Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2021 (JUNIOR at CSUN):  Made 13 appearances including five starts in his first season at CSUN ... Worked 30 total innings and struck out 23 batters to go with a 9.60 ERA ... Began the year as a starter before moving into the bullpen where he posted a 3.86 ERA over 11.2 innings ... Held batters to a .205 average as a relief pitcher ... Struck out a season-high five batters over 4.1 innings at Long Beach State (3/27/21) ... Pitched a season-high 5.1 innings, striking out four at UC Santa Barbara (4/10/21) ... Earned his first career win at CSU Bakersfield where he pitched two innings and allowed a run in relief (5/1/21) ... Tossed 3.2 innings out of the bullpen at UC Davis (5/8/21) ... Finished the year with 1.2 shutout innings of work at UC San Diego (5/28/21).

2019-20 (at CHAFFEY COLLEGE):  Made 21 career appearances at Chaffey College from 2019-20, tallying a 5-3 record with 62 strikeouts, a 4.96 ERA and three saves over 49.0 innings ... Earned a win and a save to go with nine strikeouts over 6.1 innings in the shortened 2020 season ... Struck out 53 batters over 42 innings while registering a 4-3 record, two saves and a 4.85 ERA in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL:  A 2018 graduate of Redlands High School and played baseball all four years ... Pitched and played at first base ... Earned all-league honors over his last three years with the team ... Sported a 1.91 ERA and 39 strikeouts as a senior ... Helped the Terriers advance to the CIF Southern Section playoffs in each of his last two years.

PERSONAL:  First name is John ... Parents are Chantia Johnson and John Tillman, Sr. ... He has two siblings, Michael and Makenna ... His dad played football at Iowa State ... His brother Michael spent the 2015 season with the CSUN Baseball team and went on to play two seasons at Cal State LA from 2019-20 ... Favorites include the New York Yankees, Walker Buehler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, "The Office," "The Other Guys," chicken strips, Gunna and Twitter ... Lists playing baseball in Ecuador as his greatest sports moment ... Says his parents are his greatest heroes.