OU Announces Contract Extension For Baseball Coach Skip Johnson

OU Baseball Coach Skip Johnson is staying in Norman.

University of Oklahoma Athletic Director Joe Castiglione said they agreed to a contract extension with Coach Johnson through 2029, pending Board of Regents approval.

"Yesterday I met with Coach Skip Johnson for his annual performance review and planning for the upcoming year. We reflected on our baseball team's tremendously successful 2024 season that resulted in our program's first Big 12 regular season championship and us hosting an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2010. The job Coach Johnson and his staff have done is simply remarkable. I'm excited to announce that, pending Board of Regents approval, we are extending our relationship and investment in Coach Johnson and our baseball program by agreeing to a new contract that will run through the 2029 season. He is deserving of that, and we look forward to more big things certainly on the horizon under Skip's leadership," Castiglione said.

Johnson was named the 2024 Central Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association on Tuesday.

He's been the Sooners coach for seven seasons, leading them to the Men's College World Series Finals in 2022.

Johnson was tied to the coaching vacancy at Texas A&M after their coach left for the Longhorns following the 2024 Men's College World Series Finals.