Justin Johnson (baseball)

Last updated
Justin Johnson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UC Riverside
Conference Big West
Record34–122
Biographical details
Born (1977-01-03) January 3, 1977 (age 46)
Playing career
1996–1997 Mt. San Antonio College
Position(s) Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
????–2011 Valley View HS
2012–2013 Caltech (H)
2014 Saint Katherine
2015–2020 UC Riverside (H)
2021–presentUC Riverside (HC)
Head coaching record
Overall34–122
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Justin Johnson (born January 3, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders. He played college baseball at Mt. San Antonio College for coach Art Mazmanian from 1996 to 1997. He has also been the head coach of the Saint Katherine Firebirds (2014).

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Playing career

Johnson attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California. As a senior in 1995, Johnson was drafted in the 43rd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. [1]

Coaching career

When Troy Percival resigned as head baseball coach at UC Riverside, Johnson was named the interim head coach for the 2021 season. [2] On November 4, 2021, Johnson was promoted to head coach.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UC Riverside Highlanders (Big West Conference)(2021–present)
2021 UC Riverside 15–3612–2810th
2022 UC Riverside 8–454–2911th
2023 UC Riverside 11–415–2511th
UC Riverside:34–12221–82
Total:34–122

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. "Blue Jays 1995 Major League Baseball draft results". baseballsavant.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. "Troy Percival resigns as UC Riverside baseball coach". www.pe.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. November 11, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.