3/9/2005 - Baseball
Jonathan-Matthew Johnston Earns National Recognition

Annapolis, Md. - Navy junior catcher Jonathan-Matthew Johnston (Hamilton Township, N.J.) was named to the College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll Wednesday for his performance at the 2005 Service Academies Spring Classic on Feb. 25-27.

Johnston helped lead Navy to a 2-1 record at the Classic, as the Mids tied three other teams for the best record in the tournament. He batted .385 with three doubles and five runs batted in during the three games, including a 2-for-5 effort with four RBIs in Navy's 6-5, 12-inning win over Indiana on the tournament's final day. Johnston was one of just four catchers named to the list of 29 players honored.

Approximately 25-30 players throughout the nation are recognized weekly by the foundation, which is located in Lubbock, Texas, and oversees the newly formed College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Johnston and Navy will be back in action with a three-game series versus East Carolina this weekend at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C. Friday's contest will begin at 7 p.m., while Saturday's will start at 6 p.m. The series finale Sunday is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.


COLLEGE BASEBALL FOUNDATION NATIONAL HONOR ROLL
(March 9, 2005)

Jonathan-Matthew Johnston, C (Navy)
Nick Allen, P (Villanova)
Ricky Romero, P (Cal State Fullerton)
Ryan Schreppel, P (Cal State Fullerton)
Brian Bloomquist, P (Illinois)
Jason Meyer, P (Texas A&M)
Danny Worth, SS (Pepperdine)
Matt Butler, CF (Michigan)
J. Brent Cox, P (Texas)
Ryan Braun, 3B (Miami, Fla.)
Jason Urquidez, P (Arizona State)
Tony Barnette, P (Arizona State)
Brett Bordes, P (Arizona State)
Micah Owings, 1B/P (Tulane)
Tony Mansolino, SS/3B (Vanderbilt)
Cesar Ramos, P (Long Beach State)
Mark Romanczuk, P (Stanford)
Brannan Boesch, CF (California)
Jeff Grady, C (New Mexico)
Jacob Bunten, P (SW Missouri State)
Kevin Slowey, P (Winthrop)
Micah Finch, P (Alcorn State)
Wade LeBlanc, P (Alcorn State)
Mark Wagner, C (UC-Irvine)
LaFringe Hayes, OF (Cincinnati)
Matt Wieters, C/DH (Georgia Tech)
Matt Antonelli, 1B (Wake Forest)
Matt Rizzoti, 1B (Manhattan)
Jeff Ostrander, P (East Carolina)