Former four-time all-conference Utah infielder Jay Brossman enters his ninth season on the baseball staff. He is in his fourth year as a full-time assistant coach with the Utes, serving as hitting coach and running the offense.
Under Brossman, Dallas Carroll (2017) and DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., (2018) were both selected in the MLB Draft. Carroll earned All-America honors from the ABCA in 2017 and was a two-time All-Pac-12 player while Keirsey was a three-time All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive Team selection (2016-18) for the Utes. Both were among the top hitters in the league during their time at Utah.
Utah had one of its best offensive seasons in 2017. Utah's .287 batting average in 2017 was its highest since the Utes joined the Pac-12 in 2012. The Utes also had Pac-12 era highs in slugging percentage (.399), on-base percentage (.375), RBI (280), hits (514) and runs scored (311). Utah ranked fourth in the league in batting average, third in on-base percentage and fourth in runs scored and RBI that season.
Brossman worked two seasons (2015-16) as the volunteer assistant coach for the Utes, overseeing the infield defense and assisting with hitting. Utah won its first Pac-12 Championship in 2016 and the Utes finished second in the Pac-12 with 52 double plays.
Brossman previously spent two years as the Director of Operations and also served a year as a student-assistant coach (2012). During his time at Utah he has worked as camp director, assisted with the preseason banquet and helped promote alumni relations.
Brossman hit .359 over his four-year Utah career from 2004-07. He set school records for hits (307), doubles (69), and total bases (482). Brossman was selected in the 36th round of the 2007 MLB draft and spent five years in the Los Angeles Angels minor league system. He was a Pioneer League All-Star in 2007. Brossman went as high as Double-A Arkansas in his career before voluntarily retiring due to injuries.
Brossman earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Utah in 2012. He and his wife Jenny have a five-year-old son, Colten, and three-year-old son Caleb.