Omar Johnson (baseball)
| 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
[edit]Johnson was raised in Miami, Florida and attended Miami Senior High School.[1]
Johnson attended the University of North Alabama, where he played for the North Alabama Lions baseball team as an outfielder.
Coaching career
[edit]Johnson served as an assistant for North Alabama before being named the head coach at Jackson State University in June 2006.[2] Johnson coached the German national baseball team at the World Baseball Challenge in 2009.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.