2019 BYU Cougars baseball team

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2019 BYU Cougars baseball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
2019 Kleberg Bank College Classic Champions
Conference West Coast Conference
Record36-17 (19-8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trent Pratt (7th season)
  • Brent Haring (7th season)
  • Michael Bradshaw (1st season)
Home stadium Larry H. Miller Field
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU  198 .7043617 .679
Gonzaga  189 .6673124 .564
Saint Mary's  1710 .6303522 .614
Loyola Marymount  y1512 .5563425 .576
San Francisco  1512 .5563026 .536
Pepperdine  1413 .5192425 .490
San Diego  1413 .5193221 .604
Pacific  1016 .3852326 .469
Portland  719 .2692527 .481
Santa Clara  522 .1851240 .231
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acts in his seventh season as head coach of the Cougars. After being picked to finish first in the conference in 2018, BYU suffered through a season with many injuries on both sides of play. [1] The end result was a 22–28 season with BYU finishing tied with Pacific at 11–17 for ninth place in conference play. The result led Littlewood to clean house in the off-season, and BYU enters 2019 with 20 new players on the roster: 17 newcomers and 3 returning missionaries. [2] The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the WCC Pre-season poll. [3]

Contents

2019 roster

2019 BYU Cougars roster [4]

Pitchers

  • 6 Mitch McIntyre - Sophomore
  • 9 Easton Walker - Sophomore
  • 14 Blake Inouye - Senior
  • 18 Justin Sterner - Sophomore
  • 21 Jack Sterner - Freshman
  • 22 Jarod Lessar - Junior
  • 23 Ryan Brady - Freshman
  • 24 Drew Zimmerman - Sophomore
  • 25 Austin Deming - Freshman
  • 26 Riley Gates - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 29 Jake Porter - Freshman
  • 31 Reid McLaughlin - Freshman
  • 34 Jordan Wood - Senior
  • 36 Cooper Foss - Freshman
  • 40 Ayden Callahan - Sophomore
  • 42 Bo Burrup - Senior
  • 45 Ben Weese - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 4 Jackson Cluff - Sophomore
  • 5 Carson Matthews - Freshman
  • 7 Hobbs Nyberg - Freshman
  • 8 Bryan Call - Freshman
  • 12 DJ McNew - Sophomore
  • 13 Brian Hsu - Senior
  • 16 Casey Jacobsen - Senior
  • 17 Keaton Kringlen - Senior
  • 25 Austin Deming - Freshman
  • 28 Zack Peterson - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 2 Noah Hill - Senior
  • 11 Abraham Valdez - Junior
  • 19 Koby Kelton - Sophomore
  • 32 Colton Easton - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 3 Danny Gelalich - Sophomore
  • 6 Mitch McIntyre - Sophomore
  • 7 Hobbs Nyberg - Freshman
  • 17 Keaton Kringlen - Senior
  • 19 Koby Kelton - Sophomore
  • 27 Ryan Sepede - Freshman
  • 41 Noah Hughes - Freshman
  • 43 Jaren Hall - Freshman
  • 44 Brock Hale - Senior

