Utes made progress in second Big 12 season. Can they win in first-ever Big 12 tournament apperance?
Utah finished the regular season with a 26-24 record and earned the No. 10 seed in the 12-team Big 12 tournament.
BYU infielder Easton Jones (17) looks on as Utah infielder Daniel Arambula (21) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo on Thursday, April 30, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News The 2026 season has been a year of progress for the Utah baseball program, which is gaining momentum and generating much more fan excitement in its new on-campus ballpark , Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark.
The 3,000-seat ballpark is much more intimate than the cavernous-by-comparison Smith’s Ballpark, and with everything the baseball team needs on-site, including an indoor training area with pitching and batting areas, it provides the team a much better experience. Utah Athletics invested in the baseball program, finally giving it an on-campus home, and the increased fan support and nicer amenities for the team has spurred better results in its second season in one of the nation’s best baseball conferences. Utah finished the regular season with a 26-24 record, notching a winning season after a 21-29 campaign last year, and earned the No.
10 seed in the 12-team Big 12 tournament. The Utes will take on No. 11-seeded Kansas State on Tuesday at 9 p.
m. MDT (ESPN+). Utah’s 12-18 mark in Big 12 play was a four-game improvement from last season, and the team improved in batting average (.