#22 Brianna Johnson Season 2026-27

Hawk Item — softball representative on ISAAC (Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) in 2025-26 academic year.

2026 as a sophomore

• Appeared in 48 games with 43 starts
• Posted a .293 batting average with three home runs, 21 RBIs and 16 runs scored
• Recorded a .955 fielding percentage with 79 putouts and 69 assists in 155 chances
• Tallied nine multi-hit games, including a pair of 3-for-3 performances against McNeese State on Feb. 26 and Oregon on April 5
• Led the team with 10 hit-by-pitches
• Hit her first career home run against Ohio State on March 6
• Recorded her first career multi-home run game against Illinois on March 13 and drove in six runs
• Delivered three of Iowa's five walk-off hits, against Minnesota on March 21, St. Thomas on March 24 and Northern Illinois on April 29
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient
• CSC Academic All-District
• Letterwinner

2025 as a freshman

• Played in 37 games with 16 starts.
• Completed 82 putouts on 100 chances with a .970 fielding percentage.
• Letterwinner

High School

• 2024 team Offensive Player of the Year
• 2024 Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2024 Second team all-section
• 2024 league champion and section runner-up
• 2024 D2 State Champion
• In her senior season finished second on the team for BA (.442) and OBP (.538)
• 2023 San Joaquin Section Champion
• 2023 CIF Northern Region Champion
• 61 recruit in 2024 by Extra Innings Softball

Personal

• Born January 31, 2006
• Daughter of Nick and Liz Johnson
• Has two siblings, Nick and Malia
• Father Nick was drafted in the third round of the MLB draft by the New York Yankees and went on to play 10 seasons in the MLB. Uncle, Larry Bowa is a former MLB Player, former Phillies manager and is currently a senior advisor to the Phillies GM.
• Played travel ball for LTG Henderson/Cat
• Anticipated major is undecided