Morgan Johnson

Photo by: © Derek Johnson 2019

Year:
Senior
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.

2020 (senior season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Played in 19 of 24 games, making 16 starts at designated player and hitting in the No. 4 spot ... Also appeared three times as a pinch hitter ... Ranked third in RBIs with 10, tied for fourth with seven runs scored ... Six of 14 hits went for extra bases, with four doubles and two home runs ... Had three multiple-hit games, two with multiple RBIs ... Went 3 for 4 in wins over Michigan State and Saint Joseph’s ... Went 2 for 3 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored in 12-3 win over Alabama A&M ... Drove in two and scored twice in 10-7 win at Grand Canyon ... Both home runs on the season came on opening weekend, in wins over Central Arkansas and Alabama A&M.

2019 (junior season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... A one-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week ... Played in 36 of 56 games ... Made 17 starts, 13 at designated player, four at first base ... Went 14 for 30 (.467) with six home runs over the season’s final 12 regular-season games ... Had 11 career hits prior to that breakout ... Closing stretch was sparked by a two-home-run game in 7-2 home victory over Carroll ... Batted .279 for the season ... Drove in 15 runs on 19 hits ... Scored 13 runs ... Slugging percentage of .603 ranked second only behind Cami Sellers’ .642 ... Named the Big Sky Player of the Week on May 6 after going 8 for 11 in three-game road sweep of Southern Utah ... Drove in six, scored six times against the Thunderbirds, with a home run in each game ... Went 4 for 5 in Game 3 of the series ... Drove in a season-high three runs with two-home-run game against Carroll ... Had five multiple-hit games, five times had multiple RBIs.

2018 (sophomore season): Played in 22 of 55 games, getting four starts at designated player ... Primarily used as a pinch hitter ... Had three hits in 30 at-bats (.100) ... Had one extra-base hit, drove in one ... Had lone RBI of the season on a fielder’s choice in non-conference loss to Weber State at Grand Canyon’s season-opening tournament ... First hit of the season came in the bottom of the sixth against New Mexico at UC Riverside’s tournament as Montana scored three times to rally for a 4-2 victory ... Had a pair of hits in road series at Northern Colorado ... Doubled in the series opener, singled in the second game of the doubleheader.

2017 (freshman season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Saw action in 31 games, mainly as a pinch hitter ... Made four starts at designated player, twice subbed in at catcher ... Had four hits in 31 at-bats to hit .129 ... Had one double, three RBIs ... Had first collegiate hit in loss to Utah State at St. George, Utah, with a single back up the middle ... Had two of three season RBIs in three-game home sweep of Northern Colorado ... Doubled in sixth inning in series-opening road loss at Sacramento State.

Career Bests
At-bats: 5, two times
Hits: 4 (Southern Utah, 5.5.19)
Doubles: 2 (Providence, 4.22.19)
Triples: 1 (Providence, 4.22.19)
Home runs: 2 (Carroll, 4.16.19)
Runs: 3 (Alabama A&M, 2.8.20)
RBIs: 4 (Alabama A&M, 2.8.20)
Walks: 2, two times
Steals: n/a

Career multiple-hit games: 8
Career multiple-RBI games: 7

Personal: A 2016 graduate of Big Sky High ... The daughter of Moe and Kim Johnson ... Has a younger sister, Kylie ... A management information systems major.