# 2022 BYU Cougars baseball team

The 2022 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood began the season as acting head coach of the Cougars for a tenth consecutive season. However, on April 11 Littlewood announced he was stepping away from BYU Baseball for personal reasons that were undisclosed. Assistant coach Trent Pratt was named acting head coaching for the remainder of the season.
With 22 players returning this season the Cougars were picked to finish second in the WCC Pre-season poll. To conclude the season the WCC hosted the 2022 baseball tournament May 24–28 at Banner Island Ballpark. For the first time in WCC history the tournament expanded to 6 teams. Teams 1 and 2 received byes into the double elimination bracket while 3 played 6 and 4 played 5 in a single elimination first round.
BYU qualified for the tournament as the #4 seed. However the Cougars fell in the tournament's first-round single-elimination game 5–1 to finish the season 33–21, 17–12 under Littlewood and 16–9 under Pratt.
On June 8 BYU removed the interim title from Pratt and announced he'd be the new BYU baseball head coach for future seasons.

## Schedule

2022 BYU Cougars Game Log :
Regular Season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
February 18vs. Indiana State–Centennial ParkFloBaseball2–3Matt Jachec (1–0)Jack Sterner (0–1)Connor Fenlong (1)N/A0–1–
February 19vs. Marshall–Centennial ParkFloBaseball3–6Louis Davenport (1–0)Nate Dahle (0–1)NoneN/A0–2–
February 19vs. Marshall–Centennial ParkFloBaseball3–2Janzen Keisel (1–0)Zac Addkison (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (1)N/A1–2–
February 21vs. Ohio State–Centennial ParkFloBaseball9–6Justis Reiser (1–0)Aaron Funk (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (2)N/A2–2–
February 24at Arizona State–Phoenix Municipal StadiumP12+ ASU4–2Bryce Robison (1–0)Christian Bodlovich (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (3)2,7253–2–
February 25at Arizona State–Phoenix Municipal StadiumP12 AZ6–5Peyton Cole (1–0)Brock Peery (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (4)3,3884–2–
February 26at Arizona State–Phoenix Municipal StadiumP12+ ASU19–3Ryan Brady (1–0)Josh Hansell (0–1)None3,8725–2– :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
March 3Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org6–5Reid McLaughlin (1–0)Mike Edwards (0–1)None1,1006–2–
March 3Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org0–2Nick Gilhaus (1–0)Nate Dahle (0–2)AJ Blubaugh (1)1,1006–3–
March 4Milwaukee–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org8–4Janzen Keisel (2–0)Johnny Kelliher (0–1)None1,1677–3–
March 10vs. #6 Oklahoma State–Globe Life FieldFacebook8–6Bryce Robison (2–0)Victor Mederos (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (5)4988–3–
March 11vs. #6 Oklahoma State–Globe Life FieldFacebook0–3Kale Davis (1–1)Justis Reiser (1–1)Trevor Martin (3)7058–4–
March 12vs. #6 Oklahoma State–Globe Life FieldFacebook5–8Roman Phansalkar (3–2)Nate Dahle (0–3)Trevor Martin (4)1,0628–5–
March 15at Utah–Smith's BallparkP12+ UT10–3Bryce Robison (3–0)David Watson (0–1)None2,0849–5–
March 17at Portland*–Joe Etzel FieldWCC Net6–2Jack Sterner (1–1)Caleb Franzen (1–3)None23110–51–0
March 18at Portland*–Joe Etzel FieldWCC Net1–11Brett Gillis (4–1)Janzen Keisel (2–1)None30710–61–1
March 19at Portland*–Joe Etzel FieldWCC Net1–3Eli Morse (4–0)Ryan Brady (1–1)Peter Allegro (6)30910–71–2
March 22at Utah Valley–UCCU BallparkESPN+12–5Bryce Robison (4–0)Caneron Scudder (0–1)None1,67611–7–
March 24#24 Gonzaga*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org11–2Jack Sterner (2–1)Gabriel Hughes (4–1)None1,88412–72–2
March 25#24 Gonzaga*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv3–6Brody Jessee (3–0)Janzen Keisel (2–2)None2,11312–82–3
March 26#24 Gonzaga*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv4–9Trystan Vrieling (3–1)Ryan Brady (1–2)None2,37312–92–4
March 29Washington State–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org9–3Justis Reiser (2–1)Cam Liss (0–1)None38513–9–
March 31at Saint Mary's*–Louis Guisto FieldSCS Central3–4Jackson Hulett (3–1)Reid McLaughlin (1–1)None11113–102–5 :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
