# 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team

The 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acted in his fifth season as head coach of the Cougars. BYU was picked to finish fourth in the WCC Pre-season rankings. The Cougars overcame expectations to claim 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. The Cougars were placed in the Stanford Regional, where they went 1–2. The Cougars finished the season 38–21.

## Schedule

2017 BYU Cougars Game Log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 17at #21 Georgia Tech–Russ Chandler StadiumACC Extra3–5X. Curry (1–0)Maverik Buffo (0–1)Z. Ryan (1)1,6600–1–
February 18at Kennesaw State–Stillwell StadiumEversport13–4Brady Corless (1–0)A. Moore (0–1)None7421–1–
February 20at Georgia State–Georgia State Baseball ComplexFacebook2–3 (10)L. Barnette (1–0)Riley Gates (0–1)None3151–2–
February 23vs. Northern Colorado–Billy Hebert FieldFacebook6–0Maverik Buffo (1–1)C. Carroll (0–1)None1272–2–
February 23vs. San Jose State–Billy Hebert FieldFacebook2–3 (13)J. Goldberg (1–0)Mason Marshall (0–1)None1312–3–
February 24vs. Northern Colorado–Billy Hebert FieldFacebook10–9 (10)Riley Gates (1–1)B. Minnick (1–1)None1413–3–
February 25vs. San Jose State–Billy Hebert FieldFacebook2–4J. Banger (1–0)Bo Burrup (0–1)J. Goldberg1993–4– :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 2at CSU Bakersfield–Hardt FieldYouTube4–5M. Carter (2–0)Maverik Buffo (1–2)Dewsnap6533–5–
March 3at CSU Bakersfield–Hardt FieldYouTube10–2Brady Corless (2–0)Mahlik Jones (1–1)None7774–5–
March 4at CSU Bakersfield–Hardt FieldYouTube5–7Moten (2–1)Kendall Motes (0–1)None6404–6–
March 9UCSB–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv8–10N. Davis (3–1)Maverik Buffo (1–3)A. Garcia1,4474–7–
March 10UCSB–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv7–6Aaron Cross (1–0)S. Barry (0–1)None2,7475–7–
March 10UCSB–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv17–3Hayden Rogers (1–0)C. Clements (0–3)None2,7476–7–
March 11UCSB–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv14–8Bo Burrup (1–1)S. Ledesma (0–2)Aaron Cross (1)1,9977–7–
March 14New Mexico State–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv6–8Mattew McHugh (2–1)Mason Marshall (0–2)Ruger Rodriguez1,1667–8–
March 16UConn–Larry H. Miller FieldFacebook7–6Maverik Buffo (2–3)R. Radue (0–2)Aaron Cross (2)1,0998–8–
March 17UConn–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv7–8J. Russell (1–0)Aaron Cross (1–1)None1,5388–9–
March 18UConn–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv10–9Jordan Wood (1–0)D. Rajkowski (0–1)None1,6229–9–
March 23at Loyola Marymount*–George C. Page StadiumTheW.tv5–3Maverik Buffo (3–3)B. Redman (2–4)Keaton Cenatiempo (1)17510–91–0
March 24at Loyola Marymount*–George C. Page StadiumTheW.tv5–9B. Arriaga (3–0)Bo Burrup (1–2)H. Simon23710–101–1
March 25at Loyola Marymount*–George C. Page StadiumTheW.tv0–2C. Abbott (4–1)Hayden Rogers (1–1)None38610–111–2
March 28at Utah–Smith's BallparkP12 MTN11–6Mason Marshall (1–2)J. Rebar (2–4)Keaton Cenatiempo (2)2,66611–11–
March 30Saint Mary's*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv7–6Riley Gates (2–1)A. Hansen (0–1)Keaton Cenatiempo (3)73112–112–2
March 31Saint Mary's*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv6–2Brady Corless (3–0)J. Valdez (3–2)None1,14713–113–2 :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
April 1Saint Mary's*–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv14–1Hayden Rogers (2–1)J. York (3–2)None1,01614–114–2
April 3Oregon–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv6–9C. Zwetsch (1–2)Aaron Cross (1–2)K. Yovan1,84514–12–
April 6at Pacific*–Klein Family FieldTheW.tv6–0Maverik Buffo (4–3)Shreve (1–3)None14915–125–2
April 7at Pacific*–Klein Family FieldTheW.tv12–1Brady Corless (4–0)W. Lyndon (3–3)Mason Marshall (1)39316–126–2
April 8at Pacific*–Klein Family FieldTheW.tv5–2Hayden Rogers (3–1)R. Reynoso (3–4)Keaton Cenatiempo (4)39317–127–2
