Under head coach Mark Machtolf, Gonzaga baseball has grown into one of the WCC’s premier programs, making five NCAA Regional appearances and winning five WCC championships under his tutelage. As recently as 2022, the Zags won the WCC regular season title, going 20-7 in conference and earning a berth to the Blacksburg Regional.
The past two seasons haven’t exactly lived up to these newfound expectations, though.
GU finished with an overall record below .500 in each of the past two seasons and posted sixth and fourth-place finishes in conference in 2023 and 2024 respectively — floundering in comparison to the lofty heights that they reached just two seasons ago.