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Home Stadium: Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah
Conference: PAC-12
Head Coach: Bill Kinneberg
Notable Matchups: Brigham Young University
Notable Players: Oliver Dunn, DaShawn Keirsey, Dalton Carroll and Bret Helton
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The University of Utah Utes baseball team first hit the field in 1892 and is now a part of the PAC-12 conference. They hold an all-time PAC-12 record of 65-144 but have demonstrated massive improvements in the past few years by winning their first-ever PAC-12 Championship in 2016. The previous year, the Utes finished last in their conference. This win was the third time the Utes have made an appearance in the NCAA Championships. The Utes’ Rivalry with Brigham-Young University is one of the strongest and oldest in the nation.
The Wall Street Journal
even rated it as the fourth-best college rivalries in the country back in 2005. The Utah and BYU rivalry is further fueled by the Deseret First Duel, where the two schools participate in an 11-sport head-to-head series of games each year. The overall winner takes home bragging rights and a traveling granite trophy at the end of the school year. Grab your Utah Utes baseball tickets at StubHub.
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Smith’s Ballpark
in downtown Salt Lake City is the home playing field for the Utes. Offering stunning views of the Wasatch Mountains, the ballpark also serves as home to the
Salt Lake Bees
, the Los Angeles Angels’ Triple-A farm club. All seating curves toward the playing field, offering unobstructed views no matter where you are sitting. Open since 1994, the stadium’s seating capacity is 14,511, one of the largest in use for NCAA baseball.
''Bill Kinneberg took over as the Utes’ Head Coach in 2005 for the second time after a stint as the Utes’ Head Coach in 1996. Overall, he has had over 359 wins at Utah. His prior coaching experience includes head coach for UTEP and Wyoming and associate head coach for Arizona. He was named the PAC-12 Coach of the Year in 2016— the same year the Utes won the PAC-12 Championship. Kinneberg has seen 11 Utes selected within the first 10 MLB draft rounds including the Utes’ first-ever first-round pick, C.J. Cron. Kinneberg is assisted by associate head coach, Gary Henderson; assistant head coach, Jay Brossman and volunteer assistant coach, Parker Guinn.'
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The Utes have a packed schedule beginning in mid-February. You can catch them hitting the field against the
UC Davis Aggies
in Davis, Calif., the
Texas A&M Aggies
in Corpus Christi, Texas, or the
Minnesota Golden Gophers
in Minneapolis, Minn. If you are holding out to see the Utes play on their scenic home field in Salt Lake City, you can catch them playing against other PAC-12 teams such as the
UCLA Bruins
, the
Oregon State Beavers
and the
Washington Huskies
.
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Over the years, the Utes’ have produced a number of MLB draft picks including Riley Ottesen, Andre Jackson and Rick Anton for the
LA Dodgers
; Brian Budrow, Tyler Kmetko and Donnie Saba for the
Arizona Diamondbacks
and Jayson Rose, Dallas Carroll, Tyler Wagner, Steven Sigloch and Jim Teahan for the
Milwaukee Brewers
.
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