Utah Utes baseball
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 2021–2024 [NCAA conference realignment|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.
Gary Henderson is the team's head coach starting in the 2022 season. The program has appeared in 5 NCAA [Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA tournament]s. 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
Conference membership
- 1939–1962: Mountain States Conference
- 1963–1999: Western Athletic Conference
- 2000–2011: Mountain West Conference
- 2012–2024: Pac-12 Conference
- 2025-present: Big 12 Conference
Utah in the NCAA tournament
Individual awards
All Americans
- 1951
- 1959
- 1981
- 1997
- 2001
- 2006
- 2010
- '''2011'''
Conference awards
- Mountain West Player of the Year
- '''Mountain West Freshman of the Year'''
Current and former major league players
- Billy Cowan
- Stephen Fife
- Randy Gomez
- John Noriega
- Bill Parsons
- Chris Shelton
- Steve Springer
- George Theodore
- C. J. Cron
- Oliver Dunn