# BYU Cougars baseball

The BYU Cougars baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. BYU's first baseball team was fielded in 1908. The team plays its home games at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo, Utah. The Cougars are coached by Trent Pratt.

## Head coaches

| Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | Overall record | Pct |
| 1908 | Clayton Teetzel | 1 | | |
| 1909, 11–12 | Fred Bennion | 3 | | |
| 1914–15 | Dell Webb | 2 | | |
| 1918, 20 | E.L. Roberts | 2 | | |
| 1948 | Stan Watts | 1 | 3–0 | 1.000 |
| 1949–51 | Wayne Soffe | 3 | 19–13–1 | .591 |
| 1952–55 | Dave Crowton | 4 | 33–28 | .541 |
| 1956 | Wayne Tucker | 1 | 9–8 | .529 |
| 1957–59 | Jay VanNoy | 3 | 50–24–1 | .673 |
| 1960–76 | Glen Tuckett | 17 | 445–256–4 | .634 |
| 1977–99 | Gary Pullins | 23 | 913–462–6 | .663 |
| 2000–12 | Vance Law | 13 | 397–348–2 | .539 |
| 2013–2022 | Mike Littlewood | 10 | 262–208 | .557 |
| 2022–present | Trent Pratt | 3 | 61–68 | .473 |

## Season results

| Year | Coach | Overall record | Conference record | Conference standing | Postseason |
| 1956 | Wayne Tucker | 9–8 | | | |
| 1957 | Jay VanNoy | 7–10 | | | |
| 1958 | Jay VanNoy | 13–5 | | | CWS* |
| 1959 | Jay VanNoy | 14–6 | | | |
| 1960 | Glen Tuckett | 12–13 | | | |
| 1961 | Glen Tuckett | 27–6–1 | | | |
| 1962 | Glen Tuckett | 26–10 | | | NCAA First Round |
| | | 108-58-1 | | | |
| Western Athletic Conference 1963–1999 ||||||
| 1963 | Glen Tuckett | 22–12–1 | 7–1 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1964 | Glen Tuckett | 16–16 | 5–5 | 2nd Northern | — |
| 1965 | Glen Tuckett | 23–15 | 4–8 | 3rd Northern | — |
| 1966 | Glen Tuckett | 22–16–1 | 6–6 | 2nd Northern | — |
| 1967 | Glen Tuckett | 33–14 | 8–4 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1968 | Glen Tuckett | 31–17 | 8–4 | 1st Northern | CWS Elite Eight |
| 1969 | Glen Tuckett | 30–15 | 13–5 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1970 | Glen Tuckett | 31–14–1 | 14–3 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1971 | Glen Tuckett | 32–16 | 12–4 | 1st Northern | CWS Elite Eight |
| 1972 | Glen Tuckett | 33–15 | 12–6 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1973 | Glen Tuckett | 30–20 | 13–5 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1974 | Glen Tuckett | 19–17 | 12–5 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1975 | Glen Tuckett | 22–19 | 15–1 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1976 | Glen Tuckett | 26–21 | 15–3 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1977 | Gary Pullins | 35–17 | 16–2 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1978 | Gary Pullins | 37–15 | 16–2 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1979 | Gary Pullins | 50–25–1 | 16–1 | 1st Northern | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| 1980 | Gary Pullins | 41–18 | 14–3 | 1st Northern | NCAA Second Round |
| 1981 | Gary Pullins | 46–24 | 21–3 | 1st Northern | NCAA First Round |
| 1982 | Gary Pullins | 43–16 | 20–4 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1983 | Gary Pullins | 54–11 | 23–1 | 1st Northern | NCAA First Round |
