8/8/17 - Johnston is a 5-foot-11 185-pound right-handed hitting outfielder and right-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2018 class. He ran a 7.51 60 and a 185 home to first. He has an 77 mph exit velocity. At the plate, balanced set up, short stride, no wasted movement in load, loose hands to contact, swing produced line drives to middle and opposite field during batting practice. In the outfield, 74 mph positional velo, over the top arm slot, momentum through the catch, clean transfer, fluid footwork. On the mound, Johnston has a high three quarters arm slot, fastball at 74-75 mph, showed command to both sides of the plate, curveball has 11-to-5 shape, late break, throws for strike, simple and repeatable delivery with lean frame and loose arm, accelerates tempo as he gets down the mound, throws on a down hill plane.
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