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.[2] 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.[3] The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the WCC Pre-season poll.[4]
2019 Roster
2019 BYU Cougars roster [5]
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 - 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[6]
Regular Season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
February 15
vs. Northwestern
–
Sloan Park
Facebook
4–3 (10)
Jarod Lessar (1–0)
Josh Levy (0–1)
None
333
1–0
–
February 16
vs. Northwestern
–
Sloan Park
Facebook
2–3
Sam Lawrence (1–0)
Justin Sterner (0–1)
None
333
1–1
–
February 16
vs. Northwestern
–
Sloan Park
Facebook
11–2
Drew Zimmerman (1–0)
Ryan Bader (0–1)
None
333
2–1
–
February 18
vs. Cal
–
Tempe Diablo Stadium
Facebook
6–10
Jack Delmore (1–0)
Ben Weese (0–1)
Sean Sullivan (1)
N/A
2–2
–
February 21
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
–
Whataburger Field
Team 1 Sports
6–2
Reid McLaughlin (1–0)
Cody LeCompte (0–1)
None
625
3–2
–
February 22
vs. Ohio State
–
Whataburger Field
Team 1 Sports
5–1
Jordan Wood (1–0)
Seth Lonsway (1–1)
None
309
4–2
–
February 23
vs. Oral Roberts
–
Whataburger Field
Team 1 Sports
8–3
Justin Sterner (1–1)
Landon Odom (0–1)
None
1,375
5–2
–
February 28
at Lamar
–
Vincent-Beck Stadium
Facebook
4–2 (10)
Reid McLaughlin (2–0)
Ryan Erickson (0–1)
Drew Zimmerman (1)
417
6–2
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
March 1
at Lamar
–
Vincent-Beck Stadium
Facebook
1–3
Jason Blanchard (2–1)
Jarod Lessar (1–1)
AJ Ozorio-Brace (1)
1,091
6–3
–
March 2
at Lamar
–
Vincent-Beck Stadium
Facebook
4–0
Justin Sterner (2–1)
Noah Sills (0–1)
None
712
7–3
–
March 5
Utah Valley
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
5–1
Reid McLaughlin (3–0)
Spenser Triplett (0–1)
None
958
8–3
–
March 7
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
11–8
Jordan Wood (2–0)
Jared Reklaitis (1–3)
None
985
9–3
–
March 8
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
14–6 (5)
Jarod Lessar (2–1)
Elijah Goodman (0–1)
None
643
10–3
–
March 8
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
Cancelled- Snow
March 9
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
5–3
Justin Sterner (3–1)
Mike Edwards (2–1)
Reid McLaughlin (1)
989
11–3
–
March 12
Niagara
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
11–5
Mitch McIntyre (1–0)
Jackson Jones (0–1)
None
247
12–3
–
March 14
Gonzaga *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
2–4 (11)
Alek Jacob (2–2)
Blake Inouye (0–1)
None
913
12–4
0–1
March 15
Gonzaga*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
7–4
Easton Walker (1–0)
Justin Blatner (1–2)
Drew Zimmerman (2)
965
13–4
1–1
March 16
Gonzaga*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
2–4
Mac Lardner (1–3)
Justin Sterner (3–2)
Alek Jacob (5)
1,447
13–5
1–2
March 19
at Utah Valley
–
UCCU Ballpark
WAC DN
14–13 (10)
Mitch McIntyre (2–0)
Jesse Schmit (2–2)
None
1,068
14–5
–
March 21
Portland *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
10–1
Jordan Wood (3–0)
Kevin Baker (0–2)
None
872
15–5
2–2
March 22
Portland*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
Stadium on Livestream
3–1
Easton Walker (2–0)
Eli Morse (2–2)
Drew Zimmerman (3)
867
16–5
3–2
March 23
Portland*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
11–1
Justin Sterner (4–2)
Nate Packard (2–1)
None
1,343
17–5
4–2
March 26
Oregon
