2016 Baseball Roster
Balsamo, Johnny
Jersey Number 23
Johnny Balsamo
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Park Hill
Bio
2017
- Played in 32 games (five starts) as a junior, scoring 10 runs and driving in two more with a double
- Also stole four bases as he was Mizzou’s top pinch-running option late in games
- Tallied eight hits in 34 at-bats (.235) and reached base at .395 clips with six walks and three hit-by-pitches
- Tallied an RBI against Eastern Michigan (2/18) and his other came at Vanderbilt (5/7)
- Tallied his only multi-hit game of the season at Vanderbilt (5/6) in Mizzou’s 2-1 win over the Commodores, posting his only double of the season in the 11th inning, nearly putting Mizzou on top before the would-be go-ahead-run was thrown out at the plate
2016 Fall
- Hit .296 (8-for-27) with five runs, five RBI and a double in seven fall games
- Walked six times to move his OBP to .424 and also stole three bases on four attempts
2016
- Appeared in 20 games, starting five, and hit .207 in 29 at-bats with five runs, one RBI and a double.
- He also drew three walks in 33 plate appearances and had a .281 on-base percentage.
- Scored runs in three consecutive games, vs. Hofstra (2/28), vs. UIC (3/4) and vs. Alabama A&M (3/9).
- First Division I multi-hit game came against Vanderbilt when he went 2-for-2 off the bench with a run and his only double of the season.
- Lone RBI on the year came vs. Auburn (4/7) and he also scored a run in that game.
2015 - DODGE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Hit .394 with four homers, 36 RBI and a team-high 66 runs and 32 stolen bases in his freshman season at Dodge City.
- Boasted an OBP of .469 with 30 walks to go along with 87 hits while adding eight doubles and six triples, slugging .538.
- Boasted a tremendous OPS of 1.007 as a freshman
- Had 87 hits and 30 walks in 221 at-bats as a freshman
- Stole 32 bases on 37 attempts
- Hit .471 in 31 conference games with an OBP of 1.165 with 11 of his 18 extra-base hits coming in conference games.
- Committed just one error in 96 chances on the year as a center fielder
- Tallied 28 multi-hit games on the season and scored multiple runs in 19 games
- Also had 10 games with multiple RBI and seven with multiple stolen bases
- Had a pair of separate hitting streaks of 10+ games in 2015 with his season-long being a 12-game streak.
In the NOW - Embrace the Opportunity
Monday, February 10
Inside Mizzou Athletics - Talkin' Baseball with Brock Lucas
Monday, February 03
Mizzou vs. LSU Series Highlights
Monday, April 22
Mizzou at Missouri State Highlights
Friday, April 19
