Meet Cole Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound outfielder/pitcher from Oconee County High School. Johnson is a member of the North Georgia Big 10 cover for the 2025 Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine. Here are 10 questions with him.
Q: What in-game rituals do you have?
A: I blow into my batting gloves. I take the same number of practice swings as balls in the count.
Q: Are you a morning person or a night owl?
A: Definitely, a night owl. I wake up early, but I can’t get going until after lunch.
Q: What is your favorite way to spend a weekend?
A: If I am not in a baseball tournament, which is obviously number one, I want to be fishing on the Oconee River.
Q: Name one thing people may be surprised to learn about you?
A: My dad never played high school baseball.
Q: Who is your favorite teacher and what is your favorite high school subject?
A: My favorite teacher is my 3rd grade math teacher; Mrs. McGee and my favorite high school subject is math.
Q: Outside of baseball, what is your next hobby?
A: I love to hunt and fish, really anything outdoors.
Q: What jersey number do you wear and what reason did you choose that number?
A: I wear number 2 not for a specific person, I have just grown up loving the number 2.
Q: What do you like the most about playing baseball?
A: Baseball is a humbling game of ups and downs. If you feel like you can’t get out, eventually you will go through a slump. If you feel like you can’t buy a hit, eventually you will start finding grass.
Q: Do you have any pets? If so, talk about them.
A: I have two dogs and a cat. The cat’s named Cat-Cat, just showed up at our house one day about 8 years ago and has stayed outside ever since. Our dogs, both King-Charles Cavaliers are 7 (Barkley) and 4 months (Wallie). The breed is known to be lazy, so both just sleep on vents around the house all day.
Q: After baseball, what career are you planning to pursue?
A: I love weather, so I want to pursue a degree in Meteorology. I specifically love tornadoes, so the whole storm-chaser idea fascinates me.