Utah Tech Trailblazers baseball

Utah Tech Trailblazers
2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers baseball team
Founded2007
UniversityUtah Tech University
Head coachChris Pfatenhauer (12th season)
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
West Division
LocationSt. George, Utah
Home stadiumBruce Hurst Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameTrailblazers
ColorsRed, navy blue, and white[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
PacWest: 2009
Regular season conference champions
PacWest: 2011, 2014, 2015

The Utah Tech Trailblazers baseball team represents Utah Tech University (Formerly known as Dixie State), which is located in St. George, Utah. The Trailblazers are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Western Athletic Conference. They competed in Division II from 2007 to 2020, playing ten seasons with the Pacific West Conference, and two with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.[2][3]

The Utah Tech Trailblazers play all home games on campus at Bruce Hurst Field.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

  • 2021–present: Western Athletic Conference (played 2021-22 as Dixie State)

Bruce Hurst Field

Main article: Bruce Hurst Field

Bruce Hurst Field is a baseball stadium on the Utah Tech campus in St. George, Utah that seats 2,500 people. It opened in 1994 and has been the home of various other baseball teams and tournaments.

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the DSU Baseball Almanac .[4]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
2021–present Chris Pfatenhauer 3 59–104 .362
Totals 1 coach 3 seasons 59–104 .362

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the DSU Baseball Almanac.[4]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Athletic Conference (2021–present)
2021 Chris Pfatenhauer 24–32 21–15 4th ineligible
2022 Chris Pfatenhauer 22-33 14-16 4th ineligible
2023 Chris Pfatenhauer 13-39 8-22 13th ineligible
Total: 59–104 Western Athletic Conference

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors (Division I only)

Freshman All-Americans

Year Position Name Selector
2021 C Kaden Hollow CB

Records taken from the DSU Baseball Almanac.[4]

Trailblazers in the Major Leagues

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Brandon Kintzler 2010-2021 Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies
Brandon Lyon 2001-2013 Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, New York Mets
Brad Thompson 2005-2010 St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals

Taken from baseball-reference.com.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Utah Tech University Branding Guide". Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/pacificwestsports.org/documents/2024/1/4/BASE_Record_Book_through_2023.pdf
  3. ^ https://utahtechtrailblazers.com/sports/2013/7/25/BB_0725131638.aspx
  4. ^ a b c "DSU Baseball Almanac". Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dixie State University (St. George, UT) Baseball Players". Retrieved August 24, 2021.