Baseball
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- Assistant Coach
A former undergraduate assistant coach for the Huskies, Billy Boyer returned to UW as part of Jason Kelly's staff in July of 2022 and enters his second season as an assistant coach.
During Boyer'sΒ first season back coaching at UW, the Huskies defied expectations. Picked seventh in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll, the Dawgs finished third in the league standings with a 17-12 record. Washington garnered a 35-20 record overall, earning the program's 12thΒ NCAA postseason bid.
One of the most respected defensive minds in baseball, Washington's defense ranked third in the Pac-12 with a .976 fielding percentage in its first season under Boyer's direction, posting the second fewest errors in the league. The Huskies teamed up to turn 40 double plays in 2023.
Boyer also guided UW's offense to gaudy numbers that haven't been seen on Montlake since at least 2006, including a .295 batting average, .393 on-base percentage, .477 slugging percentage, 84 home runs, 415 runs and 379 RBIs.
A Washington native, Boyer joined the staff after three seasons in Major League Baseball as an infield coach with the Detroit Tigers (one season) and Minnesota Twins (two seasons).Β Prior to joining the Twins, Boyer coached college baseball, spending time asΒ an assistant coach for the Seattle University Redhawks, student manager at the UW, and assistant coach atΒ Pierce Community College where he helped the team win the NWAACC title.
Boyer played four years of professional baseball after being drafted in the 19th round of the 2003 MLB Draft by the Anaheim Angels.