April 1at Saint Mary's*–Louis Guisto FieldSCS Pacific12–2Ryan Brady (2–2)Ryan Taurek (1–2)Bryce Robison (1)9714–103–5
April 2at Saint Mary's*–Louis Guisto FieldSCS Central3–4Ryan Sanders (3–1)Nate Dahle (0–4)Nathan Schneider (1)24214–113–6
April 5at Dixie State–Bruce Hurst FieldESPN+5–7Jake Dahle (2–2)Boston Maebus (0–1)None1,95114–12–
April 7Santa Clara*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org5–1Jack Sterner (3–1)Cole Kitchen (3–2)None1,85715–124–6
April 8Santa Clara*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org10–0Bryce Robison (5–0)Nick Sando (3–2)None2,67416–125–6
April 9Santa Clara*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org9–5Cy Nielson (1–0)Jared Feikes (5–2)None2,16717–126–6
April 14at Nebraska–Haymarket ParkB1G+0–1Tyler Martin (2–0)Jack Sterner (3–2)Braxton Bragg (3)4,38217–13–
April 15at Nebraska–Haymarket ParkB1G+3–2Cy Nielson (2–0)Shay Schanaman (2–5)Reid McLaughlin (6)5,21918–13–
April 15at Nebraska–Haymarket ParkB1G+7–6Carter Smith (1–0)Braxton Bragg (1–4)Nate Dahle (1)5,21919–13–
April 16at Nebraska–Haymarket ParkB1G+4–3Cooper McKeehan (1–0)Corbin Hawkins (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (7)5,00520–13–
April 19at Utah–Smith's BallparkP127–8Micah Ashman (2–0)Reid McLaughlin (1–2)None1,62620–14–
April 21San Diego*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org11–7Jack Sterner (4–2)Garrett Rennie (2–4)None1,85921–147–6
April 22San Diego*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv3–8Kyle Carr (1–0)Ryan Brady (2–3)None1,31721–157–7
April 23San Diego*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv3–4Brycen Mautz (7–1)Bryce Robison (5–1)Ryan Kysar (1)1,88421–167–8
April 26Utah Valley–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org7–0Peyton Cole (2–0)Luke McCollough (2–2)None2,12522–16–
April 28at San Francisco*–Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich FieldSCS Atlantic3–8Jonah Jenkins (1–3)Jack Sterner (4–3)None17822–177–9
April 29at San Francisco*–Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich FieldSCS Pacific8–9Adam Shew (3–1)Cooper McKeehan (1–1)Josh Mollerus (4)21322–187–10
April 30at San Francisco*–Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich FieldSCS Atlantic12–4Bryce Robison (6–1)Jesse Barron (4–3)None30023–188–10 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 3at Cal State Fullerton–Goodwin FieldESPN+10–5Ayden Callahan (1–0)Grant Kelly (0–1)None86824–18–
May 5at Pepperdine*–Eddy D. Field StadiumSCS Pacific4–2Cy Neilson (3–0)Brandon Llewellyn (3–6)Nate Dahle (2)37625–189–10
May 6at Pepperdine*–Eddy D. Field StadiumWCC Net6–3Ayden Callahan (2–0)Bobby Christy (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (8)47626–1810–10
May 7at Pepperdine*–Eddy D. Field StadiumSCS Atlantic4–2Nate Dahle (1–4)Jack Chester (0–1)Reid McLaughlin (9)48927–1811–10
May 10Dixie State–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org3–2Janzen Keisel (3–2)Jacob Taggart (0–2)Reid McLaughlin (10)2,19228–18–
May 12Pacific*–Larry H. Miller FieldESPNU8–7 $^{(12)}$Cooper McKeehan (2–1)Austin McKinney (0–2)None1,50729–1812–10
May 13Pacific*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org9–3Bryce Robison (7–1)Hunter Hayes (2–9)None1,93430–1813–10
May 14Pacific*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv5–0Ryan Brady (3–3)Marv Guarin (1–4)None2,31231–1814–10
May 17Utah–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org7–12Bryson Van Sickle (3–0)Peyton Cole (2–1)None3,19231–19–
May 19Loyola Marymount*–Larry H. Miller Fieldbyutv.org4–3 $^{(10)}$Nate Dahle (4–2)Quinn Lavelle (0–5)None1,68832–1915–10
May 20Loyola Marymount*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv9–3Ryan Brady (4–3)Jimmy Galica (1–6)None2,78033–1916–10
May 21Loyola Marymount*–Larry H. Miller FieldBYUtv7–17Quinn Lavelle (1–5)Ayden Callahan (2–1)None2,81633–2016–11 :
2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumTelevisionScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordWCC record
May 24vs. Loyola Marymount*–Banner Island BallparkSCS Atlantic1–5Diego Barrera (4–3)Jack Sterner (4–4)Owen Hackman (5)58633–21– :
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. *West Coast Conference games :

