The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Softball Roster
Roster
Loryn Johnson
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Alvin
- Hometown:
- Alvin, Texas
CAREER ACCOLADES
•2009 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
•Two-time All-Big 12 First Team (2008-09)
•Two-time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2008-09)
•2007 NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
•Ranks second all-time at Texas in career batting average (.349) and first in slugging percentage (.562)
•Hit 12 home runs in 2008 to tie for the top single-season home run total in Texas history (tied with Desiree Williams 2006, `09 and Tallie Thrasher (2007)
AS A JUNIOR (2009)
• started all 60 of Texas[apos] games, splitting time between second base and designated player
• ranked No. 6 in the Big 12 with a .403 batting average, while ranking No. 1 in hits (73), second in doubles (14), third in total bases (111) and fourth in slugging (.613)
• led Texas in hits, doubles, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage
• went 2-for-2 with a homer and four RBI in a 9-0 win over Oregon (Feb. 20)
• recorded a career-best 13-game hitting streak from Feb. 20 vs. Oregon until March 10 at Cal State Northridge
• tallied three hits and a run scored in a 6-4 win at UTEP (Feb. 28)
• set new UT single-game records with seven RBI and 10 total bases and tied a UT record with four hits in a 13-4 win at UTEP (March 1)
• posted a 10-game hit streak from March 13 vs. No. 12 Arizona until March 28 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma
• registered two hits, two RBI and one run in a 6-4 win at No. 13 Missouri (March 21)
• notched two hits, two runs scored, one RBI and a double in UT[apos]s 15-6 win over No. 6 Oklahoma (March 28)
• connected for a game-winning two-run homer in Texas[apos] 5-3 win at No. 19 Texas A&M (April 1)
• went 3-for-3 with a homer, two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in a 3-2 loss to Baylor (April 8)
• tallied two hits, three RBI and a pair of doubles in a 3-2 win over Kansas (April 19)
• hammered a two-run homer in a 12-2 run-rule win at Oklahoma State (April 25)
• posted a 2-for-3, three RBI effort in a 6-1 win over UTSA (April 30) to break the UT single-season RBI record previously held by Nikki Cockrell (48-1998)
• tagged her UT single-season record 14th double of the year in a 6-2 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championship (May 9)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008)
•was one of only two UT players to start all 54 games
•led the team in batting average (.355), hits (61), home runs (12), and RBI (33)
•ranked third in the league with 22 hits in Big 12 play
•ranked seventh in the conference with a .373 batting average in Big 12 games
•went 3-for-3 with one RBI in a 10-2 rout of UT San Antonio (Feb. 10)
•smashed her first home run of the year and added a double en route to knocking off Texas State, 5-4 (Feb. 13)
•went 3-for-4, notching two RBI on a homer and a double in a 9-7 loss to Fresno State (Feb. 22)
•hammered five long balls in five games from Feb. 22 (Fresno State) to Feb. 29 (Wichita State)
•plated a career-high six RBI on two three-run homers, going 3-for-4 in a 9-2 win over Wichita State (Feb. 29)
•collected her fifth three-hit game, including a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in a 4-0 win against Nebraska (March 22)
•strung together a career-high 11-game hitting streak from March 19 versus Texas State to April 13 against Kansas
• posted her 18th multi-hit game of the season with three hits in a 10-2 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (May 1)
AS A FRESHMAN (2007)
•started all 55 games in the infield (shortstop, second base and third base)
•NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team honors at shortstop
•fifth on the club with a .286 batting average
•ranked second in hits (48) and runs (28)
•recorded 13 multi-hit and a team-high nine multi-RBI games
•posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 18 Big 12 games (no errors in 57 chances)
• connected for her first career grand slam to overcome a 3-0 deficit and upend Cal State Northridge, 5-3 (Feb. 9)
• went 3-for-3 with a double and one run scored in UT[apos]s 4-2 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 17)
• tallied her second career home run and went 2-for-3 with one RBI in Texas[apos] 5-1 victory over Sam Houston State (March 2)
• went 2-for-2 in the win over Drake, recording her 13th hit in an eight-game span (hit .500 during that stretch)
• recorded two hits, three RBI and one home run in UT[apos]s 3-0 win over Oklahoma Christian (March 7)
• posted a 2-for-3 effort at the plate against then-No. 3 Oklahoma (March 24)
NATIONALLY
Played for the Texas Storm Gold out of Pearland, Texas, for head coach Larry Durham ... the Storm placed ninth at the Colorado Fireworks Tournament in 2006 and finished 25th at the Under-18 Gold Nationals in 2005.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Alvin High School for head coach Carla Newsom ... all-state as both a junior and a senior ... three-time first-team All-District 24-5A selection ... 2006 Texas Girls Coaching Association All-Star Team ... four-time All-Brazoria County pick ... captained squad her sophomore, junior and senior years ... led the Yellowjackets to State 5A Regional semifinal appearances in 2003 and 2005 ... received the Ryan Cup (Alvin High School Best Female Athlete Award) and Stapp Maxwell Fighting Heart Award in 2006 ... 2005 team defensive MVP ... team co-MVP in 2006 ... owns the Alvin single-season RBI record with 33, set in 2006 ... collected a school career-record 85 RBI ... hit .362 or higher in each of her four seasons, including a .406 mark as a freshman ... was a setter and defensive specialist for the Alvin volleyball team for three seasons ... listed in Who[apos]s Who Among American High School Students.
PERSONAL
Full name is Loryn Alyse Johnson ... born July 3, 1988 in Wharton, Texas ... daughter of Sharon Johnson ... has two brothers, Robbie (34) and Jeff (30) and two sisters, Lista (33) and Lean (32) ... recipient of the 2006-07 UT Women[apos]s Athletics Jody and Crockett Slover Endowed Scholarship ... is a health promotion major ... two-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection.
