Grandview names Scott Henry new baseball coach

Scott Henry was the head baseball coach at Smoky Hill for seven seasons, and was an assistant at Grandview last season. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com

Scott Henry, the former coach at Smoky Hill, has been tapped by Grandview to lead its baseball program.

The school announced the hire in a press release on Wednesday afternoon.

Henry was an assistant for the Wolves last season. He was at Smoky Hill for seven years before that, resigning just after the 2014 season. He was 63-74 with the Buffaloes.

Longtime Grandview coach Dean Adams announced that he was retiring during the 2015 season. He headed the Wolves for 11 years, and led them to the Class 5A Final 4 this season. Henry was on that staff, as well.

“Scott brings with him an extensive background of coaching having been both a head coach and assistant coach,” Grandview athletic director Jamee Ulitzky said in a statement. “We look forward to the future of our baseball program under his leadership.”

Grandview will return one of its top bats in Tyler Smith next season. Smith, who will be a senior, hit .304 with two home runs and a team-high 22 RBIs last season.

Also back is the pitching tandem of Grant Schroeder (3-4, 3.24 ERA in 54 innings) and Nick Morris (2-2, 1.62 ERA in 43 1/3 innings). Both will be seniors.

But the Wolves will be hit hard by graduation, losing 13 seniors, including Keifer Glau, an honorable mention all-state pick last week.