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Reports: LSU to Hire Jay Johnson as Baseball Coach

The month-long search to find a successor to Paul Mainieri has reportedly come to an end.

Kendall Rodgers of D1Baseball was the first to report Thursday evening that LSU will hire Arizona head coach Jay Johnson to the same position.

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, has spent the last six seasons coaching the Wildcats and led Arizona to two appearances in the College World Series.