Noah Johnson is a senior pitcher who recorded a team-high 64 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched in his first season in a Rocket uniform. A Toledo native, Johnson transferred to UT after spending three seasons at Virginia Tech. He has already earned his bachelor's degree in public relations and is currently working on a second degree in university studies.
On playing baseball growing up
I started playing baseball around the age of six and played in high school right down the road at St. Francis de Sales High School. I didn't know if I was going to play college baseball, because I wasn't pitching at an elite level until my senior year.