Cassie Johnson
Position: Catcher/1st/Right Field
Extra Inning Rank: 17th Overall Catcher
Club Team: Iowa Premier-Dickel
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
High School: Ankeny High School
Johnson signs with the Red Raiders from Ankeny High School where she is a senior who is coming off an all-state season. A 5-foot-7 utility player, Johnson hit .505 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI as a junior to earn all-state and all-district. She also had a fielding percentage of .981. Her father, Jay Johnson, played baseball at Northern Iowa. Johnson, who also played basketball in high school, plans on majoring in psychology where she hopes to find a career in sports psychology or coaching.
Snider: "A phenomenal catcher and bat! She is one of those rare catchers that can play defense at a high level and hit for power. Cassie was a great pickup for the ball club."