Last week, Mississippi State head baseball coach John Cohen promised one of the nation’s elite pitching coaches would be joining his program soon.
State’s skipper fulfilled his promise Friday when he announced 18-year coaching veteran Wes Johnson as MSU’s new pitching coach. Known nationally for his player development and ability to increase velocity throughout his staff, Johnson arrives in Starkville after serving as the pitching coach the past four years at Dallas Baptist University. During his tenure in Texas, DBU advanced to three NCAA Regionals, had 14 pitchers drafted and set single-season records for earned run average, strikeouts, saves and every other major statistical pitching category.