Johnathan Ray enters his seventh season with Oberlin in 2026-27 after joining the Yeomen baseball program as the lead assistant coach in January of 2021 before being promoted to head coach in July of 2023.
Ray has produced eight All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) recipients while at Oberlin. In the classroom, the Yeomen have tallied 66 NCAC All-Academic selections, 14 College Sports Communicators All-District honorees, and four consecutive American Baseball Association Team Academic Excellence awards under Ray's direction.
Ray came to Oberlin after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at Capital University. During his time with the Crusaders, Ray mentored 10 All-Ohio Athletic Conference selections and two College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District selections. In his first season in Bexley, Ray helped Nate Campbell earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors following a season in which he batted .292 with four extra-base hits, seven RBIs, and stole 10-of-15 bases.
In addition to his work with the baseball program, Ray taught multiple courses at Capital and served as a substitute teacher in the Columbus area. Furthermore, he has been the head coach for the Upper Arlington Junior Baseball Association since 2018.
A four-year letterman at Wooster, Ray was the Scots' team captain in 2013. A 2012 All-NCAC First-Team selection, Ray won three NCAC titles at Wooster before graduating with a bachelor's degree in history.
