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2025 Softball Roster

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33 Eliya Johnson

  • Position Pitcher/Infield
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Coon Rapids High School
  • Hometown Coon Rapids, Minn.
  • Prev School Iowa Lakes CC
  • Major Mathematics/Chemistry Education

Biography

2025: All-NSIC First Team...played and started all 57 games for the Dragons at first base...capped her Dragon career with a stellar .325 batting average which included team-highs in both doubles (15) and home runs (6)...scored 24 runs on the year while driving in a team-best 35 runs...had 54 total hits on the year with a .917 OPS anbd a .536 slugging percentage...was exceptional in NSIC games, hitting for a .376 average with 32 hits and 22 RBIs...was second on the roster in stolen bases, nabbing 18 bases on 19 attempts...was also a sure-handed first base, clipping a .982 fielding percentage...named NSIC Player of the Week on April 21...NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence...CSC Academic All-District selection

2024: Played in 44 games, making 42 starts at first base for the Dragons...hit for a .230 average with 29 hits and 20 RBIs...also smacked eight doubles and a pair of home runs during the season...bolstered a .683 OPS and scored 20 runs...also pitched 16.1 innings for MSUM, striking out seven batters...NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence...CSC Academic All-District selection. 

2023: Made an impact as a pitcher and first baseman for MSUM, hitting for a .324 average with five home runs and 27 RBIs...also had marks of a .489 slugging percentage and a .411 on-base percentage...played and started in all 46 games and registered 46 total hits...pitched 41.1 innings for MSUM with a 3.90 ERA and 22 strikeouts...held opposing batters to just a .286 batting average. 

Before MSUM: Played at Iowa Lakes Community College...ICCAC First Team All-region 2021 & 2022...First Team Academic All-region 2021 & 2022...First Team NJCAA Academic All-American 2021

Prep: In her career, Johnson batted .428 with a .492 on-base percentage...recorded 44 hits, including five doubles and 12 home runs...also batted in 37 of her teammates...Johnson posted a 10-8 record with a 4.42 ERA for her career in the circle...struck out 72 batters and walked 45...was named All-conference in 2018 and All-conference honorable mention in 2019.

Personal: Daughter of Sonja and Byron Johnson...chemistry and mathematics education major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2023Junior

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'9"
    33
  • 33

    2024Senior

    Infield
    5'9"
    33
  • 33

    2025Senior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'9"
    33