2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 38
Clayton Johnson
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Prophetstown, Ill.
- High School:
- Prophetstown
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 2.0, at Indiana, May 18, 2021
- Strikeouts: 2, at Indiana, May 18, 2021 ; vs Michigan, May 01, 2021 ; Purdue, Apr 19, 2021
- Walks allowed: 3, at Indiana, May 18, 2021 ; at Minnesota, Mar 13, 2021
- Batters faced: 10, at Indiana, May 18, 2021
Freshman - 2021
- Appeared in six games with one start
- 0-0, 10.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 10 BB, 8 SO
- First career start at No. 25 Indiana 5/18/21 (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 SO)
High School
- No. 4 right-handed pitcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report and No. 10 by Perfect Game
- No. 11 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report and No. 23 by Perfect Game
- No. 414 recruit in the nation by Prep Baseball Report
- No. 136 right-handed pitcher in the nation by Prep Baseball Report
- Top 500 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game
- Played for head coach Brad Tichler at Prophetstown
- 4-2, 2.60 ERA, 35 IP as a junior
- 2019 All-Three Rivers East Conference Second Team
- Led Prophetstown to a regional championship in 2019
- Also played basketball and football in high school
- All-conference honorable mention basketball player
- High Honors
Personal
- Born June 26, 2002
- Son of Reid and Tara Johnson
- Mother played volleyball and softball at Sauk Valley Community College
- Older sister, Dena, and one younger brother, Liam
- Plans to major in agricultural consumer economics
- Plans to farm following playing career
- Committed to Illinois In February 2019
- Chose Illinois over Purdue, Eastern Illinois, Ball State, and Northern Illinois
- Chose Illinois because, "it's a great fit for me. One of the best schools for my preferred major in the nation. Great athletics. Love the big campus and history. Baseball team is very solid and stresses development."
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