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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Baseball - Georgia

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BASEBALL

Keon Johnson

SS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL
MACON, GEORGIA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

.524

Batting Average

10

Home Runs

67

Runs Scored

47

RBI
“Keon Johnson is a true student of the game. He approaches baseball with humility and passion, constantly absorbing knowledge to elevate not only his own performance, but also that of his teammates. He shares what he learns freely and enthusiastically, helping create a stronger, more cohesive team.”
Jason Godbee
Head Coach - Bulloch Academy
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound junior shortstop had led the Vikings (32-3) to a berth in the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA) Class AAAA state championship game. The 2025 GIAA District 6 Region Player of the Year, Johnson batted .524 with 10 home runs, 67 runs scored, 47 RBI and a .643 on-base percentage through 35 games. Ranked as the nation’s No. 6 prospect in the Class of 2026 by Prep Baseball, he also stole 25 bases without being caught and struck out just six times in 142 plate appearances.

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Academic Achievement

Johnson has maintained a 3.40 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play baseball on scholarship at Vanderbilt University beginning in the fall of 2026.

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Exemplary Character

Having completed more than 120 hours of community service during his high school career, Johnson has volunteered locally on behalf of Meals on Wheels America, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia and as a youth baseball instructor.