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  Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sussex Corner, N.B.
High School:
Sussex Regional
Last College:
Lethbridge College
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195
Position:
C
Birthdate:
03/15/1987
B/T:
R/R

Prior to Illinois
Hit .333 for Lethbridge Bulls of Western Major Baseball League in Canada over the summer of 2007 ... Had 18 RBI, 15 runs, eight doubles, two home runs and a triple in 21 games, and threw out 7-of-18 would-be base-stealers ... Hit .333 with 30 RBI, seven doubles, a homer, a .500 on-base percentage and 9-of-12 stolen bases for Prairie Baseball Academy in 2007 ... Led his U-17 team to a national championship by hitting .370 with two homers in the finals.

Personal
Born March 15, 1987 ... Parents are Bill and Rhonda Johnson ... Majoring in sociology ... Younger brother, Jay, plays for PBA ... Drafted in the 46th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 ... Lists Ivan Rodriguez as his favorite athlete ... Earliest baseball memory is the Seattle Mariners winning the American League Divisional Series on Joey Cora's double that drove in Ken Griffey Jr.