SALT LAKE CITY — Perennial bottom feeders of the Pac-12, Utah baseball has since moved to the top and is enjoying the limelight of success.
It’s a feeling that is “much more special” having known the insurmountable leap Utah made in a single season to be named the outright Pac-12 champion in a league of excellent baseball programs.
“This group believed, and I think they had it in their minds a long time ago,” head coach Bill Kinneberg said following Utah’s 21-7 victory over Washington Sunday to claim the Pac-12 title. “I couldn’t be more proud.