2002 Second-Team All-SEC
2000 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team
2000 NCAA Region 7 All-Tournament Team
2000 NFCA All-South Region Team
1999 NCAA Region 5 All-Tournament Team
SENIOR SEASON (2002)
Played in 64 games, starting 52 … Earned Second-Team All-SEC honors … Tied for second on the team in doubles … Second on the team in batting average, third in home runs and fourth in slugging percentage, on base percentage and total bases … Batted .337 over the last 33 games of the season with eight doubles, two home runs and 13 RBIs, including the fourth-best hitting streak of the year at seven games … Ended her career with a five-game hitting streak … Led the team with a .375 average in NCAA Tournament play with a double and two runs scored, including the game-winning run scored in a 10-inning victory over Northwestern State … Recorded six multiple-RBI games and 11 multiple-hit games on the season … Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs against Southeastern Louisiana, knocking in the game-winning run … A converted catcher, she did not commit and error in the field as an outfielder.
JUNIOR SEASON (2001)
Played in 56 games, starting in 52 … Hit .228 for the season with 29 hits, 22 runs scored, five doubles and two home runs … Tied the LSU record with two triples against Wisconsin … Second on the team with four triples on the year … Scored three runs against Auburn with one home run and three RBIs … Also had three RBIs against Wisconsin and Southeastern Louisiana … Had key hit against Iowa in the WCWS that set up the game-winning two-run home run … Recorded a season-high seven putouts against Massachusetts … Only player at LSU to participate in the WCWS each year of her career.
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE SEASONS (SOUTHERN MISS, 1999-2000)
Member of two Golden Eagle teams that made WCWS appearances in 1999 and 2000, finishing third in 2000 … Named to the 1999 NCAA Region 5 All-Tournament Team, 2000 WCWS All-Tournament Team and 2000 All-South Region Team… Was a catcher and designated player at USM … Helped the Golden Eagles win back-to-back Conference USA and NCAA Regional Championships … Had nine home runs and 72 hits her sophomore season … Went 2-for-3 in USM’s win over Oregon State to advance to the Women’s College World Series in 1999 … Batted .347 with 12 home runs, eight triples, 20 doubles and 86 RBIs while at Southern Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL
Her Pascagoula High School team made the Mississippi Fastpitch State Tournament each of her three years… Led her team in hitting during her junior and senior seasons … Was also an excellent soccer and volleyball player where she was a member of the all-district volleyball team and was selected to the all-star soccer team … Graduated from Pascagoula High School with the Honor and Distinction Award, the Presidential Scholastic Award and was selected to the Pascagoula High School Hall of Fame … Was named a Rotary Club Student of the Month.
PERSONAL
Full name is Erin Michelle Johnson … Her nickname E.J. was given to her at Southern Miss … Parents are Jeffrey and Connie Johnson … Has three siblings: Derek, Tyler and Caitlin … Majoring in sociology … Favorite type of food is Chinese … Hobbies include watching movies and playing beach volleyball.