Katie Johnson Season 2017

2017 (Senior)

• NFCA All-America Scholar 
• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Played in 42 games including 32 appearances in the circle with 15 starts 
• Drove in a pair of runs with a hit in her complete-game victory over Indiana in which she just allowed one run (Apr. 11)
• Was key in Purdue's final push for the Big Ten Tournament as she earned complete-game victories on back-to-back days against Nebraska (May 7-8)
• Also scored three runs in the Nebraska series.

2016 (Junior)

• Appeared in 10 games in the circle, including two starts, registering 14 strikeouts in 15 innings
• Struck out a season-high five against Nebraska-Omaha 
• Saw action in nine games as a pinch runner 
• Scored three runs and stolen one base.

2015 (Sophomore at Iowa State)

• An Academic All-Big 12 first team selection
• Posted a 9-10 record with 54 strikeouts in 116.1 innings of work 
• Tossed five complete games, including shutouts against Utah State and South Dakota State
• Was the pitcher of record in ISU's first five games, all wins, and did not give up an earned run in those appearances
• Tossed a marathon game for the Cyclones, going 11.2 innings against Cal Poly, allowing just one earned run with 233 pitches
• Struck out a season-best four batters in four different games.

2014 (Freshman at Iowa State) 

• Saw action in 41 games, starting 37 as the team's ace, while posting an 18-18 mark
• Threw 20 complete games, including four shutouts, while breaking the ISU freshman record for innings pitched (210.0) and posting the second-most strikeouts ever by a freshman (140) 
• Combined to toss a no-hitter against Jackson State, pitching the first three innings of ISU's five-inning win 
• Struck out an ISU freshman record 10 batters against San Diego State.

High School

• Two-time first team all-state selection 
• Posted a combined 28-1 record her final two years on the mound at Washington High School, while leading her team to back-to-back state championships
• Issued 159 Ks in 83.1 innings with a 0.51 ERA as a senior, while also contributing a .706 batting average with 41 RBI and five triples 
• Struck out 119 batters in 74.2 innings with a 0.84 ERA As a junior and managed a .470 average with 39 hits and two home runs at the plate 
• Was featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" her senior year after throwing two perfect games in one week
• National Honor Society member
• Played club ball for the South Dakota Fusion, Minnesota Irish and Kansas City Zephyrs

Personal: Full name is Katelin Elizabeth Renee Johnson

• Born April 28, 1995
• Parents are Marlin and Dee Johnson
• Has one brother, Ben, and one sister, Mel 
• Majoring in movement and sport sciences

Sweet or salty: Sweet
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
Dogs or cats: Dogs
Cooking or eating: Eating
Vacation: To the quiet country or to the big city: Quiet country
Coolest place I've ever been/or most unique locale: Golden, Colorado
Place I dream of visiting someday: All of the MLB baseball parks
Person I look up to most & why: My Grandma Sharon because she puts others before herself
Best feeling in the field (defensively): Throwing out a runner from the outfield
Best Feeling at the plate (offensively): Making things happen whether a base hit or a sneaky bunt
Best Feeling in the circle (pitching): Getting a strikeout to close the inning
Favorite thing about my position: Being in control of the tempo of the game
Three words that describe me: goofy, smiley, and kind
One word to describe my game: Humble
Team I am most excited to play in 2017: Nebraska
My most memorable sports moment: Throwing back to back perfect games
Celebrity crush: Brock O'Hurn
Celebrity who would play me in a story of my life: Zooey Deschanel
Person I would like to have dinner with: Coach K from Duke
Best non-athletic talent: Playing cards
My stupid human trick is: Being able to spread my toes so it looks like I have webbed feet
Dream job: Motivational speaker
Song I have to listen to before a game: I Like Tuh by Carnage
Favorite thing about playing at Bittinger Stadium: Having the Screwballers contributing to the great atmosphere
Place I am most excited to play in 2017: Hawaii
Person who has impacted my life/made me who I am: My brother

Favorite sweet treat: Anything with caramel
Favorite ice cream flavor: Cookie dough
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite sport besides softball: Basketball
Favorite sports team: Cubs
Favorite Athlete: Georger Niang
Favorite TV show: Fuller House
Favorite Movie: Anchorman
Favorite Book: any motivational/inspirational book
Favorite Musical Artist: Brett Eldredge
Favorite type of pizza: Chicago-style pizza
Favorite Actor & Actress: Valentin "Val" Chmerkovskiy and Zooey Deschanel
Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes
Favorite place on campus: Lambert Gym
Favorite city: Denver
Favorite outdoor activity: Jet skiing
Favorite animal/furry friend: Any kind of doggie
Favorite class at Purdue: Sport and Exercise Psychology
Favorite Purdue professor: Molly Amstutz