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2016 St. Bonaventure Baseball

5 Thad Johnson

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 170
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Frewsburg, N.Y.
  • High School Frewsburg Central School
  • Position 3B/P

Biography

As A Senior (2016) | Game-by-Game
Started all 49 games, hitting .265 with 28 RBIs and a .343 on-base percentage ... second on the team with nine doubles and also posted 13 multi-hit games ... finished the season with a pair of RBIs at Saint Joseph's (5/20) ... went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and two doubles to key a win over Canisius (5/4) ... drilled a walk-off grand slam to power a come-from-behind win in extra innings over La Salle (4/30) ... singled twice and drove in a run at Rhode Island (4/24) ... tallied three hits and scored a run at Dayton (4/17) ... homered and then pitched a perfect ninth inning for the save vs. UMass (4/8) ... retired the side on seven pitches to earn a save vs. Bucknell (4/6) ... singled twice at VCU (3/25) ... went 3-for-4 with two runs in game one at James Madison, then went 2-for-3 in game two (3/18) ... doubled and scored vs. North Dakota State (3/5) ... Smacked two hits, drove in a run and scored twice in victory at Savannah State (2/21) ... tripled, scored and knocked in two runs in season-opening win at Savannah State (2/19). 

As A Junior (2015)
One of three players to start all 47 games … led the team in batting average (.354), hits (67), doubles (13), at-bats (189), and RBIs (31) … his 67 hits are seventh all-time in a single season … scored 27 runs and accumulated 91 total bases … registered 11 walks … recorded a team high 26 hits in 97 at-bats and notched nine runs in A-10 play … had a .481 slugging percentage and a .403 on-base percentage … made 31 putouts and 71 assists with seven errors for a .936 fielding percentage … made 18 appearances on the mound with an 1.44 ERA … tossed 31 and one-third innings with 20 strikeouts … notched eight saves, which is the second most all-time in a single season.

As A Sophomore (2014)
Played and started in 42 games … posted a .290 batting average with 49 hits with a home run (against Fordham-April 19), three triples, including two against Fordham (April 19) and eight doubles, including two at George Mason (April 12) … batted in 20 runners, scored 30 runs and accumulated 66 total bases … scored at least two runs seven times, including four at Ohio (March 15) … had 15 multi-hit games, including five against Ohio (March 15) … batted in at least two runners five times, including five against Fordham (April 19) … recorded a .391 slugging percentage and a .381 on-base percentage … stole three bases on seven attempts … hit .275 with a home run, 11 RBI, 17 runs scored and 25 hits in A-10 play … made 68 putouts with 97 assists and committed 12 errors for a .932 fielding percentage … made 19 appearances on the mound with one start and a team-high four saves, tied for the ninth-most in the A-10, in 31 innings pitched… posted a 1-3 record with a 4.35 ERA … allowed eight walks, 20 strikeouts, 21 runs (15 earned) and 38 hits … recorded at least two strikeouts in four games … never allowed more than two walks in an appearance … tossed a season-high five strikeouts and allowed a walk, two runs (one earned) and five hits over five innings against Niagara (March 18) … went 1-1 with a 8.49 ERA and 10 strikeouts and allowed 17 walks, 34 runs (27 earned) and 40 hits in A-10 play.

As A Freshman (2013) | Game-By-Game
Appeared in 43 games with 41 starts at either shortstop or center field … hit .236 – the best among all Bona freshmen … over the final 22 games of the season, raised his batting average by nearly 60 points from .177, including reaching a season-high .271 on May 4 (Rhode Island) … hit .256 in Atlantic 10 play, fifth-best on the roster, and tied for the team lead with six doubles and one home run in conference action … was a perfect 3-3 in stolen-base attempts – all in A-10 play … had a season-high three hits as part of a 3-4 effort with a run scored against MAAC Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Canisius (April 30) … used that game to spearhead a three-game stretch in which he went 7-10 … drove in four runs with just one hit versus Bucknell (April 23), courtesy of a bases-clearing triple and bases-loaded walk … finished the year with an on-base percentage of .331 and slugging percentage of .343 … had two sacrifices against La Salle (May 11), tied for the most by a Bona player in a single game.

High School
Hit .532 with four home runs and 16 RBI and posted a 1.37 ERA as pitcher as he earned Second Team All-State for Class C, First Team All-Western New York, First Team All-CCAA, CCAA Player of the Year and Silver Slugger Award.

Personal
Son of Bruce and Nancy Johnson … fifth member of his family to attend St. Bonaventure University on an athletic scholarship … one brother, Seth, and sister, Anneli, earned scholarships for swimming … two other brothers, Cael and Asa, pitched and still currently pitch, respectively, for the Bona baseball team … Seth is currently the head coach of the women's swimming team ... majoring in sports studies.

 


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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2013Freshman

    OF/SS
    5'9" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2014Sophomore

    SS/P
    5'9" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2015Junior

    3B/P
    5'9" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016Senior

    3B/P
    5'9" 170 lbs
    5