophomore year and first team All-District her junior and senior years…Named All-State honorable mention during her junior year and second-team All-State her senior year…Named Bay Front Bash MVP during her senior season.
 
PERSONAL
Nicknamed “KJ”…Born January 21, 2000 to Michelle and David Johnson in New Orleans, La….Has an older brother, Gavin (22)…Cousin, Jonathan Hess, played pitcher for the University of Alabama and Grandfather, Frank Melito, played baseball for the Milwaukee Braves during the 1964 season…Enjoys walking her dog, spending time with family, reading, watching Netflix and deer hunting…Plans to major in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3, 7x, last vs. Texas State (4/9/22)
Doubles: 2, vs. Texas State (4/9/22)
Triples: 1, 4x, last vs. Grambling (4/26/22)
Home Runs: 1, 5x, last vs. Texas State (4/9/22)
Total Bases: 8, vs. Texas State (4/9/22)
RBI: 4, 3x, last vs. Texas State (4/9/22)
Runs Scored: 3, at Jackson State-2 (4/15/21)
Walks: 2, 3x, last at Coastal Carolina (4/14/22)
Hit By Pitch: 2, 2x, last vs. App State (3/26/22)
Struck Out: 2, 4x, last vs. Ragin’ Cajuns (5/7/22)
At Bats: 5, at Georgia Southern-2 (3/20/21)
Stolen Bases: 3, at Grambling (2/22/22)
Caught Stealing: 1, 4x, last at Coastal Carolina-1 (4/15/22)
Putouts: 12, vs. Sam Houston (3/6/21)
Assists: 2, 8x, last at UT Arlington (4/1/22)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Multi-Hit Games: 30 (2 23x, 3 7x)
Multi-RBI Games: 20 (2 15x, 3 2x, 4 3x)
Multi-Run Games: 7 (2 6x, 3 1x)
Multi-Steal Games: 1 (3 1x)
Multi-Walk Games: 3 (2 3x)

ULM CAREER STATS
G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB
2022 52 146 23 50 31 14 1 3 11
2021 47 125 16 37 21 6 1 1 8
2020 16 33 1 5 0 0 0 0 1
2019 (A&M-CC) 50 140 9 42 19 7 2 1 7
Career 165 444 49 134 71 27 4 5 27
SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A
2022 9 1 6 0 2 1 16 279 9
2021 3 0 5 5 2 0 9 225 12
2020 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 16 7
2019 
(A&M-CC)
3 1 0 0 1 1 14 194 14
Career 16 4 12 5 5 2 46 714 42
E AVG OBP SLG
2022 5 .342 .406 .514
2021 4 .196 .261 .275
2020 0 .326 .396 .488
2019
(A&M-CC)
5 .300 .331 .400
Career 14 .302 .355 .414

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2020Sophomore

    Utility
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2021Junior

    Utility
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2022Junior

    Utility
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2023Senior

    Utility
    5'6"
    15