LSU baseball has hired its recruiting coordinator in the form of Dallas Baptist University's Dan Fitzgerald, according to a report from D1baseball.
Fitzgerald will also serve as associate head coach, both roles he'd held for the past nine seasons with Dallas Baptist. Fitzgerald helped lead the Patriots to a record of 41-18 in the 2021 season and a victory in the Forth Worth Regional before his team fell in three games to Virginia in the Super Regionals.
Fitzgerald's recruiting resume is lengthy, including seven All-Americans -- including three as freshmen -- since 2018.
Fitzgerald previously served as the head coach of Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa from 2008-'12. Fitzgerald has also coached at the University of Iowa, Northern Iowa Community College and Flagler College.
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The move sets the Tigers in position to move forward with their coaching staff in place, though Johnson said he still plans to add a volunteer coach in some capacity. LSU hired the former Arizona head coach last month to replace Paul Mainieri, who retired after 15 years in Baton Rouge following the 2021 season.