OREM, Utah -  Utah Valley head coach Nate Rasmussen has hired Kevin Mitchell as the Director of Baseball Operations. Mitchell comes to Orem after spending the summer as the head coach of the Medicine Hat Mavericks of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL). 
 
"Kevin has a passion for our sport, and his desire to grow radiates from the first time you speak with him. He is going to bring passion and dedication to our operations position. We are very excited to welcome Kevin to The Valley!" said Coach Rasmussen.
 
Mitchell brings a wealth of experience to the Wolverine program. He played at Rowan College of South Jersey from 2010-2013, where he helped his team win the 2013 NJCAA national title before starting his coaching career.
 
He was an assistant coach at Summit High School in Breckenridge, Colorado from 2017-2024, while in the last two summers, he went north of the border to Canada, where he was named WCBL Coach of the Year in 2023, and led the North Division in the 2024 WCBL All-Star Game while leading the Medicine Hat Mavericks, a collegiate summer team in the WCBL. 
 
Coach Mitchell is joined in Orem by his wife, Katie, and dog, River. He enjoys spending time outdoors, snowboarding, hiking, camping, and rafting.