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
7–3
Reid McLaughlin (4–0)
Nico Tellache (3–2)
None
1,594
18–5
–
March 28
Saint Mary's *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
10–6
Jordan Wood (4–0)
Kevin Milam (3–3)
Reid McLaughlin (2)
1,358
19–5
5–2
March 29
Saint Mary's*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
11–0
Easton Walker (3–0)
Ken Waldichuk (3–2)
None
789
20–5
6–2
March 30
Saint Mary's*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
5–3
Justin Sterner (5–2)
Carlos Lomeli (4–2)
None
1,532
21–5
7–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
April 2
at Utah
#24
Smith's Ballpark
P12
6–8
Jacob Rebar (1–0)
Drew Zimmerman (1–1)
Zac McCleve (1)
1,814
21–6
–
April 4
at San Diego *
#24
Fowler Park
TheW.tv
5–15
Chris Murphy (4–1)
Jordan Wood (4–1)
None
592
21–7
7–3
April 5
at San Diego*
#24
Fowler Park
TheW.tv
5–6 (10)
Grady Miller (3–2)
Mitch McIntyre (2–1)
None
625
21–8
7–4
April 6
at San Diego*
#24
Fowler Park
TheW.tv
17–4
Justin Sterner (6–2)
Jack Dolak (3–3)
Blake Inouye (1)
385
22–8
8–4
April 9
Utah
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
Cancelled- Rain
April 11
Pepperdine *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
13–7
Reid McLaughlin (5–0)
Christian Stoutland (1–3)
None
991
23–8
9–4
April 12
Pepperdine*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
TheW.tv
4–2
Easton Walker (4–0)
Easton Lucas (3–3)
Drew Zimmerman (4)
2,470
24–8
10–4
April 13
Pepperdine*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
0–7
Jonathan Pendergast (4–2)
Justin Sterner (6–3)
None
1,612
24–9
10–5
April 18
at Washington
–
Husky Ballpark
P12+ UW
0–1
Chris Micheles (3–1)
Reid McLaughlin (5–1)
Stevie Emenuels (2)
387
24–10
–
April 19
at Washington
–
Husky Ballpark
P12+ UW
7–3
Easton Walker (5–0)
Josh Burgmann (3–3)
None
554
25–10
–
April 20
at Washington
–
Husky Ballpark
P12+ UW
4–0
Justin Sterner (7–3)
Chris Micheles (3–2)
Reid McLaughlin (3)
744
26–10
–
April 25
at Pacific *
#29
Klein Family Field
TheW.tv
11–7 (10)
Mitch McIntyre (3–1)
Nic Swanson (1–1)
None
238
27–10
11–5
April 26
at Pacific*
#29
Klein Family Field
TheW.tv
12–1
Easton Walker (6–0)
Hayden Pearce (2–1)
None
365
28–10
12–5
April 27
at Pacific*
#29
Klein Family Field
TheW.tv
5–0
Justin Sterner (8–3)
Ryan Shreve (4–4)
None
352
29–10
13–5
April 29
at Cal
#27
Evans Diamond
P12
2–3
Rogelio Reyes (4–1)
Drew Zimmerman (1–2)
Arman Sabouri (4)
244
29–11
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
May 2
at Loyola Marymount *
#27
George C. Page Stadium
TheW.tv
1–5
Codie Pavia (4–2)
Jordan Wood (4–2)
Nick Frasso (6)
388
29–12
13–6
May 3
at Loyola Marymount*
#27
George C. Page Stadium
TheW.tv
8–5
Jarod Lessar (3–1)
Josh Agnew (4–4)
Blake Inouye (2)
581
30–12
14–6
May 4
at Loyola Marymount*
#27
George C. Page Stadium
TheW.tv
10–3
Blake Inouye (1–1)
Matt Voelker (1–4)
None
470
31–12
15–6
May 6
at San Diego State
#30
Tony Gwynn Stadium
5–10
Daniel Ritcheson (2–1)
Jarod Lessar (3–2)
None
101
31–13
–
May 9
San Francisco *
#30
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
20–3
Jordan Wood (5–2)
Riley Ornido (6–6)
None
1,554
32–13
16–6
May 10
San Francisco*
#30
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
1–9
Scott Parker (7–3)
Easton Walker (6–1)
Alex Pham (6)
3,189
32–14
16–7
May 11
San Francisco*
#30
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
17–9
Blake Inouye (2–1)
Julian Washburn (8–2)
None
2,337
33–14
