Wes Johnson (baseball)

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Wes Johnson
Wes Johnson - University of Georgia Baseball Head Coach.jpg
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Georgia
Conference SEC
Record86–34 (.717)
Biographical details
Born (1971-09-09) September 9, 1971 (age 53)
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.)
2004–2007Abundant 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
Head coaching record
Overall86–34 (.717)
TournamentsNCAA: 5-4

Wes Johnson (born September 9, 1971) is an American baseball coach. He is the head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs.

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Career

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]

University of Georgia

On June 5, 2023, Johnson was hired as the Georgia Bulldogs head baseball coach. [8] In his first season as head coach, he led the Georgia Bulldogs to host an NCAA Super Regional. The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team finished just one win short of reaching the College World Series. After the season, Charlie Condon was selected third overall in the MLB Draft, with Corey Collins and Fernando Gonzalez also being drafted in 2025 MLB Draft.

In his second season, Johnson guided the Bulldogs to their best start in program history, going 32–6 through 38 games, including a series win over then–No. 1 Arkansas. [9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Georgia 43–1717–133rd (Eastern) NCAA Super Regional
2025 Georgia 43–1718–125th NCAA Regional
Georgia:86–34 (.717)35–25 (.583)
Total:86–34 (.717)

      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

References

  1. ↑ Deckelbaum, Kyle (June 15, 2016). "Sherwood native Wes Johnson named new Razorback pitching coach". KATV. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ 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/
  3. 1 2 "Twins to name University of Arkansas' Johnson as pitching coach". StarTribune.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Stephen (June 13, 2018). "Sully Says: Wes Johnson is living the dream". KATV. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "MSU pitching coach Wes Johnson headed to Arkansas". The Clarion-Ledger. Clarionledger.com. June 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Twins announce Baldelli's coaching staff". MLB.com .
  7. ↑ Nagy, Zack (June 26, 2022). "News: LSU Baseball Hires Pitching Coach Wes Johnson Away From Minnesota Twins". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ Thamel, Pete (June 5, 2023). "Georgia hires LSU's Wes Johnson as head baseball coach". ESPN . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ Morgan, James (April 14, 2025). "Georgia ranked among nation's best after series win over No. 1 Arkansas". UGA Wire. Retrieved April 27, 2025.


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