Heather Johnson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Los Alamitos, CA High School: Mater Dei Height: 5-8 Position: First Base/Third Base Birthdate: 11/01/1987 Bats/Throws: R/R

One of the top power hitters on the team ... has the ability to hit for a high percentage on any given night against any give pitcher ... carries a consistent glove, seeing action on both corners of the infield ... should see majority of defensive action at first base this season ... comes up with big hits when the team needs it most.

As a Freshman (2007): Started at third for the Irish ... paced the Irish and tied for the BIG EAST lead with 13 doubles and seventh with 35 RBI ... locked in a .306 batting average, which was the second highest of any Irish player, as was her .435 slugging percentage ... had an on-base clip of .377 ... registered 45 hits along with a pair of homers ... drew a total of 17 walks ... had three contests with at least three hits ... 11 multi-RBI games, including three four-RBI performances ... 2-for-3 with an RBI in first collegiate game against Auburn (Feb. 16) ... 1-for-2 with a walk against Alabama-Birmingham (Feb. 16) ... went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 17) ... her home run was a two-run walk-off shot with two outs in bottom of seventh inning ... 2-for-4 with a double against Tulsa (Feb. 17) ... named to the Tiger Invitational All-Tournament team after going 8-for-16 with a home run and four RBI in tournament play ... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 19) ... 1-for-2 with a run scored and a pair of RBI at Jacksonville (March 2) ... 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Virginia (March 3) ... hit a double that scored a run against Eastern Kentucky (March 11) ... recorded a perfect 3-for-3 afternoon with two doubles against IUPUI (March 22) ... walked and scored a run in the doubleheader against St. John's (March 24) ... had a historic three-hit, four-RBI game against Seton Hall (March 25) ... all three hits were doubles, tying Sara Hayes for the most doubles record in one game ... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time (March 27) ... walked, doubled and drove in a run against Pittsburgh (March 31) ... went 2-for-6 with two runs scored and four RBI in the doubleheader against Syracuse (April 1) ... drove in four runs for the second time on the year in the second game against the Orange ... 1-for-3 against Eastern Michigan (April 10) ... in the first game of the doubleheader against Providence, was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI ... totaled a 4-for-6 day over the two games with a double, homer and six RBI against Western Michigan (April 17) ... in the second game against the Broncos she brought home four runs ... had a pair of hits in the second game of the doubleheader against Villanova (May 5) ... notched a single and drove in two runs against Connecticut (May 10) to open the BIG EAST Tournament ... walked twice - including an intentional free pass - had a hit and scored versus DePaul (May 11) ... drove in the game-tying run with a single in sixth inning during a loss to Louisville (May 12) in the conference tournament finale ... went 2-for-3 in the NCAA Tournament against Illinois State (May 18) ... had a hit and was hit by a pitch against Wright State (May 19) ... had a hit and drew a walk against No. 25 Illinois State (May 19) ... had a 4-for-7 mark over three games for the Irish in the NCAA Tournament.

The Johnson File: A four-year letterwinner for perennial powerhouse Mater Dei High (Santa Ana, Calif.) ... hit .380 with a slugging percentage of .598 to go along with eight doubles, three triples and two home runs during her senior campaign ... served as the team captain her final season ... named 2006 Sierra League MVP ... all-California Interscholastic Federation and all-county as a senior ... an all-league selection in each of her four seasons ... Mater Dei's defensive player of the year in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... member of the ASA's 18 Gold California Cruisers team, helping the team to a runner-up finish at the ASA national tournament in 2004 ... the team also earned the 2004 Championship Cup and the 2004 Colorado Independence Day title ... from the same high school as Notre Dame volleyball player Mallorie Croal ... daughter of Susan and James (Bud) Johnson ... youngest of two children ... born Nov. 1, 1987, in Long Beach, Calif.