## Rivalries

BYU had two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. Dixie State also played the Cougars for a second 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, because of some conflicts, some radio broadcasts were App exclusives. Jason Shepherd and Greg Wrubell rotated providing play-by-play. Tuckett Slade served as analyst on most broadcasts.

## TV Announcers

* Indiana State: No commentary
* Marshall: No commentary
* Marshall: No commentary
* Ohio State: No commentary
* Arizona State: Matt Venezia & Zach Woolley
* Arizona State: Dominic Cotroneo
* Arizona State: Gareth Kwok & Randy Policar
* Milwaukee: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
* Milwaukee: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
* Milwaukee: Jason Shepherd & Tuckett Slade
* Oklahoma State: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
* Oklahoma State: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
* Oklahoma State: Greg Wrubell & Tuckett Slade
* Utah: Brian Preece
* Portland: Bryan Sleik & Korey Kier
* Portland: Bryan Sleik & Korey Kier
* Portland: Bryan Sleik
* Utah Valley: Jordan Bianucci & Josh Kallunki
* Gonzaga: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Gonzaga: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
* Gonzaga: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
* Washington State: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
* Saint Mary's: Ben Ross & Tim Fitzgerald
* Saint Mary's: Tim Fitzgerald
* Saint Mary's: Brian Brownfield & Tim Fitzgerald
* Dixie State: Keric Seegmiller
* Santa Clara: Jason Shepherd & Gary Sheide
* Santa Clara: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Santa Clara: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Nebraska: Grant Hansen & Bobby Hessling
* Nebraska DH: Connor Clark & Josh Lill
* Nebraska: Ryan Valenta & Andrew Pfeifer
* Utah: Thad Anderson & Donnie Marbut
* San Diego: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* San Diego: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* San Diego: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Utah Valley: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* San Francisco: Alex Hutton
* San Francisco: Ben Ross
* San Francisco: Pat Olson
* Cal State Fullerton: Michael Martinez
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Karl Winter & Austin Hall
* Dixie State: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
* Pacific: Roy Philpott & Roddy Jones
* Pacific: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Pacific: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Utah: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Loyola Marymount: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Loyola Marymount: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Loyola Marymount: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
* Loyola Marymount: Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik