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Arizona baseball coach Jay Johnson hired away by LSU, per report

Arizona is in the market for another head coach after Jay Johnson was hired by LSU to coach its baseball program on Wednesday, according to D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.

BREAKING: @LSUbaseball has hired @ArizonaBaseball’s Jay Johnson as its next head coach, sources told @d1baseball. Johnson led #Arizona to two @NCAACWS appearance in six seasons with the program. #LSU #GeauxTigers https://t.co/MSW3nQZ2jN pic.twitter.com/WKg0xqJuLS

— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 24, 2021

Johnson, 44, went 208-114 in six seasons with the Wildcats, leading them to a pair of College World Series appearances.