Justin Johnson (baseball)

Justin Johnson
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UC Riverside
Conference	Big West
Record	50–158
Biographical details
Born	January 3, 1977 (age 48)
Playing career
1996–1997	Mt. San Antonio College
Position(s)	Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
????–2011	Valley View HS
2012–2013	Caltech (H)
2014	Saint Katherine
2015–2020	UC Riverside (H)
2021–present	UC Riverside (HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	50–158
Tournaments	NCAA: 0–0

Justin Johnson (born January 3, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders. He played college baseball at Mt. San Antonio College for coach Art Mazmanian from 1996 to 1997. He has also been the head coach of the Saint Katherine Firebirds (2014).

Playing career

Johnson attended Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California. As a senior in 1995, Johnson was drafted in the 43rd round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

Coaching career

When Troy Percival resigned as head baseball coach at UC Riverside, Johnson was named the interim head coach for the 2021 season.^[2] On November 4, 2021, Johnson was promoted to head coach.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
UC Riverside Highlanders (Big West Conference) (2021–present)
2021	UC Riverside	15–36	12–28	10th
2022	UC Riverside	8–45	4–29	11th
2023	UC Riverside	11–41	5–25	11th
2024	UC Riverside	16–36	6–24	11th
UC Riverside:		50–158	27–106
Total:		50–158
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Blue Jays 1995 Major League Baseball draft results". baseballsavant.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Troy Percival resigns as UC Riverside baseball coach". www.pe.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. November 11, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
UC Riverside Highlanders bio

[1] "Blue Jays 1995 Major League Baseball draft results". baseballsavant.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[2] "Troy Percival resigns as UC Riverside baseball coach". www.pe.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. November 11, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

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