2005: Enjoyed a good first season with UNCG...started 56 games in the outfield during junior season...hit .273 (44-for-161) with a team-leading 37 runs scored...had nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and 14 RBI...finished second on the team with 25 walks...her .379 on base percentage was third on the team...stole a team-topping 14 bases in 17 attempts...possesses a powerful throwing arm that had eight outfield assists in 2005...made only one error in 77 total chances...went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, a homer and two RBI in an 8-0 win at North Carolina A&T...had 12 multiple hit games...also blasted a long ball in the 2-0 win over North Carolina State (2/26/05)...scored two or more runs on 10 occasions...raised her average .057 points over the final 16 games of the season.
At Louisburg: Played two seasons at Louisburg College...Named a third team NFCA All-American during sophomore season...twice named an All-Region X performer...hit .447 as a sophomore with 10 doubles, two triples and seven home runs...had 29 runs batted in and 28 stolen bases...hit. .476 (40-for-84) as a freshman with 10 doubles, four triples, 10 homers, 36 runs scored, 27 RBI and eight stolen bases.
High School: Played four years at Rappahannock High School...was an all-state, all-region and all-Bull Run district honoree for the Panthers...played for coach Jon Smythe...led team to multiple class "A" state championships...played in the Virginia state all-star game in 2002...also was a point guard for the basketball team...was named all-district and all-region.
Summer Ball: Played two seasons for the Fairfax Firebirds under coach Tom Luckett...team competed in the 2002 ASA national championship in Dallas.
Personal: Gwen Johnson...daughter of Sherman Slaughter and Gwen Castou...born December 9, 1984 in Culpeper, VA...exercise and sports science major.