Vanderbilt's Brodie Johnston (9) steps on home plate after hitting a home run as Wright State catcher Boston Smith (18) watches during the second inning of the Nashville Regional NCAA Baseball Tournament elimination game at Hawkins Field Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Vanderbilt Ends Transfer Portal Silence, Lands Ex-Cougar Outfielder

Originally posted on Vanderbilt Commodores on SI
By Taylor Hodges | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 1:26 PM ET

Vanderbilt has been mostly quiet during the current NCAA baseball transfer portal window.

The Commodores landed two big commitments on the opening day of transfer portal, RHP Jacob Faulkner (Princeton) and first baseman Max Jensen (Cornell). However, no players have committed to come to Nashville.

That silence has finally been broken.

#VandyBoys have landed Washington State grad transfer outfielder Logan Johnstone.

Johnstone hit .337 this year with 17 doubles, 9 homers and a 30/30 K/BB ratio. He is hitting .400 across 9 games in the MLB Draft League.

Can play all 3 outfield positions pic.twitter.com/QXdvotW7v9
— Aria Gerson (@aria_gerson) June 21, 2025

Former Washington State and Gonzaga outfielder Logan Johnstone announced his commitment to Vanderbilt on his social media Saturday.

Shout out to Logan Johnstone on being named to the MWC All-First Team! ⚾️ #wsu #gocougs #wazzu pic.twitter.com/MSloh2v8qD
— Lance Daly (@LanceDaly) June 1, 2025

In 54 games last season for Washington State, Johnstone posted a .337/.439/.571 slash line with 17 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 40 RBIs. He also drew a 1:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 30 of each. He set career highs in nearly every category last season and is currently participating in the MLB Draft League this summer has a .400 batting average through nine games.

Entering this week, Logan Johnstone has started the season off on the right foot with a hit in all 8️⃣ games he's appeared in.

.406/.486/.531 (1.017 OPS), 2 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB

Entering the season, Johnstone hit .335 with 67 hits in 55 games (17 multi-hit games) for… pic.twitter.com/uav2YHY4W1
— MLB Draft League (@mlbdraftleague) June 17, 2025

Johnstone has experience playing all three outfield positions. In 2025, he had a .973 fielding percent with only three errors committed. Those are also the only three errors Johnstone has committed in his collegiate career.

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