Ty Johnson

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-3
Weight:
196
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Anacortes, Wash.
High School:
Anacortes HS
Prev School:
Central Arizona College

2020 (Redshirt Senior): Started 14 of Tulane’s 17 games in the outfield in season return after injury the previous season… Was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after the first weekend of the season… Finished second on the team with a .362 batting average, earning 17 hits which included four doubles, team-leading four triples and a home run… Had six RBI with 17 runs scored, slugging a team-high .681 with a team-leading .492 on-base percentage… Had three multi-hit games with two multi-RBI games… Went on a six-game hitting streak to end the season… Led the team with eight hit by pitches, tying for the team lead in sacrifice flies with three and going 4-for-4 in stolen bases… Had a perfect fielding percentage in the outfield… Opened the season going 3-for-4 with a double, stolen base and run scored against Florida Gulf Coast (2/14)… Swiped two bags, scored twice and had a hit in the finale against the Blue Raiders (2/16)… Was hit by pitch twice, earning a hit and a walk in the finale against Cal State Fullerton (2/23)… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Texas Southern (3/3)… Drove in two on a triple with two runs scored in the opener against Southern (3/6)… Finished a double short of the cycle in the finale against the Jaguars, driving in three and scoring three times (3/8).

2019 (Senior): Played in seven games as a senior in 2019, making five starts as an injury kept him out of the remaining 51 games on the year… Hit .286 with four hits and two runs scored… Went 1-for-3 in the season opener against George Washington with a run scored and two stolen bases (2/15)… Went 2-for-5 against Ole Miss with a stolen base (2/22)… Went 1-for-3 in the finale against the Rebels (2/24)... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for spring 2019.

2018 (Junior): Played in 42 games with 41 starts in the outfield and at catcher…hit .282 with six doubles, 24 runs scored, 11 RBI, 15 walks, a .353 on-base percentage and was 5-for-5 in stolen bases…had 14 multiple hit games…went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk vs. Wright State (2/17)…went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk and a steal vs. Wright State (2/18)…went 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs vs. Lamar (2/27)…drove in two runs vs. Lamar (2/28)…tallied two hits in two games vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/2 & 3/3)…went 3-for-5 with a walk, two RBI and a run vs. SLU (3/7)…doubled and scored a run at SLU (3/27)…went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored at USF (3/31)…was 2-for-5 with an RBI and three runs at Wichita State (3/6)…went 4-for-7 with an RBI in the doubleheader vs. Houston (4/15)…collected two hits and two runs vs. LSU (4/18)…went 3-for-5 with two runs vs. Houston in AAC Tournament (5/22)

Prior to Tulane: Played last season at Central Arizona after a freshman year at Washington State University…last season, he hit .352 with seven extra base hits and 18 RBIs…has two years of eligibility remaining.

High School: A four-year letterman at Anacortes High School in Anacortes, Washington…played catcher for the Seahawks…named team captain his junior and senior seasons…earned First Team All-League honors as a junior and senior…also earned Second Team All-State selection as a senior after hitting .417…helped his team to two state playoff appearances…also lettered four seasons in basketball, where he made four state playoff appearances as a starting guard…lettered one season in football as a quarterback, wide receiver, and strong safety.

Personal: Has five brothers and two sisters … major is political science.