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Tournaments  | Story  | 7/24/2023

Johnston's Power Helps Power Baseball

Olivia Bontempo     
Photo: Brodie Johnston (Perfect Game)
Brodie Johnston, a 17-year-old from Ooltewah, Tennessee, helped lead the Power Baseball 2024 Marucci team to the 2023 WWBA championship.  

After three games won yesterday, this Power Baseball squad can now call themselves National Champions.  




They got their Sunday morning started at 8 a.m. with their quarterfinal matchup against the Midland Redskins 2024 team. After only a six-inning game, Power Baseball defeated the Redskins 6-3 advancing to the semifinal game against the Canes National 17u team.  

Power Baseball got off to a hot start in the semifinals, scoring 11 runs in their first three innings. Despite an attempted comeback from the Canes in the second and fourth innings, Power Baseball solidified their championship spot with a 15-7 win.  

“It just felt great,” Johnston told Jacorey Boudreaux about their semifinal win. “It was awesome getting to beat them because they are a really good team, very competitive. It was a real good booster coming into the [championship] game.”  

Facing off against the eXposure 17u National team in the championship, both teams posted a run in the first, but it wasn't until the bottom of the fifth that Power Baseball took the lead.  

After a line drive single and some heads up base running from Cooper Collins, Johnston drove a grounder down the third-base line, scoring Collins, collecting an RBI, and putting Power Baseball up 2-1.  

“I’m just going up there and hunting the first pitch,” Johnston told Boudreaux about his mentality at the plate. “If they leave it there you've got to swing at it, it might be the best pitch you get.” 


After a series of RBIs in the sixth from teammates; Jack Waddingham, Maddox McDougall, and Tyler Head, Johnston and Power Baseball were able to walk away with the 2023 title.  

Not only did Johnston get to bring home WWBA hardware, but he also had the privilege of being named the tournament MVP. After putting up some impressive numbers at the plate, the Vanderbilt commit was the top offensive performer from this WWBA National Championship.  

With three home runs and 18 RBI on the week, Johnston had an OPS of 1.652, standing out among other top players.   

Johnston, now going into his senior year of high school, still has time to continue developing his tools before heading off to Vanderbilt in the fall of 2025.  

“I just need to keep working every day and getting better,” Johnston said.  
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