Q&A: Baseball coach John Anderson on new contract with Gophers

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John Anderson will officially be back for a 41st year as Gophers baseball coach.

It was certainly a process to get the deal done, as Anderson laid out to KSTP Sports.

***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Anderson***

Anderson has signed a multi-year agreement, with athletics director Mark Coyle verbally agreeing to it. Coyle will sign it in the very near future.

Anderson’s current five-year contract, paying an annual base salary of $225,000, began in July 2016 and was set to expire June 30.

In his 40 years as Gophers coach, Anderson has compiled a 1,325-897-3 record. His teams have won 11 Big Ten regular-season titles and have made 19 NCAA tournament appearances.

The Gophers finished the 2021 Big Ten-only schedule 6-31.