17–7
May 14
at Utah
#30
Smith's Ballpark
P12
10–3
Reid McLaughlin (6–1)
Zac McCleve (1–5)
None
4,011
34–14
–
May 16
at Santa Clara *
#30
Stephen Schott Stadium
TheW.tv
2–4
Russell Grant II (3–4)
Jordan Wood (5–3)
Eric Lex (4)
415
34–15
17–8
May 17
at Santa Clara*
#30
Stephen Schott Stadium
TheW.tv
7–5
Easton Walker (7–1)
Holden Bernhardt (1–7)
None
531
35–15
18–8
May 18
at Santa Clara*
#30
Stephen Schott Stadium
TheW.tv
2–1
Reid McLaughlin (7–1)
Eric Lex (0–1)
None
395
36–15
19–8
2019 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
WCC Record
May 23
vs. Loyola Marymount*
#30
Banner Island Ballpark
TheW.tv
–
May 24
#30
Banner Island Ballpark
TheW.tv
–
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball . Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games
The BYU/Gonzaga series was originally scheduled to take place in Spokane, but it was moved to Provo due to the weather.
The BYU/San Diego State game was originally scheduled to take place at Lake Elsinore Diamond but was moved to Tony Gwynn Stadium.
After splitting the series with Utah, BYU was awarded the Deseret First Duel trophy via run differential.
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.
TV Announcers
Feb 15: Jason Shepherd [permanent dead link ] & Tuckett Slade
Feb 16 (1): Jason Shepherd & Tuckett Slade
Feb 16 (2): Jason Shepherd & Mason Marshall
Feb 18: Jason Shepherd & Tuckett Slade
Feb 21: Chad Keys
Feb 22: Chad Keys
Feb 23: Chad Keys
Feb 26: Harold Mann
Mar 1: Harold Mann
Mar 2: No commentary
Mar 5: Jason Shepherd & Tuckett Slade
Mar 7: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
Mar 8: Jason Shepherd & Tuckett Slade
Mar 9: Jason Shepherd & Tuckett Slade
Mar 12: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 14: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 15: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 16: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 19: Jordan Bianucci & Ryan Pickens
Mar 21: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 22: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 23: Jarom Jordan & Gary Sheide
Mar 26: Spencer Linton [permanent dead link ] , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar 28: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Mar 29: Brent Norton & Tuckett Slade
Mar 30: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Apr 2: J.B. Long & Javy López
Apr 4: Jack Murray & John "JC" Cunningham
Apr 5: Steve Quis , Alex Jensen , & Sammy O'Brien
Apr 6: Jack Murray & John Cunningham
Apr 11: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Apr 12: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
Apr 13: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Apr 18: Bill Abelson
Apr 19: Bill Abelson
Apr 20: Bill Abelson
Apr 25: Ben Ross
Apr 26: Jeff Dominick
Apr 27: Jeff Dominick
Apr 29: Roxy Bernstein & Dean Stotz
May 2: Chris Turkmany
May 3: Sam Farber , Keith Benjamin , & Sammy O'Brien
May 4: Chris Turkmany & Jim Collins
May 9: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
May 10: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
May 11: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
May 14: J.B. Long & Dean Stotz
May 16: David Gentile
May 17: David Gentile
May 18: David Gentile
May 23: Steve Quis , Alex Jensen , & Sammy O'Brien
May 24: Steve Quis , Alex Jensen , & Sammy O'Brien
References
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics