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Arizona baseball: Cats to hire Nevada's Johnson

The Arizona Wildcats have found their replacement for Andy Lopez.

Jay Johnson, the head coach at Nevada the past two seasons, is set to be named the next head man at Arizona. An official announcement from Arizona is expected as soon as Sunday night.

Johnson went 72-42 in his two seasons with Nevada and led the Wolf Pack to a 41-15 season this year.

Before he took over at Nevada, Johnson served eight seasons as an assistant at the University of San Diego. There, he worked as the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator; in fact, he helped the Toreros land future phenom Kris Bryant, who is now in his rookie season for the Chicago Cubs.