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PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

2016 Softball Roster

55 Amber Johnson

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool Berean Christian School

Biography

PERSONAL
Born December 11th, 1993... Majoring in Biology: Pre-Health Science/Graduate School Prep... Aspires to be Pediatric Dentist... Chose PBA because it gave her the chance to encapsulate her faith in academics and athletics, as well as offering an opportunity to become a well-integrated individual and fulfill her dreams as a collegiate athlete... Favorite verse is 1 Peter 1:24-25... Favorite teams are the University of Florida and Miami Dolphins... Favorite athletes are Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning... Daughter of Phillip and Diana Johnson... Has one brother, Christopher.

2016 (Senior)
Pitched in 28 games making 12 starts on the year… Finished second on the team with a 1.96 ERA, allowing 31 earned runs in 110.2 innings pitched… Led the Sailfish with 15 wins, and finished 15-1 on the year… Kept opponents to a .243 batting average on the year… Struck out 52 batters on the year, including a season-high five against Columbus State on March 15… Led the team with five saves, breaking the PBA Sailfish single season mark with five, and also setting the PBA All-Time mark with 13 for her career.

2015 (Junior)
Spent her third season as one of several pitchers used throughout the season while also being utilized as a pinch-runner... Appeared in 20 games as a pitcher while making 12 starts during the season... Closed out the year with a 3-7 record while sporting a 3.89 earned-run average in 50.1 innings pitched... Tossed one complete game and one shutout... Produced 26 strikeouts while registering 15 walks on the season... Limited batters to a .287 batting average... Registered a season-high five strikeouts twice on the season, once versus Chestnut Hill College on February 25th and again versus Northwood University on April 21st... Tossed a season-high six innings on April 18th versus Eckerd College.

2014 (Sophomore)
Continued to progress as the team's top hurler while proving durable despite a few nagging injuries... Appeared in a team-high 40 games in the pitcher's circle while making 25 starts... Finished the season with a record of 17-9 while posting a 1.80 earned-run average over the course of 179.0 innings of work... Produced 13 complete games with three shutouts while adding in four saves to lead the team in each category... Registered 101 strikeouts with 62 walks on the year... Limited opponents to a .232 batting average against... Struck out at least five batters in a game a total of five times with a season-high of nine punchouts on March 26th in an 11-4 win over Florida Tech... Went eight innings for a complete game shutout against No. 6-ranked Valdosta State University in a 2-0 win for PBA on February 9th... Registered a season-high nine innings pitched twice, once on March 19th at Lynn University and then again on April 17th versus Rollins College... Started both NCAA Regional Tournament games for the team while tossing a complete game against Delta State University on May 10th... Chosen to the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) All-ICAA team. 

2013 (Freshman)
Emerged as one of the top pitchers on the team in her first collegiate season... Made 34 appearances to lead the team while also making a team-best 19 starts from the pitcher's circle... Concluded her first season with a 14-8 record while compiling a 3.17 earned-run average over the course of a team-high 154.2 innings pitched... Produced 15 complete games, five shutouts and four saves, all tops on the team... Registered 133 strikeouts with 65 walks on the season... Limited batters to a .250 batting average... Struck out at least seven batters in a game six times including a season-best nine strikeouts twice, versus the Univeristy of West Florida on February 8th and again versus Northwood University on February 21st... Earned her first collegiate victory with a 2-1 victory over Nova Southeastern University on February 5th... Posted her first shutout win of her collegiate career with a 6-0 win over No. 8-ranked University of Tampa on February 8th... Named to the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) All-ICAA first-team. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Berean Christian School where she played under father Phillip Johnson and Amy Herndon... Chosen for the All-County First Team, All-State Second Team, and was Max Preps Player of the year in 2011... Was selected as her high school team's Most Valuable Player and Leadershp Award winner while setting career records for strikeouts, earned run average and home runs.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    2014Sophomore

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    2015Junior

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    2016Senior

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