Jay Johnson (baseball coach)

Jay Johnson
Johnson in 2025
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLSU
ConferenceSEC
Record190–77 (.712)
Annual salary$3.05 million per year
Biographical details
Born (1977-04-20) April 20, 1977
Oroville, California, U.S.
Playing career
1997–1998Shasta College
1999–2000Point Loma Nazarene
PositionSecond baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2004Point Loma Nazarene (asst.)
2005Point Loma Nazarene
2006–2013San Diego (Asst.)
2014–2015Nevada
2016–2021Arizona
2022–presentLSU
Head coaching record
Overall507–248 (.672)
TournamentsNCAA: 43–16
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • MW Coach of the Year (2015)
  • Pac–12 Coach of the Year (2021)
  • National Coach of the Year (2023, 2025)

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 (2005), Nevada (2014–2015) and Arizona (2016–2021).