Schedule

2019 BYU Cougars Game Log [5]
Regular Season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 15vs. Northwestern Sloan Park Facebook 4–3 (10)Jarod Lessar (1–0)Josh Levy (0–1)None3331–0
February 16vs. NorthwesternSloan ParkFacebook2–3Sam Lawrence (1–0)Justin Sterner (0–1)None3331–1
February 16vs. NorthwesternSloan ParkFacebook11–2Drew Zimmerman (1–0)Ryan Bader (0–1)None3332–1
February 18vs. Cal Tempe Diablo Stadium Facebook6–10Jack Delmore (1–0)Ben Weese (0–1)Sean Sullivan (1)N/A2–2
February 21at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Whataburger Field Team 1 Sports6–2Reid McLaughlin (1–0)Cody LeCompte (0–1)None6253–2
February 22vs. Ohio State Whataburger FieldTeam 1 Sports5–1Jordan Wood (1–0)Seth Lonsway (1–1)None3094–2
February 23vs. Oral Roberts Whataburger FieldTeam 1 Sports8–3Justin Sterner (1–1)Landon Odom (0–1)None1,3755–2
February 28at Lamar Vincent-Beck Stadium Facebook4–2 (10)Reid McLaughlin (2–0)Ryan Erickson (0–1)Drew Zimmerman (1)4176–2
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 1at LamarVincent-Beck StadiumFacebook1–3Jason Blanchard (2–1)Jarod Lessar (1–1)AJ Ozorio-Brace (1)1,0916–3
March 2at LamarVincent-Beck StadiumFacebook4–0Justin Sterner (2–1)Noah Sills (0–1)None7127–3
March 5 Utah Valley Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 5–1Reid McLaughlin (3–0)Spenser Triplett (0–1)None9588–3
March 7 Milwaukee Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv11–8Jordan Wood (2–0)Jared Reklaitis (1–3)None9859–3
March 8MilwaukeeLarry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv14–6 (5)Jarod Lessar (2–1)Elijah Goodman (0–1)None64310–3
March 8MilwaukeeLarry H. Miller FieldTheW.tvCancelled- Snow
March 9MilwaukeeLarry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv5–3Justin Sterner (3–1)Mike Edwards (2–1)Reid McLaughlin (1)98911–3
March 12 Niagara Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv11–5Mitch McIntyre (1–0)Jackson Jones (0–1)None24712–3
March 14 Gonzaga*Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv2–4 (11)Alek Jacob (2–2)Blake Inouye (0–1)None91312–40–1
March 15Gonzaga*Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv7–4Easton Walker (1–0)Justin Blatner (1–2)Drew Zimmerman (2)96513–41–1
March 16Gonzaga*Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv2–4Mac Lardner (1–3)Justin Sterner (3–2)Alek Jacob (5)1,44713–51–2
March 19at Utah Valley UCCU Ballpark WAC DN 14–13 (10)Mitch McIntyre (2–0)Jesse Schmit (2–2)None1,06814–5
March 21 Portland*Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv10–1Jordan Wood (3–0)Kevin Baker (0–2)None87215–52–2
March 22Portland*Larry H. Miller Field Stadium on Livestream 3–1Easton Walker (2–0)Eli Morse (2–2)Drew Zimmerman (3)86716–53–2
March 23Portland*Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 11–1Justin Sterner (4–2)Nate Packard (2–1)None1,34317–54–2
March 26 Oregon Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.org7–3Reid McLaughlin (4–0)Nico Tellache (3–2)None1,59418–5
March 28 Saint Mary's*Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.org10–6Jordan Wood (4–0)Kevin Milam (3–3)Reid McLaughlin (2)1,35819–55–2
March 29Saint Mary's*Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv11–0Easton Walker (3–0)Ken Waldichuk (3–2)None78920–56–2
March 30Saint Mary's*Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv5–3Justin Sterner (5–2)Carlos Lomeli (4–2)None1,53221–57–2
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
April 2at Utah #24 Smith's Ballpark P12 6–8Jacob Rebar (1–0)Drew Zimmerman (1–1)Zac McCleve (1)1,81421–6
April 4at San Diego*#24 Fowler Park TheW.tv5–15Chris Murphy (4–1)Jordan Wood (4–1)None59221–77–3
April 5at San Diego*#24Fowler ParkTheW.tv5–6 (10)Grady Miller (3–2)Mitch McIntyre (2–1)None62521–87–4
April 6at San Diego*#24Fowler ParkTheW.tv17–4Justin Sterner (6–2)Jack Dolak (3–3)Blake Inouye (1)38522–88–4
April 9UtahLarry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.orgCancelled- Rain
