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Founded | 1892 |
University | University of Utah |
Head coach | Gary Henderson (3rd season) |
Conference | Pac-12 |
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 has been a member of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference since the start of the 2012 season. Its home venue is Smith's Ballpark, located in downtown Salt Lake City. 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.
Season | Coach | Record | Notes | |
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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 |
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 |
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