When the calendar hit April 1, there was a new man in charge of everything Arizona Wildcats.
Dave Heeke, who had been the athletic director at Central Michigan since 2006, officially takes over for Greg Byrne and Erika Hanson Barnes on Saturday.
Arizona head baseball coach Jay Johnson was one of many head coaches hired by Byrne at U of A, but he’s excited to have a new guy running the show in Tucson.
“I think our program has a unique niche in our community that makes baseball maybe more important than some other places,” Johnson said on Tuesday.