The 2018 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season . Mike Littlewood acts in his sixth season as head coach of the Cougars. The Cougars overcame all expectations in 2017 and claimed a tri-team championship in the regular season. Afterwards the Cougars won the West Coast Conference tournament for the first time in their history, claiming the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament , the Cougars first tournament berth since 2002.[2] The Cougars were placed in the Stanford Regional where they would go 1–2. The Cougars finished the season 38–21. For 2018 BYU was picked to finish first in the WCC Pre-season rankings.[3]
2018 Roster
2018 BYU Cougars roster [4]
Pitchers
6 Mitch McIntyre - Freshman
8 Rhett Parkinson - Senior
14 Blake Inouye - Junior
18 Justin Sterner - Freshman
21 Kenny Saenz - Junior
23 Hayden Rodgers - Senior
24 Drew Zimmerman - Freshman
26 Riley Gates - Senior
27 Alex Perron - Junior
32 Walker Sigman - Freshman
34 Jordan Wood - Junior
35 James Barker - Freshman
37 Ryan Brady - Freshman
41 Kendall Motes - Senior
42 Bo Burrup - Junior
43 Jake Suddreth - Sophomore
Infielders
2 Noah Hill - Junior
3 Brennon Anderson - Senior
4 Cam Richins - Sophomore
9 Paxton Larson - Sophomore
10 Daniel Schneemann - Junior
11 Mackay Jacobsen - Junior
12 Colton Kent - Freshman
13 Brian Hsu - Junior
16 Casey Jacobsen - Junior
19 Koby Kelton - Freshman
25 Nate Favero - Senior
Catchers
2 Noah Hill - Junior
11 Mackay Jacobsen - Junior
22 David Clawson - Sophomore
28 Dustin Thelander - Freshman
31 Cooper Hansen - Freshman
Outfielders
3 Brennon Anderson - Senior
5 Jarrett Perns - Junior
6 Mitch McIntyre - Freshman
7 Kyle Dean - Sophomore
17 Keaton Kringlen - Junior
19 Koby Kelton - Freshman
36 Jake Brown - Sophomore
44 Brock Hale - Junior
Schedule
2018 BYU Cougars Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
February 16
at CSUN
–
Matador Field
Big West TV
5–3
Jake Suddreth (1–0)
Matt Acosta (0–1)
Riley Gates (1)
512
1–0
–
February 17
at CSUN
–
Matador Field
Facebook
9–10
Hayden Shenefield (1–0)
Drew Zimmerman (0–1)
None
451
1–1
–
February 17
at CSUN
–
Matador Field
Facebook
6–5
Hayden Rogers (1–0)
Wesley Moore (0–1)
Riley Gates (2)
590
2–1
–
February 19
at CSUN
–
Matador Field
Big West TV
10–8
Bo Burrup (1–0)
Matt Acosta (0–2)
Drew Zimmerman (1)
276
3–1
–
February 22
at Hawai'i
–
Les Murakami Stadium
Facebook
2–3
Kyle Hatton (1–0)
Blake Inouye (0–1)
Dylan Thomas (3)
2,211
3–2
–
February 23
at Hawai'i
–
Les Murakami Stadium
Facebook
4–3 (10)
Riley Gates (1–0)
Colin Ashworth (0–1)
Jake Suddreth (1)
2,804
4–2
–
February 24
at Hawai'i
–
Les Murakami Stadium
Facebook
4–3
Hayden Rogers (2–0)
Neil Uskali (1–1)
Jake Suddreth (2)
2,757
5–2
–
February 24
at Hawai'i
–
Les Murakami Stadium
Facebook
3–8
Logan Pouelsen (1–0)
Kenny Saenz (0–1)
None
2,757
5–3
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
March 2
at #18 Auburn
–
Plainsman Park
SEC+
3–4
Casey Mize (3–0)
Jordan Wood (0–1)
Calvin Coker (2)
3,401
5–4
–
March 3
at #18 Auburn
–
Plainsman Park
Facebook
4–21
Daniel Davis (2–0)
Hayden Rogers (2–1)
None
4,021
5–5
–
March 3
at #18 Auburn
–
Plainsman Park
Facebook
5–9
Tanner Burns (2–0)
Kenny Saenz (0–2)
Cody Greenhill (2)
4,021
5–6
–
March 8
Omaha
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
8–1
Jordan Wood (1–1)
Grant Suponchick (1–1)
None
1,288
6–6
–
March 9
Omaha
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
13–3
Blake Inouye (1–1)
Joey Machado (0–3)
None
1,362
7–6
–
March 10
Omaha
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
6–4
Drew Zimmerman (1–1)
