LSU hires pitching coach from SEC rival. See who it is and his connection to Jay Johnson.

Just days removed from winning the 2023 College World Series, LSU hired Nate Yeskie as its new pitching coach, a source confirms to The Advocate. The news was first reported by D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers. 

Yeskie, a former member of LSU coach Jay Johnson’s staff at Arizona during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, comes to the Tigers after spending the past two seasons at Texas A&M. The Aggies had nine left-handed pitchers listed on its roster this season, something that Johnson likes to emphasize in his programs. 

While at Arizona, Yeskie helped helped drop the staff’s ERA from 6.21 in 2019 to 4.60 during his only full season with the program in 2021. It was 3.87 during the COVID-abbreviated 2020 season.

Before joining Johnson at Arizona, he coached for 11 years at Oregon State, finishing his time there by helping the Beavers capture the 2018 College World Series title. He was named D1 Baseball’s assistant coach of the year in 2017.