April 11at Utah Valley–Brent Brown BallparkWAC DN8–3Jordan Wood (2–0)O. Sebek (0–2)None3,89218–12–
April 13Pepperdine*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv7–11R. Wilson (2–3)Maverik Buffo (4–4)M. Mahony2,05818–137–3
April 14Pepperdine*–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv7–2Brady Corless (5–0)J. Pendergast (4–3)None2,38619–138–3
April 15Pepperdine*–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv9–4Hayden Rogers (4–1)W. Jensen (2–4)Riley Gates (1)2,12620–139–3
April 18at Utah–Smith's BallparkP12 MTNCancelled- inclement weather
April 20at #19 San Diego*–Fowler ParkTheW.tv3–6Nick Sprengel (7–1)Maverik Buffo (4–5)Troy Conyers (10)54620–149–4
April 21at #19 San Diego*–Fowler ParkTheW.tv9–8 (10)Riley Gates (3–1)C. Burdick (2–2)None1,09921–1410–4
April 22at #19 San Diego*–Fowler ParkTheW.tv12–8Jordan Wood (3–0)P. Richan (4–1)None43622–1411–4
April 27San Francisco*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv19–6Maverik Buffo (5–5)G. Goodman (3–4)None1,24723–1412–4
April 28San Francisco*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv8–5Bo Burrup (2–2)B. Jenkins (0–3)Riley Gates (2)1,18824–1413–4
April 29San Francisco*–Larry H. Miller FieldTheW.tv11–5Hayden Rogers (5–1)D. Slominski (3–5)None2,11525–1414–4 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 2at Utah Valley#22Brent Brown BallparkWAC DN23–4Jordan Wood (4–0)E. Olguin (2–3)None4,61926–14–
May 4at Santa Clara*#22Stephen Schott StadiumTheW.tv9–3Maverik Buffo (6–5)G. Nechak (1–6)None15527–1415–4
May 5at Santa Clara*#22Stephen Schott StadiumTheW.tv13–7Mason Marshall (1–0)E. Lex (3–7)None18828–1416–4
May 6at Santa Clara*#22Stephen Schott StadiumTheW.tv8–4Hayden Rogers (6–1)J. Steffens (3–6)None18829–1417–4
May 9Utah#18Larry H. Miller FieldKBYU6–7 (13)T. Thomas (2–0)Kendall Motes (0–1)R. Ottesen2,39229–15–
May 11Portland*#18Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv23–19Mason Marshall (3–2)C. Richman (0–1)None1,56730–1518–4
May 12Portland*#18Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv11–3Brady Corless (6–0)G. Miller (1–8)None2,15831–1519–4
May 13Portland*#18Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv16–3Hayden Rogers (7–1)K. Baker (3–6)None1,63132–1520–4
May 16Utah Valley#18Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv7–6Bo Burrup (3–2)M. Briones (2–1)Mason Marshall (2)1,70233–15–
May 18at Gonzaga*#18Patterson ComplexSWX2–10E. Morgan (9–2)Maverik Buffo (6–6)None62933–1620–5
May 19at Gonzaga*#18Patterson ComplexTheW.tv4–10J. Vernia (6–4)Bo Burrup (3–3)C. Legumina91833–1720–6
May 20at Gonzaga*#18Patterson ComplexESPNU2–6D. Bies (5–2)Hayden Rogers (7–2)W. Mills1,12533–1820–7 :
2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 25vs. #27 Loyola Marymount*–Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv2–3B. Arriaga (7–2)Brady Corless (6–1)C. Paiva1,32133–19–
May 26vs. Saint Mary's*–Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv8–4Hayden Rogers (8–2)J. Valdez (4–3)None1,56134–19–
May 26vs. #27 Loyola Marymount*–Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv5–4Maverik Buffo (7–6)B. Redman (5–7)Riley Gates (3)1,56135–19–
May 27vs. #22 Gonzaga*–Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv10–3Jordan Wood (5–0)D. Bies (5–3)None1,44236–19–
May 27vs. #22 Gonzaga*–Banner Island BallparkTheW.tv16–3Bo Burrup (4–3)S. Hellinger (4–3)None1,44237–19– :
2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament :
June
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
June 1vs. #23 CS Fullerton#26Klein Field at Sunken DiamondESPN32–10C. Seabold (11–4)Brady Corless (6–2)None1,39037–20–
June 2vs. Sacramento State#26Klein Field at Sunken DiamondESPN36–1Hayden Rogers (9–2)P. Brahms (8–4)None1,42038–20–
June 3vs. #6 Stanford#26Klein Field at Sunken DiamondESPN31–9C. Castellanos (9–3)Maverik Buffo (7–7)None1,73638–21– :
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

