Zach Wilkins

Zach Wilkins is in his second season as Dixie State’s pitching coach. Wilkins joined the Trailblazer coaching staff after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant coach at PAC-12 member Arizona, at which he helped lead the Wildcats to a 66-46 overall record during his time in Tucson.

Prior to his arrival at UA, Wilkins played two seasons at the University of Nevada for current Arizona head coach Jay Johnson, where he appeared in 35 career games with eight starts and posted a combined 5-3 record with 54 strikeouts in 67.0 innings pitched.

Wilkins was a member of the Wolfpack’s first-ever Mountain West Conference championship team as a junior in 2015, and helped guide Nevada to the MWC tournament championship game in 2016. He also played two seasons at Palomar (CA) College and was part of two Pacific Coast Conference championship teams in 2013 and 2014. He is the son of former Major Leaguer Dean Wilkins, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros from 1989-92.