DAVIS/MORAGA, Calif.-The University of Utah baseball program commences its season this weekend with four road games in northern California.

The Utes will play at UC Davis Friday-Sunday and then visit Moraga, Calif. Monday to face the Saint Mary’s Gaels.

The Utes, who will play their first 16 games of the season on the road, have brought in the No. 18 recruiting class nationally per Collegiate Baseball. This gives the Utes the publication’s third-overall best class in the Pac-12.

Utah is coached by Bill Kenneberg (359-495-1, .420 at Utah; 604-677-1, .471 as a collegiate head coach) who is in his 17th season as the Utes’ skipper.

The Utes’ returning statistical leader is redshirt junior infielder Rykker Tom (.279 batting average, 48 hits, home run, 15 RBI in 2019).

Redshirt sophomore pitcher Justin Kelly also returns from an elbow injury that kept him out for all of the 2019 campaign to bolster the Utes’ pitching staff.

Kelly netted 23 strikeouts in 24.1 innings and a 6.66 ERA.

Entering his 9th season as the Aggies’ head coach, Matt Vaughn is 175-255-1 (.407) at the helm of the program.

Junior infielder is UC Davis’ returning statistical leader. In 2019, he posted 16 doubles, a .364 batting average, 71 hits, a home run and 31 RBI.

Greg Moore is in his first season as Saint Mary’s head coach, as the Gaels hired him this past June.

Senior outfielder Ryan Novis is Saint Mary’s returning statistical leader. Last season, Novis posted a .328 batting average, 75 hits, two home runs and 41 RBI.

The Gaels lead the Utes 6-5 all-time.