2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Imani Johnson
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- King/Drew Magnet HS
- Hometown:
- Carson, Calif.
2018
Johnson appeared in 37 games, scoring 18 runs and stealing three bases ... scored runs as a pinch-runner against Cal State Fullerton (May 20 - Game 1), Texas State (May 19), Cal State Fullerton (May 19), #24 California (May 5), South Dakota (April 27), CSUN (April 3), Utah (March 29 and 30), #24 Oregon State (March 26), #16 Ohio State (March 11), San Jose State (March 9), Santa Clara (March 4), Missouri (Feb. 25), #7 LSU (Feb. 24), UAB (Feb. 18), Syracuse (Feb. 18), Cal Poly (Feb. 10) and Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9) ... swiped bags versus Sacramento State (May 18), #6 Arizona State (May 12) and LSU ... named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2017
Played in 44ย games, scoring 13ย runs against #9-seed Texas A&M (June 3), Cal State Fullerton (May 21), Lehigh (May 19), Stanford (April 29 and 30), #22 California (April 21 and 23), #8 Washington (March 31), Dartmouth (March 26), Cal State Fullerton (March 4), #11 Georgia (Feb. 23), UC Davis (Feb. 19) and #22 Notre Dame (Feb. 12) ... hadย five stolen bases versus #8 Washington (April 2), Dartmouth, Eastern Michigan (March 10), Fullerton and Notre Dame ... named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
2016
Scored 14 runs and also had one hit in 15 at-bats (.067) with two walks, one stolen base and a sacrifice ... scored runs as a pinch-runner against Bakersfield (May 20), #25 Utah (May 7), Arizona Stateย (April 30 and May 1), #15 Arizona (April 23), Oregon Stateย (April 16), CSUN (April 13), Stanford (April 9), #10 Washingtonย (March 26), UC Davis (March 6) and Colorado State (Feb. 12) ... crossed the plate twice on March 12 as a pinch-runner against Utah Valley and Iowa State, stealing a base versus UVU ... walked in her first collegiate at-bat against BYU (Feb. 26) and later singled ... walked and scored a run versus #11 Oklahoma on Feb. 27 ... had a sacrifice against Northwestern (Feb. 28).
KING/DREW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
Johnson played four years of varsity softball at King/Drew Medical Magnet High School in Watts, Calif., playing center field, shortstop and pitcher under coach Chay Robinson ... produced 237 stolen bases in four years to go with 30 home runs and a .663 batting average ... ranked sixth in the nation in stolen bases as a junior with 72, while ranking third in the country in steals (73) and 10th in average (.713) as a sophomore ... named All-Los Angeles City Section Division II First Team as a junior and was also a CIF All-State LA Section nominee ... hit .667 as a senior with five homers and 37 steals and .643 as a junior with 12 homers ... was a four-time LAUSD All-Academic honoree ... helped the Golden Eagles to three Coliseum League titles ... played travel ball with the Jets under coaches Holly and Craig Pearce and former Bruin Danielle Peterson.
PERSONAL
Born Imani Maโat Johnson in Carson, Calif. ... parents are Lashawn and Kenneth Johnson ... father played in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers ... is the oldest of three children ... sister is Khenedi and brother is Biko-Hassan ... chose to attend UCLA because of the combination and high expectation of academics and athletics ... favorites include actor Michael B. Jordan, singer Bryson Tiller, the TV show โTeen Wolfโ and the Golden State Warriors and their star Stephen Curry ... things she likes the most about softball are traveling and competing ... hobbies include playing the violin (toured Australia and New Zealand with a young orchestra), hanging out with family and friends and watching Netflix ... biggest athletic thrill was committing to play at UCLA ... psychology major.
| AT-BATS | 3, Three Times (last vs. Michigan, 3/2/16) |
| RUNS SCORED | 1, 45 Times (last vs. Cal State Fullerton, 5/20/18) |
| HITS | 1, vs. BYU (2/26/16) |
| TOTAL BASES | 1, vs. BYU (2/26/16) |
| WALKS | 1, vs. BYU (2/26/16) 1, vs. Oklahoma (2/27/16) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 1, vs. Northwestern (2/28/16) |
| STOLEN BASES | 1, Nine Times (last vs. Sacramento State, 5/18/18) |
