2007 SEASON: Redshirt.

AT UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (2005-2006): Batted .203 with four doubles, five homeruns, 15 RBI and a stolen base as a sophomore... played in 24 games as a freshman with one hit.

PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball at Reno High School... earned All-State First Team selection as a senior in 2004... team won the Nevada State Championship in 2004... was a Nevada Silver State Scholar.

PERSONAL: Drew Johnson... goal for the season is to win a WCC Championship... chose USF for the tradition and the coaching staff... likes the food in San Francisco... hobbies include hunting, fishing, skiing, and hiking... best advice he was ever given was "Keep swinging hard and turning left"... favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption... favorite musical artists are Tom Petty and The Eagles... loves mom's linguine... parents are Steve and Camie Johnson... born on December 15, 1986 in Reno, NV.

GIARRATANO ON JOHNSON: "Drew Johnson has all the tools to be a great Division I baseball player and beyond. He's got size, strength, speed, can hit for power, and he's a wonderful person."