Mark Johnson (baseball coach)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of New Mexico |
| Playing career | |
| 1964-1967 | New Mexico |
| 1967-1969 | New York Mets (minor leagues) |
| Coaching career ( Sam Houston State | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,042-562-3 Sporting News National Coach of the Year (1999)ABCA Hall of Fame Inductee (2001) Texas Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2002) |
Mark Johnson is a Hall of Fame College Baseball Coach who coached the
Sam Houston State from 2007 to 2011. Johnson led the Aggies to the NCAA playoffs 13 times, College World Series appearances in 1993 and 1999, won the Big 12 Conference regular-season crown in 1998 and 1999, won the Southwest Conference championship three times (1986, 1989, 1993). Johnson retired with 1,043 career wins.[1][2]
With Sam Houston State, he led the Bearkats to three
NCAA Regional appearances in 5 years as head coach. Johnson coached his 1,000th career win during his fourth season with the Bearkats on March 8, 2010. He was the 44th head baseball coach to pass 1,000 career wins.[3] In his first 4 years at Sam Houston, his Bearkats had set 26 school records, and also produced 7 Academic All-Southland players.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ronnie Turner (2011-05-22). "SHSU Baseball Coach Johnson Nears Retirement". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "Mark Johnson Relieved Of Baseball Coaching Duties". KBTX.com. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ^ "SHSU: Coach Johnson Biography". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ Paul Ridings (2011-02-09). "Coach Johnson Announces Retirement". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
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