Christopher Newport University

2017 - Junior Season - Starting right fielder for the Captains all season, playing in 37 games...Ranked second on the team in average, hitting .363 with 45 hits in 124 at-bats...Led the team in on-base percentage with a .458 mark, reaching base safely in 34 of his 37 appearances, including 18 straight at the end of the year...Had 12 extra-base hits including three home runs...Drove in 24 and scored 33 times...Slugged .524 and ranked third on the team with 21 walks...Tied for third on the team with 13 multi-hit games...Also flashed an elite arm in the outfield with a pair of outfield assists and made two appearances on the mound...VaSID Academic All-State selection...Became the first baseball player in CNU history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District accolades

2016 - Sophomore Season - Top utility player for the Captains in his second year, seeing action in 22 games...Made six starts on the mound, and four as an outfielder...Moved to the bullpen on March 15, helping solidify the back end of the Captains staff, allowing just two runs in his first nine relief appearances...Posted a 2.25 ERA out of the bullpen...Finished year with a 2-1 overall record and 3.97 ERA...Ranked second on the team with 40 strikeouts, while issuing just 12 walks in 45.1 innings of work...Struck out a season-high five batters in 2.2 innings of work at York (3/19)...Earned a save with four shutout innings of one-hit ball against Marymount (3/26)...Picked up wins against Methodist (3/29) and N.C. Wesleyan (3/4)...Also picked up five hits, including one double, while driving in a pair and scoring seven times...Walked eight times, including a career-best three times against Randolph-Macon (3/12)...Also stole three bases against the Yellow Jackets, while finishing the season with five thefts...Member of the CAC All-Academic Team for the second straight year.

2015 - Freshman Season - Moved into the starting lineup in mid-March and quickly earned a spot for the rest of the season, appearing in 20 games with 19 starts...Hitless in just three games, he led the team in batting average with a .394 mark...Registered 28 hits in 71 at-bats with seven walks and just 11 strikeouts...Secured the team's longest hitting streak of the season at 15 games, marking the longest by a freshman in Coach Harvell's tenure...Posted a slugging percentage of .521 and an on-base percentage of .443 while delivering 10 RBI and six extra-base knocks...Scored 16 times...Connected on his first career home run against Salisbury, ranked number one in the nation, on April 2, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, 3 runs, a walk, triple and a HR....Made three appearances on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings with one strikeout and zero walks...Named to the CAC All-Academic Team. 

At Matoaca - Played all four years as a third baseman and pitcher for the Warriors, helping lead the team to one district and one conference championship...Earned honorable mention All-Conference honors in 2014...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal - Craig Montgomery Johnson was born in Atlanta, Ga...Son of Rae and Susan Johnson...Has one brother, Patrick, who plays golf at CNU...Favorite sports personality is Chipper Jones...Dream vacation is a trip to Turks & Caicos...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Ted Williams...Hobbies include swimming, fishing and playing basketball...Superstitions include the same routine while on deck...Favorite movie and books read are the Harry Potter series...Aspires to become a successful doctor...Majoring in Biology, Pre-Med.