Andrew Johnston
Andrew Johnston

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
High Ridge, Mo.
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 215
Position:
RHP

Fall 2004: Appeared in three games of the FWS ... pitched 5.0 innings, allowing three runs, struck out one and walked none ... pitched the final 1.1 innings of game two, allowing no runs and no hits ... did not allow a run in 1.2 innings in game three.

At Jefferson College: Had a 4-2 record in 18 appearances and hit .353 for Jefferson College ... team won the conference championship, finished second in the regionals and was ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in 2003 and 2004.

High School: Was 4-0 and had three saves and an ERA of 0.87 for Northwest High School in Cedar Hill, Mo. in senior seasons ... struck out 21 and did not walk a batter in 18 innings pitched ... hit .380 at the plate with three home runs, four triples and 14 doubles ... was an All-Conference shortstop twice and an All-Conference pitcher once ... Northwest High won the conference championship in 2002 and advanced to the final eight in the state playoffs ... was the MVP of summer team, Jefferson County Blazers which won the SLABA Tournament in 2002.

Personal:Born April 20, 1984, in St. Louis, Mo. ... son of David and Linda Johnston ... majoring in general studies ... was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 2003 draft.

Missouri's Season Ends After Lost to WKU

05/31/2009 - Baseball

Mizzou saw its season come to an end after an 11-6 loss to Western Kentucky on Sunday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Playing in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, Missouri finished with a 1-2 record in Oxford. Both of the Tigers' losses this weekend came against Western Kentucky.

Gibson Leads Mizzou to Shutout of Monmouth

05/30/2009 - Baseball

Junior Kyle Gibson tied the school record for strikeouts in a season after he struck out eight in eight scoreless innings pitched in a 9-0 Missouri win over Monmouth on Saturday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Gibson now has 131 strikeouts on the year, tying the MU record set by Max Scherzer in 2005.

Missouri Drops NCAA Opener

05/29/2009 - Baseball

Opening play in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, the Missouri baseball team fell to Western Kentucky by a score of 11-5 on Friday in Oxford, Miss. It was the first loss for the Tigers in an NCAA Regional opener since 2006.

Gibson Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

05/26/2009 - Baseball

Missouri junior Kyle Gibson has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 USA Golden Spikes Award. This year will mark the 32nd consecutive year that the award has been presented to the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Gibson is 10-3 on the year. He leads the Big 12 Conference and is third nationally with 123 strikeouts on the season.

Tigers Set for NCAA Regional

05/29/2009 - Baseball

For the seventh-consecutive season, the Missouri baseball team has been selected to the NCAA Tournament and will compete in the NCAA Regional in Oxford, Miss. this weekend. The Tigers are the No. 2 seed in the Oxford Regional, with host school Ole Miss earning the top spot. Mizzou will open against No. 3 seeded Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. on Friday, while Ole Miss will face the fourth-seed Monmouth at 7 p.m. on Friday.