Bio

Saint Mary's University 16'

Winona State University 19'

The 2023-2024 school year marks his fourth season as the Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for DWU. Johnson added Recruiting Coordinator to his title at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season. The Brooklyn Park, MN native serves as the team's Pitching Coach. 

Prior to joining the Tigers, Johnson served as an Assistant and Pitching Coach for Winona State University from 2017-2021. His responsibilities for the Warriors included game management, recruiting, organization of practices and camps and field maintenance. Johnson also received his Master of Science in Leadership Education with an emphasis in sports management from Winona State in 2019.

During the summer, Johnson serves as the Head Coach for Osseo Legion Post #172 in Osseo, MN. Which is a role he started in 2015. Osseo Legion has had several student-athletes go on to play college baseball and 2 are currently playing professionally. In 2021, Johnson led the program to its first ever Minnesota Legion State Championship.

With strong ties to Minnesota Baseball and the American Legion, Johnson was selected to coach in the 3^rd annual Minnesota Legion Prospects Series. Which takes place August 5^th - 6^th 2023, at Northwestern University in Roseville, MN. 

Johnson also played collegiate baseball at the NCAA Division III institution Saint Mary's University of Winona where he was an All-MIAC First Team honoree in 2014 and a MIAC All-Defensive Team selection in 2015. In his career Johnson pitched 164.2 innings, struck out 85 batters, finished with a 5.47 ERA and tallied a record of 13-9 on the mound.