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Updated: May 24, 2018

2018: Appeared in 31 games … Virginia Tech’s top options off the bench as a pinch runner … Went 4 for 5 on stolen base attempts … Had 10 runs scored, a career-high … The Hokies were 7-3 when she scored a run … Crossed the plate vs. No. 14 Ole Miss (2/8) … Served as the game-winning run in extra innings vs. No. 20 Michigan (2/24) … Scored the go-ahead run from third base on a wild pitch in a 2-1 win vs. Syracuse (3/10) … Was the game-tying run in Tech’s 3-1 win vs. Duke (4/20).

2017: Played in 24 games with seven starts … Hit .240 with a home run and two doubles … Appeared in 10 of the last 11 games of the season … Reached base in five of nine plate appearances as a pinch hitter … Had a pinch-hit double at Notre Dame (3/24) … Drew a walk and scored a run against the Irish (3/25) … Had a pinch-hit single at Liberty (4/18) … Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run at Western Carolina (4/25) … Picked up a walk and her second double of the season at Syracuse (4/30).

2016: Appeared in 31 games, making 11 starts … Notched five hits, including one double ... Stole four bases … Collected 10 putouts in right field … Made her collegiate debut versus Illinois State … Hit a perfect 3-for-3 at NC State … Suffered a back injury in March, keeping her off the field for the remainder of the season … Scored one run each against Radford, Elon, and No. 20 Notre Dame during the ACC Championship.

High School: Played for Coach Marni Rosenbaum and River Hill High … As a senior, hit .692 with 54 hits, 11 doubles, 44 RBIs and 11 home runs, one short of the state record … Broke eight school single-season season hitting records (most at-bats, most runs, most hits, most doubles, most home runs, most RBIs, highest batting average and highest on-base percentage) … Selected First-Team Baltimore Sun All-Metro and First-Team Washington Post All-Metro … Named the Howard County Player of the Year and the River Hill Team MVP … An NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete Award … Hit .434 as a junior with 28 runs scored, 25 RBIs, seven doubles and two home runs with seven stolen bases … Named second-team all-county and was a NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete … Hit .487 as a sophomore with 22 runs and 16 RBIs, earning first-team all-county honors … Was honorable mention All-Met by The Washington Post and a NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete … Hit .348 as a freshman with 19 runs scored and 12 RBIs … Hit .490 for her career with 13 home runs and115 runs scored … Also played field hockey, ran indoor track and has ridden horses for over a decade … Captain for the 2015, 2014, and 2013 seasons … Played travel ball for Coaches Robyn and Mark Colosimo and the WHC Fever 18UA.

Personal: Kinsey Francine Johnson was born January 23, 1997 in Cleveland, OH … The daughter of Kirk Johnson and Kelly Cartales … Mother played basketball and ran indoor track at Cleveland State University … Father plays competitive squash and was once ranked internationally … Has two older brothers, Karrs and Kaede. Majoring in Marketing.