Jake Pennington (2–2)
Jake Suddreth (3)
1,731
8–6
–
March 13
Utah Valley
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
9–3
Kenny Saenz (1–2)
Marco Briones (0–1)
None
1,743
9–6
–
March 15/16
Loyola Marymount *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
4–7
Matt Voelker (1–1)
Blake Inouye (1–2)
None
1,652
9–7
0–1
March 16
Loyola Marymount*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
8–9 (12)
Josh Robbins (1–1)
Jake Suddreth (1–1)
None
1,652
9–8
0–2
March 17
Loyola Marymount*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
4–9
Nick Frasso (2–2)
Hayden Rogers (2–2)
None
1,110
9–9
0–3
March 20
Utah
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
7–6 (10)
Jake Suddreth (2–1)
Trenton Stolz (0–1)
None
1,902
10–9
–
March 22
Gonzaga *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
ESPNU
6–4
Jordan Wood (2–1)
Alex Jacob (1–3)
Drew Zimmerman (2)
955
11–9
1–3
March 23
Gonzaga*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
6–2
Hayden Rogers (3–2)
Daniel Bies (3–2)
None
1,587
12–9
2–3
March 24
Gonzaga*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
3–4
Casey Legumina (2–1)
Bo Burrup (1–1)
None
1,668
12–10
2–4
March 27
at Utah Valley
–
UCCU Ballpark
UVUtv WAC DN
14–2
Kendall Motes (1–0)
Paxton Schultz (1–2)
None
2,108
13–10
–
March 29
at Pepperdine *
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
TheW.tv
0–2
Wil Jensen (5–0)
Jordan Wood (2–2)
Jordan Qsar (2)
307
13–11
2–5
March 30
at Pepperdine*
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
TheW.tv
13–6
Hayden Rogers (4–2)
Christian Stotland (3–1)
Drew Zimmerman (3)
357
14–11
3–5
March 31
at Pepperdine*
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
TheW.tv
2–5
Jonathan Pendergast (1–4)
Blake Inouye (1–3)
Jordan Qsar (3)
413
14–12
3–6
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
April 3
at Utah
–
Smith's Ballpark
P12 MTN
3–4
Josh Lapiana (1–2)
Jake Suddreth (2–2)
Trenton Stoltz (2)
2,920
14–13
–
April 5
Santa Clara *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
2–1
Drew Zimmerman (2–1)
Eric Lex (2–4)
None
1,717
15–13
4–6
April 6
Santa Clara*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
6–4 (10)
Bo Burrup (2–1)
Michael Praszker (0–1)
None
1,821
16–13
5–6
April 6
Santa Clara*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
6–5
Rhett Parinkson (1–0)
Alex Waldsmith (0–4)
None
1,821
17–13
6–6
April 12
at Portland *
–
Joe Etzel Field
TheW.tv
3–4
Christian Peters (1–0)
Jordan Wood (2–3)
Connor Knutson (5)
242
17–14
6–7
April 13
at Portland*
–
Joe Etzel Field
TheW.tv
6–2
Hayden Rogers (5–2)
Eli Morse (2–5)
None
302
18–14
7–6
April 14
at Portland*
–
Joe Etzel Field
TheW.tv
6–8
Tate Budnick (2–1)
Justin Sterner (0–1)
Connor Knutson (6)
284
18–15
7–7
April 17
at Arizona
–
Hi Corbett Field
P12
1–6
Juan Aguilera (5–0)
Jordan Wood (2–4)
None
2,471
18–16
–
April 24
Utah
–
Larry H. Miller Field
KBYU
4–8
Spencer Kevin Johnson (1–0)
Rhett Parkinson (1–1)
None
2,605
18–17
–
April 26
San Diego *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
9–1
Jordan Wood (3–4)
Anthony Donatella (2–4)
None
1,365
19–17
8–7
April 27
San Diego*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
6–11
Paul Richan (3–4)
Hayden Rogers (5–3)
None
2,035
19–18
8–8
April 28
San Diego*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
5–9
Chris Murphy (5–4)
Blake Inouye (1–4)
None
2,367
19–19
8–9
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
May 1
at Cal
–
Evans Diamond
P12
0–1
Tanner Dodson (2–0)
Bo Burrup (2–2)
None
353
19–20
–
May 3
at Saint Mary's *
–
Louis Guisto Field
TheW.tv
1–2
Ty Madrigal (2–1)
