Utah Utes baseball
| Utah Utes | |
|---|---|
 2024 Utah Utes baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1892 |
| University | University of Utah |
| Head coach | Gary Henderson (3rd season) |
| Conference | Pac-12 (Big 12 in 2025) |
| Location | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Home stadium | Smith's Ballpark (Capacity: 15,500) |
| Nickname | Utes |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1951 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1951, 1959, 1960, 2009, 2016 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2009 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1964, 1965, 1997, 2016 | |
The Utah Utes baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The program's first season was in 1892, and it was a member of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference from the start of the 2012 season until the conference's collapse after the 2024 season. The Utes will join the Big 12 Conference for the 2025 season and beyond.
Through the 2024 season, its home venue has been Smith's Ballpark, located in downtown Salt Lake City. With the ballpark's main tenant, the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, opening the new Daybreak Field in nearby South Jordan in 2025, combined with the planned redevelopment of the Smith's Ballpark site, the university is building the new on-campus America First Ballpark and plans to open it for the 2026 season. The university has not yet announced its plans for a 2025 venue.[2]
Gary Henderson is the team's head coach starting in the 2022 season. The program has appeared in 5 NCAA tournaments. It has won 1 conference tournament championship and 4 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season, 17 former Utes have appeared in Major League Baseball.
Year by year record
| Season | Coach | Record | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||
| Western Athletic Conference | ||||
| 1963 | Pres Summerhayes | 15–14 | 4–4 | |
| 1964 | 14–16 | 6–4 | WAC Northern Division Champions | |
| 1965 | 21–16 | 7–5 | WAC Northern Division Champions | |
| 1966 | 19–20 | 5–7 | ||
| 1967 | 19–14 | 3–7 | ||
| 1968 | 19–13 | 4–5 | ||
| 1969 | 20–22 | 7–11 | ||
| 1970 | 20–18 | 3–10 | ||
| 1971 | 17–24 | 7–11 | ||
| 1972 | 21–28 | 4–14 | ||
| 1973 | 11–20 | 7–11 | ||
| 1974 | Tom Kilgore | 18–25 | 11–7 | |
| 1975 | 17–28 | 6–12 | ||
| 1976 | 15–26 | 8–9 | ||
| 1977 | 17–28 | 6–12 | ||
| 1978 | 8–27 | 6–12 | ||
| 1979 | 7–36 | 2–15 | ||
| 1980 | Mike Weathers | 17–19 | 5–12 | |
| 1981 | 23–20 | 15–9 | ||
| 1982 | Lonnie Keeter | 17–31 | 12–12 | |
| 1983 | 15–18 | 7–15 | ||
| 1984 | 23–25 | 13–11 | ||
| 1985 | 29–21 | 12–11 | ||
| 1986 | 9–32 | 3–21 | ||
| 1987 | 16–34 | 8–16 | ||
| 1988 | Rick Sofield | 10–32 | 8–17 | |
| 1989 | 17–32 | 10–18 | ||
| 1990 | 19–33 | 10–16 | ||
| 1991 | 23–30 | 11–12 | ||
| 1992 | 20–34 | 11–15 | ||
| 1993 | 31–19 | 14–9 | ||
| 1994 | 22–32 | 9–15 | ||
| 1995 | Steve Gillespie | 15–39 | 7–21 | |
| 1996 | Bill Kinneberg | 30–22 | 15–15 | |
| 1997 | Tim Esmay | 36–21–1 | 22–8 | WAC Northern Division Champions |
| 1998 | 23–31 | 12–18 | ||
| 673-900-1 | ||||
| Mountain West Conference | ||||
| 1999 | Tim Esmay | 22–30 | 8–20 | |
| 2000 | 26–30 | 15–15 | ||
| 2001 | 27–29 | 14–16 | ||
| 2002 | 33–26 | 16–14 | ||
| 2003 | 24–32 | 10–20 | ||
| 2004 | 22–36 | 11–19 | ||
| 2005 | Bill Kinneberg | 19–36 | 10–20 | |
| 2006 | 28–28 | 9–13 | ||
| 2007 | 24–31 | 12–12 | ||
| 2008 | 26–31 | 10–14 | ||
| 2009 | 28–31 | 8–16 | MWC Tournament champions NCAA Regional | |
| 2010 | 23–28 | 10–13 | ||
| 2011 | 29–21 | 16–7 | ||
| 331-389 | ||||
| Pac-12 Conference | ||||
| 2012 | Bill Kinneberg | 14–42 | 7–23 | |
| 2013 | 21–31 | 7–23 | ||
| 2014 | 16–36 | 4–26 | ||
| 2015 | 16–36–1 | 7–22–1 | ||
| 2016 | 25–27 | 18–11 | Pac-12 Champions NCAA Regional | |
| 2017 | 27–24 | 15–15 | ||
| 2018 | 16–39 | 8–22 | ||
| 2019 | 16–33 | 6–24 | ||
| 2020 | 6–7 | 0–0 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| 2021 | 17–33 | 7–23 | ||
| 2022 | Gary Henderson | 26-27-1 | 10-20 | |
| 2023 | 1-4 | |||
| 201-335-1 | ||||
| Total | 1205-1628-2 | |||
Conference membership
- 1939–1962: Mountain States Conference
- 1963–1999: Western Athletic Conference
- 2000–2011: Mountain West Conference
- 2012–present: Pac-12 Conference
Utah in the NCAA tournament
| 1951 |
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| College World Series Defeated Tennessee, 7–1 |
| 1959 |
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| District 7 playoffs Lost to Colorado State College 8–17 |
| 1960 |
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| District 7 playoffs Defeated Colorado State College 24–3 |
| 2009 |
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| Fullerton, CA Regional Lost to Cal State Fullerton 2–18 |
| 2016 |
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| Oxford, MS Regional Defeated Ole Miss 6–510 |
Individual awards
All Americans
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Conference awards
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Current and former major league players
- Source: Baseball Reference
See also
References
- ^ University of Utah Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "University of Utah Ballpark". University of Utah. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
External links