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  Erik Johnson
Erik Johnson

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Los Altos, Calif.

High School:
Los Altos

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210

Position:
Right-handed Pitcher

Birthdate:
12/30/1989

Experience:
1V

The Bears' top pitching prospect in 2009, who first developed into Cal's closer, and then became the Bears' No. 1 starter as a fresh-man...threw a complete game against USC in his last outing of 2009...a right-hander who throws in the low 90s with a curveball and change-up...excelled in the Northwoods League this past summer and was named the sixth-top prospect by Baseball Amer-ica...finished 4-2 with a 2.61 ERA, and 49 strikeouts in 59.0 innings as a starter for the Alexandria (Minn.) Beetles...

AS A FRESHMAN (2009): Was 3-6 with a 4.41 ERA and four saves (9th in Pac-10) in 19 appearances and nine starts...had 55 strikeouts in 67.1 innings...suffered the loss but threw a complete game May 22 versus USC (nine hits, four runs, no walks, four strikeouts)...got no decision May 8 at UCLA (6.0 innings, six hits, no earned runs, four walks, three strikeouts)...lost April 24 start versus Arizona State (7.1 innings, seven hits, three runs, five walks, career-high seven strikeouts)...won April 17 start versus Oregon (8.0 innings, six hits, one run, one walk, six strikeouts)...lost April 11 start at Washington (5.2 innings, six hits, four runs, one walk, five strikeouts)...got no decision in April 5 start at Oregon State (4.0 innings, six hits, two earned runs, three walks, three strikeouts)...won in start March 29 versus Washington State (6.0 innings, six hits, one earned run, no walks, four strikeouts)...earned save March 4 versus San Francisco (1.0 inning, one walk)...earned two saves Feb. 27-28 at Long Beach State (combined 2.1 innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)...earned save Feb. 23 versus Vanderbilt (1.1 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)...earned save in Feb. 20 season-opener versus UC Riverside (1.1 innings, no hits, no runs, one strikeout)...

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Los Altos High School was a three-time all-state selection, as well as all-league and All-Central Coast Section...as a senior was 9-3 with 113 strikeouts...as a junior was 8-1 with a 1.58 ERA, and had 77 strikeouts in 66.1 innings...helped lead his team to the 2007 Central Coast Section Division II title...undeclared major...parents are Roy Johnson and Margaret-Diggle Johnson...born December 30, 1989 in Mountain View, Calif.

Johnson's Career Statistics
YEAR	ERA	G	GS	CG	W	L	S	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009	4.41	19	9	1	3	6	4	67.1	71	41	33	28	55

Career vs. the Pac-10 G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA vs. UA 1 0 1 0 .000 4.1 8 7 7 4 3 2 0 15.37 vs. ASU 1 0 1 0 .000 7.1 7 3 3 5 7 0 1 3.80 vs. UO 1 1 0 0 1.000 8.0 6 1 1 1 6 0 0 1.12 vs. OSU 1 0 0 0 .000 4.0 6 3 2 3 3 1 0 4.50 vs. STAN 2 0 1 0 .000 4.0 2 2 2 3 5 0 1 4.50 vs. UCLA 1 0 0 0 .000 6.0 6 1 0 4 3 1 0 0.00 vs. USC 1 0 1 0 .000 9.0 9 4 4 0 4 0 3 4.00 vs. UW 1 0 1 0 .000 5.2 6 4 4 1 5 0 1 6.92 vs. WSU 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.0 6 2 1 0 4 0 1 1.50

Career Bests Most Strikeouts: 7, April 24, 2009 vs. Arizona State Most Innings Pitched: 9.0, May 22, 2009 vs. USC Longest Winning Streak: One game Longest Losing Streak: 3, April 24, 2009 -

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