| 1984 | Gary Pullins | 42–17 | 18–5 | 1st Northern | — |
| 1985 | Gary Pullins | 44–29 | 18–5 | 1st Northern | NCAA Second Round |
| 1986 | Gary Pullins | 34–18–2 | 14–10 | 3rd Western | — |
| 1987 | Gary Pullins | 42–22 | 20–4 | 1st Eastern | — |
| 1988 | Gary Pullins | 41–18–1 | 20–5–1 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round |
| 1989 | Gary Pullins | 47–20 | 21–7 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1990 | Gary Pullins | 43–25–1 | 20–7–1 | 2nd | NCAA Third Round |
| 1991 | Gary Pullins | 35–15 | 16–7 | 3rd | — |
| 1992 | Gary Pullins | 38–19 | 17–9 | 3rd | — |
| 1993 | Gary Pullins | 39–18 | 16–6 | 1st East | — |
| 1994 | Gary Pullins | 37–20 | 16–7 | 1st East | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| 1995 | Gary Pullins | 36–25–1 | 22–8 | 1st East | — |
| 1996 | Gary Pullins | 38–19 | 20–8 | 1st East | — |
| 1997 | Gary Pullins | 37–18 | 21–9 | 2nd North | — |
| 1998 | Gary Pullins | 29–24 | 13–17 | 2nd North | — |
| 1999 | Gary Pullins | 26–31 | 12–17 | 9th | — |
| | | 1164-691-9 | | | |
| Mountain West Conference 2000–2011 ||||||
| 2000 | Vance Law | 29–29 | 15–15 | 3rd | — |
| 2001 | Vance Law | 38–22 | 21–8 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2002 | Vance Law | 31–31–1 | 15–14 | 3rd | NCAA Regional Finals |
| 2003 | Vance Law | 30–24 | 18–12 | 2nd | — |
| 2004 | Vance Law | 28–30 | 18–12 | 4th | — |
| 2005 | Vance Law | 39–19–1 | 21–9 | 2nd | — |
| 2006 | Vance Law | 33–28 | 14–8 | 2nd | — |
| 2007 | Vance Law | 37–20 | 17–7 | 2nd | — |
| 2008 | Vance Law | 22–36 | 10–14 | 4th | — |
| 2009 | Vance Law | 30–24 | 14–8 | 3rd | — |
| 2010 | Vance Law | 27–31 | 12–12 | 4th | — |
| 2011 | Vance Law | 31–27 | 11–12 | 3rd | — |
| | | 375-321-2 | | | |
| West Coast Conference (2012–2023) ||||||
| 2012 | Vance Law | 22–27 | 10–14 | 7th | — |
| 2013 | Mike Littlewood | 33–21 | 15–9 | 2nd | — |
| 2014 | Mike Littlewood | 22–31 | 12–15 | 7th | — |
| 2015 | Mike Littlewood | 28–26 | 16–11 | 3rd | — |
| 2016 | Mike Littlewood | 37–17 | 18–10 | 1st | — |
| 2017 | Mike Littlewood | 38–21 | 20–7 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 2018 | Mike Littlewood | 22–28 | 11–16 | 10th | — |
| 2019 | Mike Littlewood | 36–17 | 19–8 | 1st | — |
| 2020 | Mike Littlewood | 7–9 | 0–0 | — | — |
| 2021 | Mike Littlewood | 23–27 | 15–12 | 4th | — |
| 2022 | Mike Littlewood | 17–12 | 6–6 | — | — |
| 2022 | Trent Pratt | 16–9 | 10–5 | 4th | — |
| 2023 | Trent Pratt | 24–28 | 13–14 | 7th | — |
| | | 301–245 | | | |
| Big 12 Conference (2024–) ||||||
| 2024 | Trent Pratt | 21-31 | 7-23 | 13th | — |
| | | 0–0 | | | |
| Totals | | 1969–1346–12 | | | |
* BYU advanced to the 1958 College World Series but withdrew due to the university's no-Sunday play policy.

## Notable former players

* Danny Ainge
* Rick Aguilera
* Bert Bradley
* Jaycob Brugman
* Matt Carson
* Taylor Cole
* Gary Cooper (outfielder)
* Gary Cooper (third baseman)
* Ken Crosby
* John DeSilva
* Jeremy Guthrie
* Jacob Hannemann
* Doug Howard
* Dane Iorg
* Wally Joyner
* Gary Kroll
* Vance Law
* Mike Littlewood
* Jack Morris
* Scott Nielsen
* Jerry Nyman
* Cliff Pastornicky
* Cory Snyder
* Kevin Towers