Players J. HIATT | J. HOUGHTBY | C. JOHNSON JOSH HIATT RHP • 5’11” • 180 • R/R Redshirt Freshman, UNC Chapel Hill Hometown: Charlotte, NC MLB Draft: Undrafted COLLEGE G W-L ERA IP SO BB CG 2017 26 2-1 1.18 38 48 16 0 PERSONAL In high school, was a four year varsity letter winner as a pitcher and middle infielder… Named all-state and Louisville Slugger first-team senior season… Ranked No. 5 right-handed pitcher and No. 17 overall player in the state of North Carolina by Perfect Game… Earned 2014 Underclass High Honorable Mention and 2013 Underclass Honorable Mention from Perfect Game… Named the Top Prospect Team at the 2013 Atlantic Coast Top Prospect Showcase… Played Summer Ball for the Gastonia Grizzlies of the Coastal Plains League… Majoring in Business… Son of Earl and Angie Hiatt. JEFF HOUGHTBY SS • 5’11” • 170 • L/R Sophomore, University of San Diego Hometown: El Cajon, CA MLB Draft: Undrafted PERSONAL In high school, was a three year letter winner… Senior season, batted .370 with an on base percentage of .478… Named first team All-East County and first-team All-Grossmont Hills League… Was named MVP as a senior… During junior campaign, hit .342 and an .416 OBP… Named Defensive Player of the Year… Was All-East County and second-team All-League… Sophomore season, batted .316 with .476 OBP… Named Defensive Player of the Year and All-League honorable mention… Played football and basketball freshman year… In college, freshman season played in 49 games and started 47 games… Batted .263 with 28 runs, 21 RBI, 7 doubles, and 1 triple… Hit 3 RBIs against Portland… Went 2 for 4 against Santa Clara with 2 runs, 1 RB, and 2 doubles… Son of Tim and Jeanne Houghtby… Born on May 13th, 1997. COOPER JOHNSON C • 6’0” • 205 • R/R Freshman, University of Mississippi Hometown: Mundelein, IL MLB Draft: 28th Round by the Cincinnati Reds PERSONAL In high school, was a three year letter winner in baseball… Rated No. 56 draft prospect by D1Baseball.com out of all college and high school players… Ranked No. 68 draft prospect by MLB.com… Ranked best player in the state of Illinois, and No. 39 recruit by Perfect Game… Named 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game first team All-American and first team Central All-Region… Part of the gold medal winning USA team in the World Cup… Played in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field… Named top 500 prospect by Baseball America… Named on the 2016 Rawlings Top Prospect list… Senior season, named the conference’s defensive player of the year… In 2016 earned all-state honors… Was a three time All-Conference and two time All-Area honoree… Batted .342 over high school career with 33 doubles, 33 runs, and 88 RBI… Competed in the 2015 Area Code Games… Earned 2015 Underclass All-American first team… Majoring in Exercise Science… Has two siblings, Quincy and Sadie… Son of Phil and Cyenna Johnson… Born on April 25th, 1998. | 31 | ORLEANS FIREBIRDS 2017 YEARBOOK OrleansFirebirds.com COLLEGE G AVG R RBI HR SB FLD% 2016 49 .263 28 21 0 3 2017 42 .250 27 11 1 1 .957 COLLEGE G AVG R RBI HR SB FLD% 2017 31 .187 9 6 0 0 .993
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