Adrian Dinkel joined BYU in August 2025 as the program's pitching coach. He came to BYU following a season in the New York Yankees organization where he worked in player development as a minor league manager responsible for the day-to-day team operations, with an emphasis on infield defense and baserunning.
Prior to joining the Yankees, Dinkel was the head baseball coach at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida from 2017-24. In eight seasons at the helm, he compiled an amazing 408-58 (.875) record and led the Fire to two NAIA National Championships (2018, 2022) while making six appearances at the NAIA World Series.
Dinkel also spent five seasons as the head baseball coach at Sterling College in Kansas (2011-16) where he compiled a 232-77 record and led the Warriors to the NAIA National Tournament five times, advancing to the World Series in 2013 and 2016. He also served as assistant baseball coach at Clarendon Junior College in Texas (2008-10), Bethany College in Kansas (2006-08) and helped coach USA Baseball from 2018-20.
Over his career, Dinkel has received many conference, regional and national coaching awards, including the NAIA National Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2022. He has coached more than 30 NAIA All-Americans and developed three national pitchers of the year. In addition, he coached two NJCAA All-Americans, nine conference pitchers of the year, eight conference players of the year, and numerous all-region players. More than 70 of his former players have signed a professional baseball contract.
Dinkel, originally from Magna, Utah, earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Bethany College and later a master’s degree in sports administration from East Central University. He and his wife Gidget have two children, McCabe and Tynley.
Coach Pratt on Adrian Dinkel: "Coach Dinkel brings years of experience to our program both as head coach and a pitching coach. He has been very successful elevating programs everywhere he’s been, including guiding Southeastern to two national championships, while developing three national pitchers of the year. We are excited to have him join our program."