Kennesaw State University Athletics

2010 Season
Appeared in 27 games, all in relief ... Led the Owls in wins (5) and saves (4) ... Had a stretch of 6.2 scoreless innings (4/10-5/1) ... Earned his first win for the Owls over Tennessee (3/6) when he pitched 2.1 innings of one-hit relief ... Earned his first Kennesaw State save the day before when he pitched a scoreless inning in the Owls 10-7 win over Binghampton (3/5) ... Picked up saves in back-to-back appearances when he pitched three innings in an 8-7 win over Florida Gulf Coast (3/27) and followed with a dominant performance against No. 2-ranked Georgia Tech (3/31) in which he struck out the final two batters in a 7-4 win over the Jackets ... Won his first five decisions before suffering his first loss at Jacksonville (5/8) ... Struck out a season-high four batters on two occassions, the first time coming at Jacksonville (5/8) and in the season finale against ETSU (5/21) when he fanned four in 2.1 innings.

Prior to Kennesaw State
Played high school ball at Marianna HS where he played in the FACA Florida All-Star game, was Regional Player of the Year in 2007, was named MVP his senior year...A two-sport letterman, was named 2A Top 10 in football....At Chipola College, helped his team to two state appearances and a JUCO World Series appearance...Selected to the Second Team Panhandle Conference Fireman of the Year team.

Personal
Was born Stephen Michael Johnson in Montgomery, Ala....Is the son of Mike and Robin Johnson...Has one sibling, Stephanie...J.B. is majoring in Health Science.