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. Wildcats athletic director Greg Byrne made the news official Sunday night on social media:
Looking forward to introducing our new head baseball coach @UACoachJ at a 1 pm press conference on Monday. #BearDown pic.twitter.com/htTziWO62T
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) June 8, 2015
I hope everyone will welcome @UACoachJ to the Arizona family. @ArizonaBaseball #BearDown
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) June 8, 2015
Johnson went 72-42 in his two seasons with Nevada and led the Wolf Pack to a 41-15 season this year.