6 possible Arizona baseball head coaching candidates

Chip Hale Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Arizona baseball coach Jay Johnson is leaving for LSU, forcing the Wildcats to make yet another head coaching hire this year.

Johnson’s departure means UA will have new head coaches in baseball, football, men’s basketball, softball, soccer, and cross country in this upcoming academic year.

Here are some candidates Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke should consider for the baseball vacancy, in no particular order:

Nate Yeskie, Arizona associate head coach

Yeskie joined Arizona’s staff in 2020 after 11 seasons at Oregon State and three seasons at UNLV. He immediately turned a poor UA pitching staff into a good one. He has been named the national…