Iowa baseball has a new pitching coach -- Sean Kenny, who comes to UI after a year as pitching coach at Houston.
Kenny was at Georgia for several years before Houston. He also has Big Ten reps, with experience on staffs at Michigan and Maryland.
Info from UI:
Kenny coached the last 15 seasons with Power 5 programs, tutoring 45 pitchers who were selected in the MLB Draft.
In his lone season with the Cougars, Kenny helped lower the team’s ERA from 6.27 to 5.59, cut their walks-per-nine from 5.12 to 4.79, and the staff improved both its strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.77 to 2.19) and strikeouts-per-nine (9.1 to 10.3).
In his seven seasons with the Bulldogs, Kenny made a dramatic impact with the program, helping Georgia to three NCAA Tournaments, including two as a national seed.
The 2023 Bulldogs finished with a 29-27 mark. The team overcame a 1-9 SEC start to go 10-10 over its final 20 league games to qualify for the SEC Tournament. Due to injuries, Georgia employed five different SEC rotations during the year.
Full release:
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Kenny was at Georgia for several years before Houston. He also has Big Ten reps, with experience on staffs at Michigan and Maryland.
Info from UI:
Kenny coached the last 15 seasons with Power 5 programs, tutoring 45 pitchers who were selected in the MLB Draft.
In his lone season with the Cougars, Kenny helped lower the team’s ERA from 6.27 to 5.59, cut their walks-per-nine from 5.12 to 4.79, and the staff improved both its strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.77 to 2.19) and strikeouts-per-nine (9.1 to 10.3).
In his seven seasons with the Bulldogs, Kenny made a dramatic impact with the program, helping Georgia to three NCAA Tournaments, including two as a national seed.
The 2023 Bulldogs finished with a 29-27 mark. The team overcame a 1-9 SEC start to go 10-10 over its final 20 league games to qualify for the SEC Tournament. Due to injuries, Georgia employed five different SEC rotations during the year.
Full release:
Hawkeyes Tab Kenny as Pitching Coach
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