2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Abby Johnson
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chelmsford, MA
- High School:
- Chelmsford
- Position:
- OF/IF
2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
2015 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2014 MAAC All-Academic Team
As a Senior in 2016:
- Named to the 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 56 games, including 54 starts
- Was a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts
- Homered to lead off the first inning in Quinnipiac's home opener against Maine (3/25)
- Batted 4-for-7 with three runs scored in one day in wins over Hampton and Princeton (2/28)
- Had two RBI in a road win over Hartford (3/30)
- Hit 6-for-10 with four runs scored, two RBI and three stolen bases in four games in the final weekend of the regular season, helping the Bobcats to doubleheader sweeps of Rider (5/6) and Niagara (5/7) to clinch a MAAC Tournament berth.
- Scored four runs in a doubleheader sweep of Saint Peter's (4/30), while batting 2-for-2 in the nightcap.
As a Junior:
- Named to the 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 44 games and started 41 for the Bobcats
- Recorded 16 hits which included three doubles and a home run
- Ranked fourth on the squad with 15 RBI and third in walks with 10 on the year
- Against Ohio (2/14) she went 2–for-2 with a solo home run
- Ended the season with an on base percentage of .263 and a slugging percentage of .250
- Went 4-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored in a doubleheader against Hartford (4/23)
As a Sophomore:
- Named to the 2014 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Raised her batting average almost a hundred points from her freshman year hitting .315 (40-for-127)
- Ended up with one home run, 12 runs batted in, 23 walks, 10 steals, 21 runs, a .429 on-base percentage, and a .386 slugging percentage
- Against St. Peter's on April 5th went 3 for 4 with three runsscored in a 16-4 victory
- Was a menace on the base paths and had a stretch from March 23rd to April 3rd where she had seven steals over a seven game span
- For the year had four games where she had three hits and led the team in both walks and stolen bases
- Second on the team in on-base percentage and runs and was a valuable table setter at the top of the order for the Bobcats
- On March 9th against St. John's went 3-for-4 while also knocking in the tying run to help the Bobcats rally back from 3-1 to win the game 5-3
- Against Towson on March 23rd Abby would have two hits and score the tying run in the fifth inning in a 2-1 Quinnipiac win
- In a 2-0 victory over Manhattan Johnson walked a career high three times while setting a career best in steals swiping two bags in the game
- On April 5th against St.Peter's scored the first run of the game while also knocking in a run on a third inning single to helping the Bobcats to a 6-3 win
- Against Monmouth on April 20th scored a big run in a four run rally in the bottom of the seventh to help the Bobcats come from behind to win 6-5
- On May 3rd has a hit and a run scored in a 6-4 victory over Niagara
- In the game against Canisius on May 4th went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-4 loss
- Four times in 2014 Abby had four three-hit games
As a Freshman:
- Finished up her freshman season with a .217 batting average (10-for-46) with one home run, six RBI,one double, eight runs and four walks
- Recorded her first career hit on Feb. 23 against UNC Greensboro
- Singled on Feb.24 against UNC Greensboro
- Scored one run in three out offive games through the Bobcats’ tournament run down at the USF Under Armour Invitational
- Had a career day going 2-for-2 with two runs and one double on March 27 against UConn
- Picked up another multi-hit game, including her first career home run, on April 14 against Sacred Heart as she finished 2-for-3 with a three-run homer
- Picked up a base hit and drove in two runs on April 27 against Bryant
- Singled in back-to-back games against Manhattan on May 2
- Scored one run, drove in another and walked twice on May 4 against Robert Morris
- Finished the season with a base knock against St. Francis U on May 5.
Before Quinnipiac:
- Finished with an illustrious career while playing for Chelmsford High School in Massachusetts
- She lettered in softball and soccer for four seasons and also lettered twice in basketball
- Helped guide her team to a North State Finals appearance in soccer while also winning the League Championship in softball
- She was named the Chelmsford Female Athlete of the Year in 2012
- Named the Most Valuable Player for her softball team for three straight seasons between 2010-2012
- Also named softball captain during her junior and senior seasons while also earning the leadership role for the soccer team during her senior year
- Johnson was named All Conference All Star in softball following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons and was also distinguished as an All Conference All Star in soccer following her senior season
- Also played for the Bay State Bandits Club softball team that made it all theway to the State Finals.
Personal:
- Native of Chelmsford, Mass
- Daughter of Ken and Cindy Johnson
- Has one older sister and old younger brother
- Plans to major in health science
