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17  Patrick Johnson
	Class: Graduated Hometown: Conover, N.C. High School: St. Stephens Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

Junior (2010)
Weekend starter made 14 starts en route to a 6-3 record • Six wins ranked second on the team • Posted a 3.71 ERA, second-lowest among starters • Threw 77 2/3 innings on the year • Struck out 67 batters and walked 30 • Allowed 32 earned runs on the year, the lowest of the weekend starters and fourth-lowest in the ACC • Began the season as the Saturday starter before finising the season as the Sunday starter • Made nine starts during the ACC season posting a 4-2 mark • Turned in an ERA of 3.91 with 44 strikeouts and 19 walks in 50 2/3 innings of conference action • Struck out a season-high eight batters versus Wake Forest May 9 • Sat down five or more batters via strikeout in 9 of 14 starts on the year • Went a career-long 8 1/3 innings at No. 20 Clemson to secure the series-clinching victory • Opened the season with seven innings of one-run ball for the win over George Washington Feb. 20 • Allowed one run in 5 innings of action at No. 4 Florida State March 21 but did not factor into the decision • Threw seven strong innings against Wake Forest May 9 to close out a sweep of the Demon Deacons • Also wrapped up a series sweep of Virginia Tech May 22 with 7 innings of two-run baseball • Earned a no decision at No. 1 Virginia throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs • Allowed four runs on seven hits against No. 11 Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament • Registered eight quality starts on the season, including three of his final four.

Sophomore (2009)
Flourished as the Tar Heels' top midweek starter and a key right-hander in relief • Posted a 3.49 ERA and 77 strikeouts to just 37 walks in 56 2/3 innings • Went 2-2 with one save in 23 appearances, including seven starts • Held the opposition to a .222 average • Logged a 2.57 ERA in seven ACC outings • Pitched in three NCAA Tournament games, including two relief stints at the College World Series • Carried a no-hitter into the seventh against No. 14 ECU, which entered the game eighth nationally with a .361 team average, April 7 • Over a career-best 6 1/3 innings, struck out a career-high 11, walked three and allowed just one base hit in the seventh against the Pirates • Retired six of the final seven batters faced via the strikeout and fanned two or more in four separate frames • Made two starts the week of April 6-13 - versus No. 14 East Carolina and at No. 20 Florida State - and combined for 17 strikeouts and just one run on seven hits over 17 innings • Worked 4 2/3 innings, allowed just one run and struck out six against the Seminoles in Tallahassee • Made second start against ECU April 22 and struck out eight • Allowed just four hits and four runs over six-plus innings in a tough-luck loss • Pitched five hitless, shutout innings and fanned six versus Princeton March 17 en route to pick up first win of the season • Held No. 18 Coastal Carolina to one unearned run on two hits over five innings Feb. 24 and struck out a then-career high nine • Earned first career save with four strikeouts over 2 1/3 innings at Boston College May 15 • Pitched two scoreless innings of relief at NC State May 8 • Struck out six over 3 1/3 innings of relief against Old Dominion April 1 • Allowed two runs on six hits in a season-long four-inning relief stint against Duke March 22. Summer 2009: Went 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League • Made seven appearances, including five starts, and struck out 24 in 29 1/3 innings.

Freshman (2008)
One of the Tar Heels' top midweek starters as a freshman • Pitched in 14 games, starting seven • Logged a 4-1 record and a 4.14 ERA over 41 1/3 innings • Struck out 42 and walked just 22 • Struck out a season-best seven batters on four occasions • Earned first career victory with seven strikeouts over five innings versus VCU March 12 • Followed with a win, five shutout frames and seven Ks against Princeton March 18 • Struck out six in 4 1/3 innings against Davidson March 25 • Went a season-best 5 1/3 shutout innings and seven strikeouts in a victory over Appalachian State April 2 • Fourth seven-strikeout game came over five innings against Elon April 8 • Final win over the season came when allowing just two hits in five innings at UNC Greensboro April 15 • Pitched three shutout innings of relief at Charlotte April 22 • Made one appearance in the NCAA Tournament, pitching one-third of an inning against Mount St. Mary's May 30. Summer 2008: Pitched in seven games and made four starts for the Cape Cod League champion Harwich Mariners • Posted a 1-3 record and a 4.79 ERA • Struck out 19 and walked eight in 20 2/3 innings.

St. Stephen's High School
Four-time all-conference selection at St. Stephen's High School for coach Darel Reese • Earned all-state honors as a senior and was named conference player of the year • Rated as the No. 3 prospect in North Carolina by Impact Baseball and 134th nationally by Baseball America prior to his senior season • Played summer ball with Impact Baseball.

Personal
Patrick Timothy Johnson is the son of Tim and Kim Johnson • Born Aug. 14, 1988, in Hickory, N.C. • Has an older sister, Amanda • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.

CAREER HIGHS:
Innings: 8.1 at Clemson (4/25/10)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. East Carolina (4/7/09)
Hits: 9 vs. Maine (2/27/10)
Walks: 6 at UNC Greensboro (4/15/08)
Runs: 7 vs. NC State (4/10/10)
Earned Runs: 6 at Duke (3/13/10)

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