Back to the Arizona Wildcats Newsfeed

Arizona baseball: Jay Johnson’s move to Arizona pays off with College World Series appearance

Things have happened quicker than anyone could have imagined, including Coach Johnson

For most people, what Jay Johnson has accomplished in his first year at Arizona doesn’t happen in a lifetime.

Maybe the Wildcats didn’t win a Pac-12 Championship. But they’ve done better. They’re going to the College World Series.

"I'm speechless," Johnson said after winning Saturday night’s game 6-5 to advance to Omaha. "I’m so proud of these guys, their teammates that I can’t really put it into words. I thought I knew what toughness was, competitiveness, heart, and then I met them.