After capturing his first national title as a head coach and the first for LSU since 2009, [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] was the only logical choice for Coach of the Year.
Indeed, the head coach of the newly crowned champions received the honor by Collegiate Baseball on Thursday after a 54-17 season in his second year in Baton Rouge.
Johnson becomes the third LSU head coach to receive the award from the newspaper, joining [autotag]Paul Mainieri[/autotag], who won it in 2009, and [autotag]Skip Bertman[/autotag]. The legendary Tigers coach won the award five times (1991, 1993, 1996-97, 2000).
LSU defeated Florida and coach Kevin O’Sullivan — who won this award in 2017 — in three games in the championship series. The Tigers won a decisive Game 3 18-4.
Head Coach Jay Johnson is the Collegiate Baseball National Coach of the Year
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— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) June 29, 2023
Johnson has built a championship roster quickly through the use of the transfer portal and elite high school recruiting. Now that he’s gotten the first title out of the way, he’ll try to defend it in 2024.
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