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2018 Softball Roster

23 Skylar Johnston

  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Highschool First Colonial

Biography

2018: One of three Rams to appear in and start all 56 contests, as a sophomore… Finished with a .315/.392/.613 slash line with a team-high 57 hits and 12 doubles plus 14 home runs, 39 RBIs, 38 runs, and 21 walks… Started her sophomore campaign off with a single at #5 UCLA (2/15)… Singled against #21 Utah (2/18)… Singled twice, hit by a pitch, and scored a run against RV Arkansas (2/19)… Singled and walked against Bryant before launching a two-run home run against the hosts, USF, in game two (2/23)… Doubled in a pair of runs against Drake (2/24)… Singled and socked a two-run home run, scoring twice, against Ball State then walked twice in three plate appearances against RV Notre Dame (3/2)… Doubled in a run against Robert Morris (3/3)… Doubled in a pair of runs against Florida International (3/4)… Doubled and walked at #13 Alabama then singling twice and driving in a run against Samford (3/9)… Started a stretch of five straight games with a double against Boston College (3/11)… Doubled and scored against UMass-Lowell (3/16)… Combined to go 5-for-8 with four RBIs, four runs scored, a home run, and a walk in wins over Holy Cross and Seton Hall (3/17)… Finished her weekend going 1-for-1 with a pair of walks, RBIs, and runs scored against Detroit Mercy (3/18)… Smacked a solo home run at Saint Joseph’s (3/31)… Hit a two-run home run and scored twice against Lehigh (4/4)… Went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the series finale against George Mason (4/8)… Hit a second consecutive solo home run and walked at Iona (4/10)… Singled, walked twice, scored twice, and drove in a run in game one at Rhode Island before notching a RBI single and walking in game two (4/14)… Singled twice and scored twice in the series finale at Saint Louis (4/22)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs driven in, and a run scored to open the series against Massachusetts (4/28)… Singled and scored twice in the series finale (4/29)… Launched a pair of home runs, drove in three, scored twice, and walked once at St. John’s (5/2)… Combined to go 4-for-8 with two RBIs, two walks, her first career stolen base, and a pair of runs scored against La Salle (5/5-6)… Notched a RBI single in the A-10 championship semifinal win over Massachusetts (5/11)… Walked at #11 LSU in the NCAA Regional’s opening contest (5/18)… Finished her season with a pair of walks and a run scored against #21 Louisiana-Lafayette (5/19)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017: Played in 60 of 63 possible contests, including 52 starts, split between third base and designated player, as a freshman… Named First Team All-Conference and to the All-Rookie squad… Earned A-10 Rookie of the Week once… Slashed .318/.386/.414 with two home runs, 30 RBI, nine doubles, and more walks (18) than strikeouts (17)… Notched first career home run in first career start, in a win over Tulsa, ripping her lone hit for a two-run bomb (2/10)…  Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk in a win over Bryant (2/19)… Hit RBI double in win over N.C. State (3/5)… Was batting .194 prior to the start of conference play, but enjoyed a tremendous second half to the season, in which she led the team with a .491/.554/.614 batting average, 28 hits, and seven doubles over 21 conference contests… Came off the bench for a bases-clearing three-run double in her lone at bat of a win over Rhode Island (3/26)… Notched RBI double and run scored in three at bats against Seton Hall (3/29)… Drove in two with a double at George Mason (4/8)… Singled and walked twice in game two at George Mason (4/8)… Doubled in series finale at George Mason (4/9)… In a doubleheader at Massachusetts, combined to go 5-for-9 with five RBI on four singles and a double, scoring twice (4/15)… Went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in a record-setting win at St. Bonaventure (4/19)… Missed first game of George Washington series due to illness but returned to go 2-for-4 with two RBI (4/22)… Doubled twice and singled in three at bats, driving in three, and scoring twice in the series finale (4/23)… Went 3-for-3 with a double in a win over Dayton (4/29)… Went 2-for-3 with one RBI in series finale against Dayton (4/30)… Went 2-for-5 in doubleheader sweep at La Salle, walking twice (5/6)… Walked two more times, also singling, and scoring once in series finale (5/7)… Went 2-for-4 with a walk and RBI in game one of the A-10 Championship against Saint Louis (5/12)… Notched RBI single against Massachusetts (5/13)… Got the Rams on the board in first Championship game against the Minutewomen with a RBI groundout before ripping her second home run of the year off the left field foul pole (5/14)… Went 3-for-5 with a RBI single and run scored in win over Mississippi State in team’s first NCAA Regional elimination game.

Before Fordham: A four-year letter winner at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, Va. under coach Stephen Butler... Named First Team All-District, First Team All-Region, First Team All-State, and First Team All-Tidewater her final three years... Named Offensive Player of the Year as a junior... Team Captain and MVP as a senior... Finished her career third in Virginia state history for career home runs... Named Second Team All-District as a freshman... Played at the club level with Virginia Legends U18s.

Major: Business Administration.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3, 8x, last vs. George Mason (4/8/18)
Runs: 2, 9x, last vs. St. Bonaventure (4/18/18)
Doubles: 2, vs. George Washington (4/23/17)
RBI: 3, 6x, last vs. St. Bonaventure (4/18/18)
Walks: 2, 6x, last at Rhode Island (4/14/18)
Hit Streak: 9 games, 4/15-30/17

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    IF
    5'6"
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    2018Sophomore

    IF
    5'6"
    23