<a href="https://www.on3.com/college/nc-state-wolfpack/">NC State</a> baseball continues to reload for the 2026 season. The Wolfpack’s latest addition? McLennan Community College transfer shortstop <a href="https://mclennanathletics.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/bios/johnson_sherman_0tj9">Sherman Johnson</a>. He has three years of eligibility remaining.



The infielder was previously committed to Arkansas before he reopened his recruitment last week. That allowed NC State to pick up the versatile player that is smooth on defense and a capable hitter. 



Johnson hit .319 with 21 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 51 RBI this past season. He was key in McLennan’s path to the JUCO World Series this past spring, which featured him being named an All-Tournament selection and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the event.



During the JUCO World Series, which ended in the national championship game against Walters State, Johnson hit .333 with two doubles, two homers, six RBI and nine runs scored. He also turned an 0.889 fielding percentage with 12 putouts, four assists and three double plays on the biggest stage in junior college baseball.



The former Dallas Baptist University infielder appeared in two games as a freshman during the 2024 campaign before taking a medical redshirt and transferring to the junior college ranks.



Before he made it to the college ranks, Johnson helped Loganville (Ga.) High to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior. He was Georgia’s Class 5A Player of the Year as a senior, rising to being the No. 7 shortstop recruit in the Peach State. Johnson was the No. 54 shortstop in the Class of 2023, according to Perfect Game. 



It’s likely Johnson will compete with LSU transfer Mikey Ryan for the starting shortstop job at NC State next spring. Johnson is a proven winner and brings a silky smooth glove along with him to Raleigh, bolstering the Wolfpack’s infield and its batting order moving forward.



Johnson joins a quartet of transfer portal additions at NC State this offseason. The Wolfpack’s other additions include right-handed pitchers Collins Black (Duke) and Ryder Garino (South Carolina), and Ryan in the current portal haul.

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