New Arizona head baseball coach Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson, right, holds up a jersey for a photo op as he is introduced as the new head coach for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team during a press conference with Greg Byrne, Director of Athletics, on Monday, June 8, 2015, at Hi Corbett Field. Johnson comes to Arizona after two seasons in the same capacity at the University of Nevada. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star 

Byrne was prepared for Lopez retirement

New Arizona baseball coach Jay Johnson got his first phone call from Greg Byrne the day Andy Lopez retired. That’s being prepared. 


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