Blake Inouye (1–5)
None
108
19–21
8–10
May 4
at Saint Mary's*
–
Louis Guisto Field
TheW.tv
3–7
Ken Waldichuk (8–2)
Hayden Rogers (5–4)
Andrew Hansen (1)
215
19–22
8–11
May 5
at Saint Mary's*
–
Louis Guisto Field
TheW.tv
1–10
Nick Frank (5–4)
Drew Zimmerman (2–2)
None
449
19–23
8–12
May 8
at Utah
–
Smith's Ballpark
P12 MTN
3–6
–
May 10
at San Francisco *
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
TheW.tv
9–2
–
–
May 11
at San Francisco*
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
TheW.tv
9–7
–
May 12
at San Francisco*
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
TheW.tv
2–6
–
May 15
at Stanford
–
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
P12+ STAN
1–5
–
–
May 17
Pacific *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
3–1
–
May 18
Pacific*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
3–9
–
May 19
Pacific*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
5–6
–
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.
Radio Information
BYU Baseball broadcasts were officially made part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network broadcast package for the 2018 season. BYU Radio and KOVO will serve as the flagship station with each station carrying most of the games and some exclusives (KOVO has exclusives on Feb 24 (Gm 1), Mar 3, Mar 17, & Mar 31; BYU Radio has exclusives on Mar 8, 9, & 16). Brent Norton returns to provide play-by-play for his 26th consecutive season. Tuckett Slade will provide analysis for most games, but a small selection of former players will also be used.
TV Announcers
Feb 16: Ross Porter
Feb 17 (DH): Tuckett Slade
Feb 19: Ross Porter
Feb 22: Tuckett Slade
Feb 23: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Feb 24 (Gm 1): Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Feb 24 (Gm 2): Tuckett Slade
Mar 2: Brad Law & Mark Fuller
Mar 3 (DH): Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 8: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 9: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 10: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar. 13: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar. 15: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar. 16: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar. 17: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar. 20: Jarom Jordan , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar. 22: Roxy Bernstein & Wes Clements
Mar. 23: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar. 24: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar. 27: Jordan Bianucci & Ryan Pickens
Mar. 29: Al Epstein
Mar. 30: Sam Farber , Keith Ramsey , & Sammy O'Brien
Mar. 31: Al Epstein
Apr. 3: Daron Sutton & Ben Francisco
Apr. 5: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Apr. 6 (Gm 1): Brent Norton & Jeff Bills
Apr. 6 (Gm 2): Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Apr. 12: No commentary
Apr. 13: No commentary
Apr. 14: No commentary
Apr. 17: Daron Sutton & Ben Francisco
Apr. 24: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Apr. 26: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Apr. 27: Robbie Bullough & Marc Oslund
Apr. 28: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
May 1: Ted Robinson & J.T. Snow
May 3: Alex Jensen & Austin Lonestar
May 4: George Devine & Alex Jensen
May 5: Dean Burner
May 8: Thad Anderson & Kevin Stocker
May 10: Cheyene Inman
May 11: Pat Olsen
May 12:
May 15: Kevin Danna & Tim Swartz
May 17:
May 18:
May 19:
References
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics