| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Jackson State |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 564–371 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Miami, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1996 | North Alabama |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2006 | North Alabama (asst) |
| 2007–present | Jackson State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 564–371 |
| Tournaments | SWAC 24–19 NCAA: 1–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Omar Johnson is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Johnson is the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers baseball team.
Early life
Johnson was raised in Miami, Florida and attended Miami Senior High School.
Johnson attended the University of North Alabama, where he played for the North Alabama Lions baseball team as an outfielder.
Coaching career
Johnson served as an assistant for North Alabama before being named the head coach at Jackson State University in June 2006. Johnson coached the German national baseball team at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Jackson State | 33–23 | 17–7 | 1st (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Jackson State | 37–22 | 18–5 | 1st (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Jackson State | 36–21 | 16–10 | 2nd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Jackson State | 36–17 | 19–6 | 1st (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Jackson State | 27–26 | 14–10 | 3rd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Jackson State | 34–17 | 21–3 | 1st (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Jackson State | 34–22 | 19–5 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Jackson State | 32–25 | 9–15 | 4th (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Jackson State | 32–25 | 15–9 | 3rd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Jackson State | 34–26 | 14–10 | 2nd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Jackson State | 38–17 | 20–4 | 1st (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Jackson State | 34–18 | 17–7 | 2nd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Jackson State | 31–24 | 15–9 | 2nd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Jackson State | 9–7 | 3–0 | (East) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Jackson State | 34–9 | 24–0 | 1st (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Jackson State | 29–27 | 16–14 | 4th (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Jackson State | 28–25 | 13–17 | 4th (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Jackson State | 36–20 | 17–11 | 3rd (East) | SWAC tournament | ||||
| Jackson State: | 564–371 | 287–142 | |||||||
| Total: | 564–371 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- Morales, Antonio (April 30, 2016). "Jackson State baseball full of diversity". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "2009 Jackson State Baseball" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Jackson State University. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- Dumlao, Ros (May 29, 2014). "Jackson State's Russell serves as true utility player". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
External links
| Jackson State Tigers head baseball coaches | |
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| Current head baseball coaches of the Southwestern Athletic Conference | |
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