April 11 Pepperdine*Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.org13–7Reid McLaughlin (5–0)Christian Stoutland (1–3)None99123–89–4
April 12Pepperdine*Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv4–2Easton Walker (4–0)Easton Lucas (3–3)Drew Zimmerman (4)2,47024–810–4
April 13Pepperdine*Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv0–7Jonathan Pendergast (4–2)Justin Sterner (6–3)None1,61224–910–5
April 18at Washington Husky Ballpark P12+ UW0–1Chris Micheles (3–1)Reid McLaughlin (5–1)Stevie Emenuels (2)38724–10
April 19at WashingtonHusky BallparkP12+ UW7–3Easton Walker (5–0)Josh Burgmann (3–3)None55425–10
April 20at WashingtonHusky BallparkP12+ UW4–0Justin Sterner (7–3)Chris Micheles (3–2)Reid McLaughlin (3)74426–10
April 25at Pacific*#29 Klein Family Field TheW.tv11–7 (10)Mitch McIntyre (3–1)Nic Swanson (1–1)None23827–1011–5
April 26at Pacific*#29Klein Family FieldTheW.tv12–1Easton Walker (6–0)Hayden Pearce (2–1)None36528–1012–5
April 27at Pacific*#29Klein Family FieldTheW.tv5–0Justin Sterner (8–3)Ryan Shreve (4–4)None35229–1013–5
April 29at Cal#27 Evans Diamond P122–3Rogelio Reyes (4–1)Drew Zimmerman (1–2)Arman Sabouri (4)24429–11
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 2at Loyola Marymount*#27 George C. Page Stadium TheW.tv1–5Codie Pavia (4–2)Jordan Wood (4–2)Nick Frasso (6)38829–1213–6
May 3at Loyola Marymount*#27George C. Page StadiumTheW.tv8–5Jarod Lessar (3–1)Josh Agnew (4–4)Blake Inouye (2)58130–1214–6
May 4at Loyola Marymount*#27George C. Page StadiumTheW.tv10–3Blake Inouye (1–1)Matt Voelker (1–4)None47031–1215–6
May 6at San Diego State #30 Tony Gwynn Stadium 5–10Daniel Ritcheson (2–1)Jarod Lessar (3–2)None10131–13
May 9 San Francisco*#30Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.org20–3Jordan Wood (5–2)Riley Ornido (6–6)None1,55432–1316–6
May 10San Francisco*#30Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv1–9Scott Parker (7–3)Easton Walker (6–1)Alex Pham (6)3,18932–1416–7
May 11San Francisco*#30Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv17–9Blake Inouye (2–1)Julian Washburn (8–2)None2,33733–1417–7
May 14at Utah#30Smith's BallparkP1210–3Reid McLaughlin (6–1)Zac McCleve (1–5)None4,01134–14
May 16at Santa Clara*#30 Stephen Schott Stadium TheW.tv2–4Russell Grant II (3–4)Jordan Wood (5–3)Eric Lex (4)41534–1517–8
May 17at Santa Clara*#30Stephen Schott StadiumTheW.tv7–5Easton Walker (7–1)Holden Bernhardt (1–7)None53135–1518–8
May 18at Santa Clara*#30Stephen Schott StadiumTheW.tv2–1Reid McLaughlin (7–1)Eric Lex (0–1)None39536–1519–8
2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 23vs. Loyola Marymount*#30 Banner Island Ballpark TheW.tv
May 24#30Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games

Rivalries

BYU has two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. The Cougars will also participate in the Kleberg Bank College Classic.

Radio Information

For the second consecutive season BYU Baseball will be broadcast as part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network, and for the first time ever every BYU Baseball game will be broadcast on radio. Brent Norton returns to provide play-by-play for his 27th consecutive season, with Jason Shepherd or Greg Wrubell subbing in when Brent is unavailable. Tuckett Slade will provide analysis for most games, but a small selection of former players will also be used. Games will once again be carried on KOVO and BYU Radio. KOVO will have five exclusives (Gm. 1 Feb. 16, Mar. 8, Mar. 12, Mar. 23, and Apr. 6), BYU Radio's KUMT will have one exclusive (Feb. 21), and BYU Radio will carry three others exclusively across all their stations (Gm. 2 Feb. 16, Mar. 7, and Mar. 19). The Mar. 5 game will have hour one only on KOVO before BYU Radio JIP's the game at 7 PM MST. All other games will air on both KOVO and BYU Radio.

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