Summary
Wes Johnson (born September 9, 1971) is an American baseball coach. He is the head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Georgia |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 27–9 (.750) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 9, 1971 Sherwood, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas at Monticello |
| Playing career | |
| 1991 | Texas Wesleyan |
| 1992–1993 | Arkansas-Monticello |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2002 | Sylvan Hills HS (asst.) |
| 2003 | Arkansas Baptist HS (asst.) |
| 2004–2007 | Abundant Life School |
| 2008 | Central Arkansas (pitching) |
| 2009 | Southern Arkansas (pitching) |
| 2010–2011 | Central Arkansas (pitching) |
| 2012–2015 | Dallas Baptist (pitching) |
| 2016 | Mississippi State (pitching) |
| 2017–2018 | Arkansas (pitching) |
| 2019–2022 | Minnesota Twins (pitching) |
| 2023 | LSU (pitching) |
| 2024–present | Georgia |
Career edit
Johnson is from Sherwood, Arkansas.[1] He graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood[2] and from the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 1994 after playing baseball there for two years.[3]
Johnson began his coaching career as an assistant at Sylvan Hills and Arkansas Baptist High School before landing the head coaching job and winning a state championship at Abundant Life School in Sherwood.[4] He has served as a pitching coach for the Central Arkansas Bears and Dallas Baptist Patriots, before joining the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2016. He spent one season with Mississippi State before he was hired to coach the Arkansas Razorbacks pitchers.[5] After the 2018 season, the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball hired him as their pitching coach.[3][6]
On June 26, 2022, Johnson was announced as the new pitching coach of the LSU Tigers. Leaving his pitching coach role with the first-place Twins for the same position at the NCAA level was reported as a rare move by many in the media, including Jeff Passan.[7]
On June 5, 2023, Johnson was hired as the Georgia Bulldogs head baseball coach.[8]
References edit
- ^ Deckelbaum, Kyle (June 15, 2016). "Sherwood native Wes Johnson named new Razorback pitching coach". KATV. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2023/06/05/georgia-baseball-wes-johnson-josh-brooks-scott-stricklin-lsu-tigers-ncaa-baseball/70277427007/
- ^ a b "Twins to name University of Arkansas' Johnson as pitching coach". StarTribune.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Sullivan, Stephen (June 13, 2018). "Sully Says: Wes Johnson is living the dream". KATV. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "MSU pitching coach Wes Johnson headed to Arkansas". The Clarion-Ledger. Clarionledger.com. June 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Twins announce Baldelli's coaching staff". MLB.com.
- ^ Nagy, Zack (June 26, 2022). "News: LSU Baseball Hires Pitching Coach Wes Johnson Away From Minnesota Twins". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (June 5, 2023). "Georgia hires LSU's Wes Johnson as head baseball coach". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
External links edit
- University of Georgia bio