# 2023 BYU Cougars baseball team

The 2023 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. Trent Pratt acted as the new head coach of the BYU Cougars baseball team after taking over the interim duties the prior season.
The Cougars were competing as members of the WCC for the final season, as they later joined the Big 12 Conference for 2024. The Cougars enter the 2023 WCC season picked to finish third. They return 21 players from 2022.

## Schedule

2023 BYU Cougars game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 17at Louisiana Tech–J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkCUSA TV10–1Jack Sterner (1–0)Jonathan Fincher (0–1)None2,2041–0–
February 18at Louisiana Tech–J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkCUSA TV6–8Landon Tomkins (1–0)Patton Gubler (0–1)None1,9171–1–
February 18at Louisiana Tech–J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkCUSA TV8–2Cutter Clawson (1–0)Rawley Hector (0–1)None1,9172–1–
February 20at Louisiana Tech–J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkCUSA TV2–10Ethan Bates (1–0)Carter Smith (0–1)None1,7482–2–
February 22at Louisiana–M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkNone3–4Blake Marshall (1–0)Jake Porter (0–1)None3,8962–3–
February 23at Louisiana–M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkESPN+0–11Tommy Ray (1–0)Jack Sterner (1–1)None3,7712–4–
February 24at Louisiana–M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkNone1–2Blake Marshall (2–0)Mason Olson (0–1)None4,0982–5–
February 25at Louisiana–M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkESPN+10–11Cooper Rawls (2–0)Jake Porter (0–2)Carson Fluno (1)4,1392–6–
February 28at Utah Valley–UCCU BallparkWAC DNCancelled- Snowstorm :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 2Omaha–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org12–11 $^{(10)}$Sam Beck (1–0)Rans Sanders (0–1)None8543–6–
March 3Omaha–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org8–4Bryce Robison (1–0)Luke Gainer (0–2)None9554–6–
March 4Omaha–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org4–16Charlie Bell (1–1)Cutter Clawson (1–1)None1,2064–7–
March 7at Utah Tech–Bruce Hurst FieldWAC DN9–10Britton Porter (2–1)Jake Porter (0–3)None1,0084–8–
March 9at Creighton–Charles Schwab Field OmahaFloBaseballCancelled- Snowstorm
March 10vs. Creighton–Hoglund BallparkFloBaseball6–8Tommy Steier (2–0)Sam Beck (1–1)Paul Bergstrom (1)754–9–
March 11vs. Creighton–Hoglund BallparkFloBaseball5–15 $^{(7)}$Anthony Watts (1–1)Bryce Robison (1–1)None754–10–
March 14Utah–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org7–0Mason Olson (1–1)TJ Clarkson (1–1)None1,3115–10–
March 16at Loyola Marymount*–George C. Page StadiumSCS Pacific2–12Diego Barrera (2–1)Jack Sterner (1–2)None2585–110–1
March 17at Loyola Marymount*–George C. Page StadiumWCC Net8–0Bryce Robison (2–1)Zach Kirby (0–3)None2636–111–1
March 18at Loyola Marymount*–George C. Page StadiumWCC Net9–10Jimmy Galacia (1–1)Jake Porter (0–4)None3376–121–2
March 21Utah Valley–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org15–7Peyton Cole (1–0)Davis Spencer (1–1)None1,0767–12–
March 23Saint Mary's*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv8–11Ryan Wiltse (1–5)Jake Porter (0–5)John Damozonio (2)5817–131–3
March 25Saint Mary's*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org4–6Adam Enyart (2–0)Cutter Clawsen (1–2)Riley Lamb (1)6767–141–4
March 25Saint Mary's–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org4–3Jake Porter (1–5)Ryan Taurek (0–1)None6768–142–4
March 28at Utah Valley–UCCU BallparkESPN+8–9Colton Kennedy (2–0)Sam Beck (1–2)None9878–15–
March 30at Gonzaga*–Patterson Baseball ComplexSCS Pacific1–5Owen Wild (2–3)Mason Olson (1–2)Bradley Mullan (1)5038–162–5
March 31at Gonzaga*–Patterson Baseball ComplexWCC Net6–5Bryce Robison (3–1)Jack Moffitt (0–1)Boston Mabeus (1)4199–163–5 :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
April 1at Gonzaga*–Patterson Baseball ComplexSWX SCS Atlantic2–8Nate Deschryver (3–2)Ben Hansen (0–1)Ty Buckner (1)N/A9–173–6
April 3at Washington State–Bailey–Brayton FieldP121–6McKabe Cottrell (1–0)Carter Smith (0–2)None1,3209–18–
April 6San Francisco*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org6–2Mason Olson (2–2)Ryan Yerby (0–2)None1,31510–184–6
April 7San Francisco*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv5–15Jesse Barron (3–1)Bryce Robison (3–2)None1,91710–194–7
April 8San Francisco*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org15–6Carter Smith (1–2)Adam Shew (3–3)None2,21011–195–7
April 11Utah Tech–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org8–5Peyton Cole (2–0)Ryan Hardman (0–6)Boston Mabeus (2)1,70212–19–
April 13at Santa Clara*–Stephen Schott StadiumSCS Central6–11Blake Hammond (3–1)Mason Olson (2–3)None30012–205–8
April 14at Santa Clara*–Stephen Schott StadiumSCS Central13–8Bryce Robison (4–2)Nick Sando (1–2)Cutter Clawson (1)34313–206–8
April 15at Santa Clara*–Stephen Schott StadiumSCS Central5–4Jake Porter (2–5)Skylar Hales (3–3)Boston Mabeus (3)41514–207–8
April 18Utah–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org14–29Bransen Kuehl (1–0)Jameson Ferraro (0–1)None2,10614–21–
April 20UNCG–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv14–8Mason Olson (3–3)Jay Miller (1–6)None96815–21–
April 21UNCG–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org19–8 $^{(7)}$Bryce Robison (5–2)Luke Thomas (2–4)None1,53916–21–
April 22UNCG–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv13–11Carter Smith (2–2)Matt Kemp (4–3)Boston Mabeus (4)1,48817–21–
April 27Portland*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org9–8 $^{(10)}$Boston Mabeus (1–0)Ryan Rembisz (0–1)None1,87918–218–8
April 28Portland–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv10–12Brock Gillis (3–2)Jake Porter (2–6)None2,26618–228–9
April 29Portland–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv8–22Nick Brink (3–0)Ben Hansen (0–2)None2,37718–238–10 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 2at UC San Diego–Triton BallparkESPN+0–3Ethan Holt (4–1)Carter Foss (0–1)Ryan Rissas (5)22618–24–
May 4at San Diego*–Fowler ParkSCS Atlantic10–6Mason Olson (4–3)Garrett Rennie (1–3)None53819–249–10
May 5at San Diego*–Fowler ParkSCS Atlantic4–8Ivran Romero (2–4)Bryce Robison (5–3)None57319–259–11
May 6at San Diego*–Fowler ParkWCC Net1–5Austin Smith (4–1)Ben Hansen (0–3)Conner Thurman (2)52119–269–12
May 9at Utah–Smith's BallparkP1213–7Cutter Clawson (2–2)Micah Ashman (1–3)None2,52920–26–
May 11at Pacific*–Klein Family FieldSCS Pacific11–8 $^{(13)}$Boston Mabeus (2–0)Tyler Stout (3–3)None48321–2610–12
May 12at Pacific*–Klein Family FieldSCS Pacific9–2Bryce Robison (6–3)Caden Casagrande (0–2)None28322–2611–12
May 13at Pacific*–Klein Family FieldSCS Pacific5–11Tyler Stout (4–3)Ben Hansen (0–4)None28022–2711–13
May 18Pepperdine*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org13–7Mason Olson (5–3)Shane Telfer (4–5)None2,10823–2712–13
May 19Pepperdine*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv17–9Bryce Robison (7–3)Bobby Christy (1–1)None3,05324–2713–13
May 20Pepperdine*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv6–19Nick Bonn (5–1)Ben Hansen (0–5)None2,77524–2813–14 :
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. Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) also plays the Cougars for a third consecutive season.

