Jay Johnson

Jay Bradley Johnson (born April 20, 1977) is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the LSU Tigers, whom he led to national championship victories in 2023 and 2025. He played college baseball at Shasta College from 1997 to 1998 before transferring to Point Loma Nazarene. He then served as the head coach at Point Loma Nazarene, Nevada (2014–2015) and Arizona (2016–2021).

Education Born and raised in Oroville, California, Johnson graduated from Oroville High School in 1995 and began his college baseball career at Shasta College, a junior college in Redding, California, in 1997. After two years at Shasta, Johnson transferred to Point Loma Nazarene in the 1998–99 school year to complete his college career. A second baseman and starter in the 1999 and 2000 seasons, he hit .326 for the Sea Lions as a senior. Johnson led the Sea Lions to a #6 national ranking in the NAIA and a division championship. The Toreros won three West Coast Conference championships and made four appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship with Johnson on staff. . Johnson led LSU to 2 College World Series Titles in 2023 and 2025.

Head coaching record Below is a table of Johnson's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.