Outlook

Christian Johnson comes to JCCC after spending stints with both the Cowley and San Jacinto North baseball programs … Possesses a power arm with a power slider … Should see time last in games with his power stuff.

Sophomore Year 2023

Appeared in 14 games, all in relief … Had a 1-0 record with 28 strikeouts in 18.0 innings with an earned run average of 5.00 … Made his debut in a 6-4 loss at No. 5 Crowder and allowed a walk with two strikeouts in an inning pitched … Followed with a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts in an 8-4 win over Southwestern (2-19-23) … Allowed a run off one hit and struck out two in an inning in a 12-2 win over North Iowa Area (2-26-23) … Walked a batter and struck out two in a inning in a 15-3 win at Cloud County (3-3-23) … Struck out four in two innings of work in an 11-10 win at Fort Scott (3-10-23) … Allowed a run off two hits while strikeout out three over a 2.1 innings pitched in a 13-4 win at Coffeyville (3-15-23) … Allowed a run off one hit with a strikeout in 1.1 innings in a 12-2 win at Kansas City Kansas (3-25-23) … Struck out a season high five batters over 2.2 innings, allowing two runs off three hits in a 5-4 win over Allen (4-1-23) … Allowed a hit and a run with one strikeout over 2.0 innings and picked up the victory  in an 11-9 win at Neosho County (4-13-23).

Sophomore Year 2022

Transferred to San Jacinto-North College, Houston, Texas … Made nine appearances for the Gators, all in relief … Finished the season with a 4.00 ERA, allowing nine hits, five runs, four earned with 12 strikeouts … Pitched an inning of scoreless relief in his first outing, allowing two walks with three strikeouts in an 8-6 win over Monroe (2-20-22) … Had a walk and a strikeout in a scoreless inning in a 12-4 win at Coastal Bend (2-28-22) … Allowed two. Hits, a run and struck out three in an 8-7 loss at McLennan (3-28-22) … Logged a season high two innings in relief, allowing a run off one hit with a strikeout in a 10-3 win at Wharton County (3-21-22) … Helped preserve a 15-2 win over Wharton County with a perfect inning of relief (5-8-22). 

Freshman Year 2021-2^nd Year

Helped Cowley to a 47-10 mark, an East Jayhawk Conference title, a Region 6 title and a berth to the NJCAA JUCO World Series … Made nine appearances for the Tigers, five in the starting rotation … Finished 1-1 with 16 strikeouts in 20.1 inning pitched and an ERA of 11.74 … Made his first appearance with an inning of relief, allowing a run with two strikeouts in a 20-9 win over NEO A&M (2-22-22) … Logged three innings and struck out five batters in a 15-2 win at Hutchinson (2-27-22) … Hurled a career high four innings in a no-decision 10-6 win at Redlands (3-15-21) … Allowed five hits, six runs, two earned with four strikeouts in that start … Pitched two innings of scoreless relief with a strikeout in a 6-0 loss to Seward County (4-17-21) 

Freshman Year 2020

Made four appearances on the hill for Cowley in 2020 shortened season due to COVID-19 … Finished 0-1 with three strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched and a 4.50 ERA … Made his collegiate debut with 3.0 innings of relief in a 9-3 win over Northeast Texas (2-1-20) … Allowed two hits, an earned run, a walk and struck out a better … Hurled 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing two hits with a strikeout in a 12-8 loss to Iowa Western (3-1-20) … Followed with another inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit with a strikeout in a 6-5 loss at Kansas City Kansas (3-5-20). 

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Warren Strickland at Raytown High School, Kansas City, Mo. … Graduated 2019 … Rated as the No. 47 overall recruit and the No. 17 right-handed pitcher in Missouri by Perfect Game as a senior … Hit .486 with 18 hits, 25 runs and 13 RBI in 2019 …  Was named All-Conference first-team outfield as a senior …. Also earned four varsity letters in football and two in basketball … Earned second-team All-District and All-Kansas City Suburban White Conference second team at defensive back as a senior. 

Personal

Born Christian L. Johnson on May 15, 2001, in Kansas City, Mo. … Nickname is CJ … Son of Aaron Johnson and Christie Spradley … Has four siblings: Karsyn, Kara, Rian and Anthony … Majoring is sport management … Favorite foods are barbecue and soul food … Favorite actors are Will Smith and Denzel Washington … Favorite music entertainers are Drake and J. Cole … Favorite athlete. Is LeBron James … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Notable alumni from his school are former NBA guard and current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyrone Lue and NFL defensive end Aldon Smith.