Many BYU Baseball series had a radio/internet broadcast available. 44 games were broadcast on KOVO with Brent Norton (play-by-play) calling the games for his 25th consecutive season. A rotating selection of analysts were used. 42 of the games were simulcast on BYU Radio. BYU Radio also had 1 radio exclusive this season: the early Mar. 10 game vs. UC Santa Barbara.

## TV Announcers

For the first time every game was shown on television or streamed live online as BYU Baseball carried the road games that weren't going to be streamed on Facebook Live.
* Feb 17: Wylie Ballard & Alex Keller
* Feb 18: No commentators
* Feb 20: Tuckett Slade
* Feb 23: Tuckett Slade
* Feb 23: Tuckett Slade
* Feb 24: Tuckett Slade
* Feb 25: Tuckett Slade
* March 2: Corey Costelloe
* March 3: Corey Costelloe
* March 4: Corey Costelloe
* March 9: Brent Norton & Gary Pullins
* March 10: Brent Norton & Jeff Bills
* March 10: Brent Norton
* March 11: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* March 14: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* March 16: Mitchell Marshall
* March 17: Robbie Bullough & Marc Oslund
* March 18: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* March 23: Jesse Kass & Dalton Green
* March 24: Jesse Kass & Raihan Ball
* March 25: Jesse Kass & Javier Villagomez
* March 28: Thad Anderson & Andy Lopez
* March 30: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* March 31: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* April 1: Brent Norton & Cameron Coughlan
* April 3: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* April 6: Jeff Dominick & Mark Walch
* April 7: Jeff Dominick & Mark Walch
* April 8: Jeff Dominick & Mark Walch
* April 11: Jordan Bianucci & Ryan Pickens
* April 13: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* April 14: Brent Norton & Ryan Hancock
* April 15: Brent Norton & Cameron Coughlan
* April 20: Jack Murray & John "JC" Cunningham
* April 21: Jack Murray & John Cunningham
* April 22: Jack Murray & John Cunningham
* April 27: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* April 28: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* April 29: Brent Norton
* May 2: Jordan Bianucci & Ryan Pickens
* May 4: David Gentile
* May 5: David Gentile
* May 6: David Gentile
* May 9: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* May 11: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* May 12: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* May 13: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* May 16: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* May 18: Sam Adams & Michael Jackson
* May 19: George Devine & Alex Jensen
* May 20: Roxy Bernstein & Wes Clements
* May 25: Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Meghan von Behren
* May 26: Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Meghan von Behren
* May 26: Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Meghan von Behren
* May 27: Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Meghan von Behren
* May 27: Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Meghan von Behren
* June 1: Steve Lenox & JT Snow
* June 2: Steve Lenox & JT Snow
* June 3: Steve Lenox & JT Snow