2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Dylan Johnson
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Weight:
- 200
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Lexington, S.C.
- Prev School:
- Florence-Darlington Tech
- High School:
- White Knoll
CAREER HONORS/AWARDS
- 2025 Preseason CAA Honorable Mention
- D1 Baseball 38th Ranked CAA Prospect, 2025 MLB Draft
- 2026 Preseason CAA Honorable Mention
- D1 Baseball Conference 31st Ranked CAA Prospect, 2026 MLB Draft
- D1 Baseball 43rd Ranked Catcher in Week 6 Top 50 (2026)
- 2026 Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Award Midseason Watch List
- CAA Player of the Week (April 20, 2026)
- D1 Baseball 40th Ranked Catcher in Week 12 Top 50 (2026)
- 2026 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2026 All-CAA First Team
- Program record 57 runners caught stealing
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- All-CAA First Team honors
- Player of the Week (April 20)
- Played in all 56 games with 56 starts as C
- Batted .340 with 71 hits, 18 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 36 RBI
- Had 21 multi-hit performances and 8 multi-RBI games
- Led the team in doubles, total bases and total plate appearances
- Went 5-for-5 at the plate against Campbell on April 25, scoring 3 runs and hitting a double
- Finished 3-for-5 vs William & Mary on April 18, with 3 RBI and scoring 3 times to lead to a conference win
- Threw out 24 base runners attempting to steal, the second most in CAA
- Played in all 59 games with 57 starts behind the dish
- Batted .296 with 18 doubles, seven home runs and 49 RBI
- Threw out 19 runners, third-most in program history
- Tallied 17 multi-hit performances and 12 multi-RBI games
- Threw out the would-be tying run to end the game on March 11 vs Wofford
- Hit three home runs in four games against William & Mary
- Registered four straight two-hit games May 4-10
- Homered and scored three runs on May 21 vs William & Mary in the CAA Tournament Opening Round
- Drove in at least one run in 12 of the final 15 ballgames
- Played in all 55 games with 54 starts behind the plate
- Batted .279 with seven doubles, four homers, 29 runs scored and 42 RBI
- Led the team with six sacrifice hits, tying for fourth in the CAA
- Drove in six runs in the final regular season series at Elon to help Cougars clinch the regular season title
- Homered and had three RBI in the opening game vs. the Phoenix
- Had three hits twice vs. Georgia Southern and also had three knocks vs. William & Mary and Northeastern
- Homered and drove in three runs in games vs. Stony Brook and Monmouth
- Spent two seasons at Florence-Darlington Tech
- Helped lead the Stingers to a 99-26 record in 2022 and 2023
- Was a two-time All-Region 10 catcher and named to the 2023 NJCAA Region 10 All-Defensive Team
- Played in 104 games with 107 hits, 22 doubles, three triples, eight homers and 81 RBI while scoring 88 runs
- Stole 18 bases and drew 55 walks while throwing out seven base runners
- Attended White Knoll High School in Lexington, S.C.
- Played on 2020 American Legion state championship team
- Selected to the all-region team and was American Legion Team MVP in 2021
- Played in the North/South all-star game
- Full name is Dylan Ryan Johnson
- Celebrates his birthday on April 7
- Son of Ryan and Tami Johnson
- Has a brother, Troy
- Majoring in exercise science at the College of Charleston
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Wednesday, May 27
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