2012 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2011, 2010 Summit League Tournament MVP
2011 All-Summit League First Team
2012, 2011, 2010 Summit League Pitcher of the Week
2010 Summit League Freshman of the Year
2012, 2010 All-Summit League Second Team
2012 SEASON: Landed spot on The Summit League all-tournament team for third straight season after tossing a two-hit shutout vs. IPFW (5-12-12) in second championship game ... Named to the All-Summit League second team ... Appeared in 28 games including 22 starts and 16 complete games ... Compiled a 13-9 record with five shutouts and 2.21 earned run average ... Fired first career no-hitter against UMKC (4-21-12) ... Summit League Pitcher of the Week ... Struck out 175 and walked 79 in 149 innings pitched ... Struck out a career best 19 vs. Toledo (2-9-12), one of nine double-figure strikeout games and has 27 overall ... On the NDSU career charts, already ranks 2nd in opponent bating average (.190) and strikeouts/7 IP (7.91 avg/g), 3rd in strikeouts (729) and innings pitched (645.1), 4th in shutouts (25) and 5th in wins (62) and 10th in ERA (2.47).
2011 SEASON: Caught fire midway through her sophomore season ... Earned second straight Summit League Tournament MVP honors after throwing three straight shutouts including a pair of one-hitters as NDSU earned its third straight berth into the NCAA tournament ... Compiled 23-13 record with 11 shutouts, one save and 2.48 ERA ... Struck out 230 in 220.1 innings pitched ... Selected to the all-Summit League first team after putting together 15-3 record with a 1.25 ERA, six shutouts and one save ... Struck out 139 and walked 46 in 112 innings pitched ... Struck out a career-high 14 vs. South Dakota State (4-24-11) in 8-inning win ... Had five double-figure strikeout games ... In the final NCAA statistics, ranked 15th in shutouts, 20th in hits allowed per 7 innings (4.42 avg.), 40th in wins and 45th in strikeouts ... Summit League Pitcher of the Week ... Had seven one-hitters and four two-hitters during the season.
2010 SEASON: Capped off an impressive freshman year being named the Summit League Tournament MVP after recording three wins in three starts as NDSU earned its second straight berth into the NCAA tournament ... Selected the Summit League Freshman of the Year after posting 13 wins, a 2.37 ERA, 149 strikeouts and 15 complete games in league play ... Picked up second-team all-Summit League honors ... In the NCAA final statistics, ranked 20th in strikeouts (324), 24th in wins and 25th in shutouts (9) ... Two-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week ... Compiled a 26-18 record overall with 34 complete games, nine shutouts and a 2.61 ERA ... Made 47 appearances and started 42 games ... Struck out 324 batters over 276 innings ... On the NDSU career charts, already ranks 2nd in strikeouts per game (8.22), 3rd in lowest opponent batting average (.198), 6th in strikeouts and 10th in lowest ERA ... Had six one-hitters and a pair of two-hitters during the season ... Recorded 13 games with double-figure strikeouts including a season-high 13 at Oakland (4-9-10) and vs. UC Santa Barbara (2-25-10).
HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Lake Crystal Wellcome-Memorial High School ... Graduated early ... Led LCWM and head coach Kari Schwarz to the program’s first state tournament appearance in 2009 ... LCWM won the conference title with 16-0 record ... Struck out a Minnesota High School record 435 batters including a single-game record of 21 ... All-state first team and state all-tournament squad selection in 2009 ... Two-time all-conference ... Had 169 strikeouts and 2.00 earned run average as a junior ... Graduated from high school early ... Member of the National Honor Society and regular on “A” honor roll ... Played summer league softball for the Minnesota Irish that won the 2008 USSA 16-Under National Championship in Overland Park, Kansas ... Earned that tournament’s MVP, outstanding pitcher and defensive player honors after posting an 0.00 earned run average with 118 strikeouts ... Recorded 534 strikeouts and 1.22 ERA for Irish in 2008 summer.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Bruce and Gail Johnson ... Has one sister, Shannon ... College major is human development and family science.
THE JOHNSON FILE
Favorite Movie: Aladdin, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Favorite Foods: Free food, Cream Cheese
Favorite Group/Singers: Drake, Kenny Chesney
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Color: Dark Purple/Plum
Favorite Actor: Adam Sandler
Favorite TV Shows: Desperate Housewives, Property Brothers, House Hunters
Favorite Songs: Way too many
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Athlete: Jared Allen
WHITNEY'S CAREER BESTS
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 10.2 at Southern Utah, 4-30-11
Strikeouts: 19 vs. Toledo, 2-9-12
Games W/Double-Figure Strikeouts: 27 games (9 in '12 / 5 in '11 / 13 in '10)
One-Hitters: 16 games, last vs. UMKC, 5-14-11
Two-Hitters: 7 games, last vs. IPFW, 5-12-12
No-Hitters: 1 game vs. UMKC, 4-21-12
Fielding
Fielding Chances: 4 vs. San Diego State, 2-11-11
Putouts: 1 vs. eight teams, last at IPFW, 3-25-11
Assists: 3 vs. five teams, last vs. Boise State, 3-3-12
