Utah baseball coach Bill Kinneberg promised that changes were coming in the program after the Utes finished 10th among 11 teams in the Pac-12. A major move came Thursday, when Kinneberg hired Gary Henderson as associate head coach, mainly working with pitchers.
“The ability to attract Gary is huge for our program and our pitching staff,” Kinneberg said.
Henderson replaces Mike Crawford, who worked with Kinneberg for 11 years. Crawford's departure was not mentioned in Utah's news release about Henderson's hiring. Crawford was instrumental in Utah's Pac-12 championship season of 2016, but the program has regressed since then.