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05/17/2012
Illini Score Twice in Eighth to Beat Gophers 7-5
Muck Tosses 3 2/3 Scoreless Innings of Relief; Illini Pound Out 15 Hits
05/16/2012
Illini Host Gophers in Final Big Ten Series
Illinois Makes Final Push for Big Ten Tournament
05/11/2012
Illini Lose Tight One to Nittany Lions, 3-2
Johnson Tosses 4th CG; Roper Reaches Base 4 Times
05/10/2012
Illini Travel to Penn State for Weekend Series
Illinois Looks to Make Strides in Big Ten Race
05/04/2012
Miscues Cost Illini in 15-8 Defeat by Spartans
Season-High Crowd of 2,499 Sees Argo, Shelton Homer in Loss
AT ILLINOIS
2011 - Sophomore: Appeared in 16 games, all of which he started as Illinois' No. 1 starter ... Pitched a team-high 103 innings on the season, the most by an Illinois pitcher since current pitching coach Drew Dickinson threw 114 2/3 IP in 2002 ... Recorded the most strikeouts on the season among all Illini pitchers with 68 ... Averaged 6.4 innings per start ... Pitched seven-plus innings in eight of his 16 starts & five-plus innings in 14 of his 16 starts ... Had a 1.54 WHIP (walks plus hits divided by innings pitched), third-best among regular pitchers ... Received only 3.3 runs of support per start ... Tossed seven shutout innings against Central Michigan on March 4 but received a no-decision ... Struck out a career-high 11 in 7 2/3 innings against Northern Illinois on March 17, but lost a 3-0 game ... Allowed three runs on four hits and four walks while striking out four in 7 1/3 innings against Iowa on April 8 ... Threw a complete game against Michigan on April 15, allowing only two runs on six hits ... Gave up three runs - two earned - on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings at Purdue, but lost ... Struck out eight in 8 2/3 innings while allowing three runs - two earned - on eight hits and three walks against Indiana, but received a no-decision ... Played for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League along with Illini teammate Reid Roper during the summer.
2010 - Freshman: Made 13 appearances, all starts, on the season ... Went 5-2, including a 4-2 Big Ten record, equaling the second-most wins by a freshman in school history ... Ranked fourth in wins (4), sixth in opponent batting average (.266) and eighth in strikeouts (36) in the Big Ten during conference play ... His 36 strikeouts in Big Ten action tied for 10th in school history ... His 53 total strikeouts led the team ... Started the season by pitching four no-hit innings against St. John's before allowing four unearned runs in the fifth inning ... Earned his first career win against Dartmouth on March 24, allowing only one run in six innings ... Struck out a career-high seven against Michigan on April 17 and won after giving up only two runs in 7 2/3 innings ... Allowed only four earned runs in 24 innings pitched over three starts from May 1-15 ... Capped that string with his first complete-game shutout against Purdue on May 15 ... Played for the DuPage Dragons of the Prospect League along with Illini teammate Brian de la Torriente during the summer ... Named a midseason Prospect League all-star.
HIGH SCHOOL
Listed as the No. 13 recruit in the state of Illinois by Prep Baseball Report ... PBR lists him as having the fourth-best off-speed pitch in the state in the Class of 2009 ... Went 11-3 with eight complete games, a 1.35 ERA and 108 strikeouts in only 79 innings ... Named a first-team All-Area pick by the Northwest Indiana Times ... Went 8-2 with a 1.56 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 2008 ... Threw a no-hitter in 2008 ... Started on Mt. Carmel's varsity squad as a sophomore ... Was an honorable mention All-State selection by the Chicago Sun Times in 2008 ... 2008 All-Chicago Catholic League selection ... Earned the Cesar Carillo King of the Hill Award in 2008 ... Played in the 2008 Jack Kaiser All-Star Game ... Played on the Illinois Sparks summer team and for Cangelosi Fall Baseball.
PERSONAL
Born Apr. 5, 1991 ... Parents are Kevin and Christina Johnson ... Has a sister, Lauren ... Majoring in community health ... Father, Kevin, played tennis at Southwest Baptist University and Baylor ... Favorite athlete is Josh Beckett.