## Radio Information

BYU Baseball was once again broadcast as part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network. BYU Radio 107.9 KUMT served as the flagship station. However, due to conflicts Game 2 on February 18 (Louisiana Tech) and April 1 (Gonzaga) were byuradio.org and the BYU Radio App exclusives. Jason Shepherd and Greg Wrubell once again rotated providing play-by-play.

## TV Announcers

* Louisiana Tech: Dave Nitz
* Louisiana Tech DH: Dave Nitz
* Louisiana Tech: Dave Nitz
* Louisiana: Dan McDonald & Brennan Breaux
* Louisiana: Dan McDonald & Brennan Breaux
* Omaha: Jason Shepherd
* Omaha: Jason Shepherd
* Omaha: Jason Shepherd
* Utah Tech: No commentary
* Creighton: No commentary
* Creighton: No commentary
* Utah: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Loyola Marymount: Ghizal Hasan
* Loyola Marymount: Ghizal Hasan
* Loyola Marymount: Ghizal Hasan
* Utah Valley: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
* Saint Mary's: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Saint Mary's: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Saint Mary's: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Utah Valley: Jordan Bianucci & Brice Larson
* Gonzaga: Greg Talbott & Jack Krauel
* Gonzaga: Greg Talbott & Billy Moon
* Gonzaga: Larry Weir & Billy Moon
* Washington State: Trevor Williams
* San Francisco: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* San Francisco: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* San Francisco: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Utah Tech: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Santa Clara: Kevin Danna
* Santa Clara: Kevin Danna
* Santa Clara: No commentary
* Utah: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* UNCG: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* UNCG: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* UNCG: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Portland: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Portland: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Portland: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* UC San Diego: Ted Mendenhall
* San Diego: Jack Cronin
* San Diego: Jack Cronin
* San Diego: Jack Cronin
* Utah: Thad Anderson & Bill Kinneberg
* Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
* Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
* Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
* Pepperdine: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Pepperdine: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Pepperdine: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd