The Utah Utes baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate

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program of

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, United States. The program's first season was in 1892, and it has been a member of the

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since the start of the 2012 season. Its home venue is

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, 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 zero conference tournament championships and 4 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season, 17 former Utes have appeared in

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Year by year record

Conference membership

* 1939–1962:

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* 1963–1999:

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* 2000–2011:

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* 2012–present:

Utah in the NCAA Tournament

Individual awards

All Americans

* 1951 :

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, 2B * 1959 : Archie Skeen, C * 1981 : Phil Strom, DH * 1997 : Casey Child, OF * 2001 : Chris Shelton, SS * 2006 :

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, SS * 2010 : C. J. Cron, DH * 2011 :C. J. Cron, 1B

Conference awards

* Mountain West Player of the Year :Chris Shelton – 2001 :Mitch Maio – 2002 :Ryan Khoury – 2006 :C. J. Cron – 2010, 2011 * Mountain West Freshman of the Year :Mike Westfall, 2001 :C. J. Cron, 2009

Current and former major league players

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* Stephen Fife * Randy Gomez *

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* Bill Parsons * Chris Shelton *

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* George Theodore * C. J. Cron :''Source
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References

External links

Official website
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