Skyhawk Baseball | Byron Johann - 7

2012: Started in 31 contests and saw action in 39 games overall, playing mostly in centerfield…Hit .414 in 29 at-bats as a leadoff hitter in an inning…Had an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 21 against Southern Illinois through March 6 at Ole Miss…Pieced together five multi-hit games, four of which came against OVC competition (SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois and Morehead State) with the other coming against Arkansas-Little Rock…Drove in a run in 11 contests, including a career-high two RBI against Arkansas-Little Rock on March 2…Scored 18 runs, crossing the plate twice against Eastern Kentucky on May 6…Hit a home run against Butler on Feb. 26…Drew two walks in a pair of games (at Indiana State on March 9, at Austin Peay on April 1).

BEFORE UTM: Signed out of Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, where he played two seasons for head coach Steve Dintaman…Led the Tartan Pride to a 33-16 record last season, when he hit .229 with a .357 on-base percentage in 47 games…Hit seven doubles, three triples and two homers with 25 RBI and 32 runs scored as a sophomore…Best game as a sophomore was against Lorain County Community College on April 22, when he went 2-for-2 with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI…Was an All-Ohio Community College Athletic Conference team player as a freshman in 2010, when the Tartan Pride went 42-10 and earned a national No. 5 ranking…In 49 games played as a freshman, he had a team-best 63 hits – including 14 doubles, a triple and four homers…Hit .404 in 156 at-bats with a .500 on-base percentage, racking up 18 multi-hit games...Best game as a freshman came against Miami-Middletown on March 18, 2010, where he went 6-for-6 with a pair of doubles, driving in five runs and scoring four…Also had a five-hit game during his freshman campaign, when Sinclair won the OCCAC tournament title and made a regional appearance…Was a standout player on the diamond and on the gridiron at Pickerington North High School in Pickerington, Ohio…Played baseball for head coach Tim Thomas…In football, he tallied 1,842 total offense yards, 185 passing attempts, 1,499 passing yards as quarterback in 2007 (all school single-season records).

PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 27, 1989...Son of Steve and Mary Beth Johann...Majoring in finance.