Junior College: Hit .432 in 1999 at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls for coach Jim Walker ... SWAC all-region honors in 1999 ... Student-athlete of the year for baseball in 1999.

High School: At Coeur d’Alene High School under coach Brian Holgate, all-league junior and senior seasons ... all-state senior year ... three-year letterman in baseball.

Personal: Born March 7, 1979 ... Parents are Jim and Joye Johnston ... Major is Business Administration.