1 Tiffany Johnson Class: Senior Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Martin Luther King Last College: Florida A&M Height: 5-4 Position: P/3B B/T: R/R

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As a Junior (2008): Plagued by injuries most of the season, missed 26 games in the middle of the year but managed a 5-4 record with a 2.98 ERA ... Made 18 appearances including eight starts and four completed games ... Hurled two shutouts while holding opponents to a .240 batting average ... Gave up 29 runs (25 earned) on 53 hits and 26 walks in 58.2 innings ... Struck out 47 batters ... Batted .189 with 10 hits in 53 at bats at the plate ... Scored three runs, had a RBI and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... Pitched a three-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and no walks against New Mexico (Feb. 16) ... Threw her second straight shutout, a three-hitter with eight strikeouts against Wright State (Feb. 23) ... Picked up a win against Virginia (March 6). Gave up three earned runs on four hits in 5.1 innings ... Returned after missing 26 games due to injury to pitch seven innings without giving up a run in the three game series against Boston College (April 19-20) ... Picked up a win with six strong innings against Maryland (April 26) only giving up a pair of runs.

As a Sophomore (2007): First season in a Tech uniform ... Made 38 appearances in the circle for the Yellow Jackets ... Second on the team with 17 wins ... Ranked first in the ACC in saves and third in strikeouts ... Ended the season with a 2.22 ERA, finishing first on the team among the three regular throwers ... Finishes the year top five in Tech's season record book in strikeouts per game, saves and lowest opponent batting average ... Started 13 games at third base, finishing with a .941 field percentage ... Pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts in Tech's 3-2 win over Texas in the first game of the NCAA Gainesville Regional ... Finishes eighth overall in the ACC in pitching.

At Florida A&M (2006): Led FAMU to the MEAC Championship and was named to the all-tournament team ... Tabbed MEAC Rookie of the Year and second team All-MEAC ... Started in all 57 games for the Lady Rattlers ... Hit .307, with seven doubles, one triple and five home runs ... Drove in 27 runs ... Stole three bases in three attempts ... Went 15-6 in the circle, with a 1.95 earned run average and fanned 124 batters in 118.2 innings pitched.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball at Lakeside High School and Martin Luther King High School ... Named most valuable player in sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Tabbed top offensive player during freshman campaign ... Garnered first team all-state honors in senior season and second team honors as a junior ... Named AJC DeKalb/Rockdale Player of the Year in junior and senior seasons ... Participated in the North/South All-Star game as a pitcher and third baseman ... Had 151 hits, 149 runs scored, 11 home runs, 100 runs batted in, .517 batting average, 55 wins, 19 losses, 0.57 earned run average and struck out 766 batters in 426 innings pitched for her career ... Honor Roll and Dean's List.

Personal: Born Tiffany Joyce Johnson on July 29, 1987, in Decatur, Ga. ... Parents are Donald and Connie Johnson ... Cousin, Victoria Sanders, is a 2008 graduate from the University of Georgia where she played softball ... Plans to major in science, technology and culture.

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