# 2019 BYU Cougars baseball team

The 2019 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acted 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. 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. The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the WCC Pre-season poll.

## Schedule

2019 BYU Cougars Game Log :
Regular Season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 15vs. Northwestern–Sloan ParkFacebook4–3 (10)Jarod Lessar (1–0)Josh Levy (0–1)None3331–0–
February 16vs. Northwestern–Sloan ParkFacebook2–3Sam Lawrence (1–0)Justin Sterner (0–1)None3331–1–
February 16vs. Northwestern–Sloan ParkFacebook11–2Drew Zimmerman (1–0)Ryan Bader (0–1)None3332–1–
February 18vs. Cal–Tempe Diablo StadiumFacebook6–10Jack Delmore (1–0)Ben Weese (0–1)Sean Sullivan (1)N/A2–2–
February 21at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi–Whataburger FieldTeam 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 StadiumFacebook4–2 (10)Reid McLaughlin (2–0)Ryan Erickson (0–1)Drew Zimmerman (1)4176–2– :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 1at Lamar–Vincent-Beck StadiumFacebook1–3Jason Blanchard (2–1)Jarod Lessar (1–1)AJ Ozorio-Brace (1)1,0916–3–
March 2at Lamar–Vincent-Beck StadiumFacebook4–0Justin Sterner (2–1)Noah Sills (0–1)None7127–3–
March 5Utah Valley–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv5–1Reid McLaughlin (3–0)Spenser Triplett (0–1)None9588–3–
March 7Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv11–8Jordan Wood (2–0)Jared Reklaitis (1–3)None9859–3–
March 8Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv14–6 (5)Jarod Lessar (2–1)Elijah Goodman (0–1)None64310–3–
March 8Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tvCancelled- Snow
March 9Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv5–3Justin Sterner (3–1)Mike Edwards (2–1)Reid McLaughlin (1)98911–3–
March 12Niagara–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv11–5Mitch McIntyre (1–0)Jackson Jones (0–1)None24712–3–
March 14Gonzaga*–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 BallparkWAC DN14–13 (10)Mitch McIntyre (2–0)Jesse Schmit (2–2)None1,06814–5–
March 21Portland*–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv10–1Jordan Wood (3–0)Kevin Baker (0–2)None87215–52–2
March 22Portland*–Larry H. Miller FieldStadium on Livestream3–1Easton Walker (2–0)Eli Morse (2–2)Drew Zimmerman (3)86716–53–2
March 23Portland*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv11–1Justin Sterner (4–2)Nate Packard (2–1)None1,34317–54–2
March 26Oregon–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.org7–3Reid McLaughlin (4–0)Nico Tellache (3–2)None1,59418–5–
March 28Saint 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#24Smith's BallparkP126–8Jacob Rebar (1–0)Drew Zimmerman (1–1)Zac McCleve (1)1,81421–6–
April 4at San Diego*#24Fowler ParkTheW.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 9Utah–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv.orgCancelled- Rain
April 11Pepperdine*–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 BallparkP12+ UW0–1Chris Micheles (3–1)Reid McLaughlin (5–1)Stevie Emenuels (2)38724–10–
April 19at Washington–Husky BallparkP12+ UW7–3Easton Walker (5–0)Josh Burgmann (3–3)None55425–10–
April 20at Washington–Husky BallparkP12+ UW4–0Justin Sterner (7–3)Chris Micheles (3–2)Reid McLaughlin (3)74426–10–
April 25at Pacific*#29Klein Family FieldTheW.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#27Evans DiamondP122–3Rogelio Reyes (4–1)Drew Zimmerman (1–2)Arman Sabouri (4)24429–11– :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 2at Loyola Marymount*#27George C. Page StadiumTheW.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#30Tony Gwynn Stadium5–10Daniel Ritcheson (2–1)Jarod Lessar (3–2)None10131–13–
May 9San 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*#30Stephen Schott StadiumTheW.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*#30Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv–
May 24#30Banner Island BallparkTheW.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 & 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, 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