Iowa Baseball Assistant Coaches
Marty Sutherland
Coach Heller's right hand man.
Twelfth season at Iowa. Eighth season as associate head coach. Serves as Iowa’s recruiting coordinator.
Heading into his 12th season in Iowa City, Sutherland has helped guide the Hawkeyes to 351 wins, three NCAA Regional appearances, the first Big Ten Tournament title in program history, and three Big Ten runner-up finishes.
He has played a pivotal part in Iowa becoming a player on the national recruiting scene. On the recruiting trail under Sutherland, Iowa has had 13 All-America, 15 all-region, and 41 All-Big Ten selections. Thirty-four players have had their names called in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
In 2015 Iowa owned the best recruiting class in the conference and 18th-best in the country. Iowa’s recruiting class in 2016 ranked third-best in the conference.
Sutherland played and coached under Coach Heller at UNI from 2003-09.
Sean Kenny
First season at Iowa. Pitching Coach.
Kenny brings 28 years of coaching experience to Iowa City. He spent the 2024 season as the pitching coach at the University of Houston and spent the previous seven years at the University of Georgia.
Kenny coached the last 15 seasons with Power 5 programs, tutoring 45 pitchers who were selected in the MLB Draft.
Mitchell Boe
Former Hawkeye with loads of baseball experience.
Third season at Iowa. Volunteer Assistant and First Base Coach.
Boe joined the Iowa baseball program as the Hawkeyes’ volunteer assistant in December 2022 after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach for Valparaiso. Boe was a team caption during his time as a Hawkeye from 2016-2019.
With 193 career games, tying for the ninth-most all-time as a Hawkeye, Boe brings expertise back to the Iowa Baseball program.
Nic Ungs
Eighth season at Iowa. Director of Baseball Operations.
A former 12th-round MLB Draft Pick in 2001, Ungs is in charge of day-to-day operations of the Iowa baseball program. He assists with travel, lodging, meals, budgeting, camps, and everything in between.
Prior to joining Heller’s staff in August 2017, Ungs worked in information technology and was the pitching coordinator for the Georgia Bombers Baseball Club in Atlanta for nine years. He coached 45 players who went on to play Division I baseball and nine who were MLB Draft picks.
In college, Ungs played under Heller at UNI along with assistant coach Marty Sutherland. Ungs helped the Panthers qualify for the NCAA Regionals in 2001 for the first time in program history.