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Prep Profile: Lexie Johnson, Madison Memorial

Dennis Semrau  —  5/07/2008 8:09 am

Name: Lexie Johnson

School: Madison Memorial

Year: Senior.

Sports: Softball.

Fast facts: Johnson is three-time letterwinner and a three-year starter at pitcher for the Spartans, who are 12-0 overall and 10-0 in the Big Eight Conference. A co-captain as a senior, she is 12-0 with a 0.52 earned run average and seven shutouts. She tossed a no-hitter against Janesville Parker on April 26. Johnson earned All-Big Eight Conference second-team honors as a junior and led Memorial to a berth in the WIAA Division 1 state sectional finals. Johnson lettered and started at pitcher for Madison West her freshman year before transferring to Madison Memorial.

Cumulative grade-point average: 3.75.

Favorite subject: history.

Quick quote: "Hard work always pays off. It's worth it in the end."

Three words to describe me are: dedicated, hard-working, focused.

My most memorable moment in sports was: my junior year against Madison East when I faced Dana Rasmussen and we played some mind games with each other before I struck her out on a 3-2 pitch with a knuckleball.

My role model is: my pitching coach, Roger Schliewe.

My family includes: my dad, Marv, mom, Tera, sister, Kendra, and brother, Travis.

Favorite athlete: Greg Maddux.

Favorite Movie: Miracle.

Favorite TV show: Dexter.

I drive: a 1995 Volkswagen Cabrio.

Radio pre-set: 94.1 FM.

I wish I could meet: U.S. Olympic team pitcher Lisa Fernandez.

This and that: My given name is Dayle Lexie Johnson, but I've been called Lexie since I was 5 years old my catcher calls me "Dayle" when she is mad at me member of Captain's Club works part-time at Gloria Jean's at West Towne Mall member of High Honor Roll throughout high school.

Post-high school plans: attend Colby College in Waterville, Maine to study history and play Division III softball.

Dennis Semrau  —  5/07/2008 8:09 am