LSU head coach Jay Johnson was asked about his counterpart’s ejection during a press conference after the game. “That’s my friend, too, and somebody I have great respect for,” Johnson said.

Following a second national championship win in three years, LSU coach Jay Johnson has earned a prestigious honor. He has been named the 2025 ABCA/ATEC National Coach of the Year in the NCAA’s ...

Courtesy of Omar Serna's Instagram. Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers continue navigating a critical offseason in Baton Rouge with the program balancing both the NCA Transfer Portal and 2025 MLB Draft.

Since 2022, Johnson’s first season at LSU, 18 of the Tigers’ 26 draft picks have been pitchers. That includes two of four in 2022, eight of 13 in 2023 and eight of nine in 2024.

Johnson has a 16-7 career mark in the College World Series, including a 5-5 mark in two CWS appearances (2016, 2021) at Arizona and an 11-2 record in two CWS appearances (2023, 2025) at LSU.

“Chase Shores, I’m so proud of him,” Johnson said. “I mean, he was a weekend starter on the 2023 national championship team as a freshman before he was injured.

This is the second year Johnson has been awarded the coach of the year. He was named coach of the year in 2023 after leading the Tigers to their seventh College World Series win.

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers are in the midst of a critical stretch in Baton Rouge with the program looking to retool the roster ahead of the 2026 season.

LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, who this season directed the Tigers to their second College World Series title in three years, was named the 2025 National Coach of the Year by D1Baseball.com.

LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, who this season directed the Tigers to their second College World Series title in three years, was named Wednesday the 2025 NCAA Division I National Coach of the ...

LSU coach Jay Johnson was selected as the 2025 NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association after leading the Tigers to another College World Series win.