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.[2] 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.[3] The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the WCC Pre-season poll.[4]
| 2019 BYU Cougars roster[5]
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Pitchers
- 6 Mitch McIntyre - Sophomore
- 9 Easton Walker - Sophomore
- 14 Blake Inouye - Senior
- 18 Justin Sterner - Sophomore
- 21 Jack Sterner - Freshman
- 22 Jarod Lessar - Junior
- 23 Ryan Brady - Freshman
- 24 Drew Zimmerman - Sophomore
- 25 Austin Deming - Freshman
- 26 Riley Gates -
 Senior
- 29 Jake Porter - Freshman
- 31 Reid McLaughlin - Freshman
- 34 Jordan Wood - Senior
- 36 Cooper Foss - Freshman
- 40 Ayden Callahan - Sophomore
- 42 Bo Burrup - Senior
- 45 Ben Weese - Junior
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Infielders
- 4 Jackson Cluff - Sophomore
- 5 Carson Matthews - Freshman
- 7 Hobbs Nyberg - Freshman
- 8 Bryan Call - Freshman
- 12 DJ McNew - Sophomore
- 13 Brian Hsu - Senior
- 16 Casey Jacobsen - Senior
- 17 Keaton Kringlen - Senior
- 25 Austin Deming - Freshman
- 28 Zack Peterson - Freshman
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Catchers
- 2 Noah Hill - Senior
- 11 Abraham Valdez - Junior
- 19 Koby Kelton - Sophomore
- 32 Colton Easton - Freshman
Outfielders
- 3 Danny Gelalich - Sophomore
- 6 Mitch McIntyre - Sophomore
- 7 Hobbs Nyberg - Freshman
- 17 Keaton Kringlen - Senior
- 19 Koby Kelton - Sophomore
- 27 Ryan Sepede - Freshman
- 41 Noah Hughes - Freshman
- 43 Jaren Hall - Freshman
- 44 Brock Hale - Senior
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| 2019 BYU Cougars Game Log[6]
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| Regular Season
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Television |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall record |
WCC record
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| February 15 |
vs. Northwestern |
– |
Sloan Park |
Facebook |
4–3 (10) |
Jarod Lessar (1–0) |
Josh Levy (0–1) |
None |
333 |
1–0 |
–
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| February 16 |
vs. Northwestern |
– |
Sloan Park |
Facebook |
2–3 |
Sam Lawrence (1–0) |
Justin Sterner (0–1) |
None |
333 |
1–1 |
–
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| February 16 |
vs. Northwestern |
– |
Sloan Park |
Facebook |
11–2 |
Drew Zimmerman (1–0) |
Ryan Bader (0–1) |
None |
333 |
2–1 |
–
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| February 18 |
vs. Cal |
– |
Tempe Diablo Stadium |
Facebook |
6–10 |
Jack Delmore (1–0) |
Ben Weese (0–1) |
Sean Sullivan (1) |
N/A |
2–2 |
–
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| February 21 |
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
– |
Whataburger Field |
Team 1 Sports |
6–2 |
Reid McLaughlin (1–0) |
Cody LeCompte (0–1) |
None |
625 |
3–2 |
–
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| February 22 |
vs. Ohio State |
– |
Whataburger Field |
Team 1 Sports |
5–1 |
Jordan Wood (1–0) |
Seth Lonsway (1–1) |
None |
309 |
4–2 |
–
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| February 23 |
vs. Oral Roberts |
– |
Whataburger Field |
Team 1 Sports |
8–3 |
Justin Sterner (1–1) |
Landon Odom (0–1) |
None |
1,375 |
5–2 |
–
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| February 28 |
at Lamar |
– |
Vincent-Beck Stadium |
Facebook |
4–2 (10) |
Reid McLaughlin (2–0) |
Ryan Erickson (0–1) |
Drew Zimmerman (1) |
417 |
6–2 |
–
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Television |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall record |
WCC record
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| March 1 |
at Lamar |
– |
Vincent-Beck Stadium |
Facebook |
1–3 |
Jason Blanchard (2–1) |
Jarod Lessar (1–1) |
AJ Ozorio-Brace (1) |
1,091 |
6–3 |
–
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| March 2 |
at Lamar |
– |
Vincent-Beck Stadium |
Facebook |
4–0 |
Justin Sterner (2–1) |
Noah Sills (0–1) |
None |
712 |
7–3 |
–
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| March 5 |
Utah Valley |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
5–1 |
Reid McLaughlin (3–0) |
Spenser Triplett (0–1) |
None |
958 |
8–3 |
–
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| March 7 |
Milwaukee |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
11–8 |
Jordan Wood (2–0) |
Jared Reklaitis (1–3) |
None |
985 |
9–3 |
–
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| March 8 |
Milwaukee |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
14–6 (5) |
Jarod Lessar (2–1) |
Elijah Goodman (0–1) |
None |
643 |
10–3 |
–
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| March 8 |
Milwaukee |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
Cancelled- Snow
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| March 9 |
Milwaukee |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
5–3 |
Justin Sterner (3–1) |
Mike Edwards (2–1) |
Reid McLaughlin (1) |
989 |
11–3 |
–
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| March 12 |
Niagara |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
11–5 |
Mitch McIntyre (1–0) |
Jackson Jones (0–1) |
None |
247 |
12–3 |
–
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| March 14 |
Gonzaga* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
2–4 (11) |
Alek Jacob (2–2) |
Blake Inouye (0–1) |
None |
913 |
12–4 |
0–1
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| March 15 |
Gonzaga* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
7–4 |
Easton Walker (1–0) |
Justin Blatner (1–2) |
Drew Zimmerman (2) |
965 |
13–4 |
1–1
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| March 16 |
Gonzaga* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
2–4 |
Mac Lardner (1–3) |
Justin Sterner (3–2) |
Alek Jacob (5) |
1,447 |
13–5 |
1–2
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| March 19 |
at Utah Valley |
– |
UCCU Ballpark |
WAC DN |
14–13 (10) |
Mitch McIntyre (2–0) |
Jesse Schmit (2–2) |
None |
1,068 |
14–5 |
–
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| March 21 |
Portland* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
10–1 |
Jordan Wood (3–0) |
Kevin Baker (0–2) |
None |
872 |
15–5 |
2–2
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| March 22 |
Portland* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
Stadium on Livestream |
3–1 |
Easton Walker (2–0) |
Eli Morse (2–2) |
Drew Zimmerman (3) |
867 |
16–5 |
3–2
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| March 23 |
Portland* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv |
11–1 |
Justin Sterner (4–2) |
Nate Packard (2–1) |
None |
1,343 |
17–5 |
4–2
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| March 26 |
Oregon |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv.org |
7–3 |
Reid McLaughlin (4–0) |
Nico Tellache (3–2) |
None |
1,594 |
18–5 |
–
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| March 28 |
Saint Mary's* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv.org |
10–6 |
Jordan Wood (4–0) |
Kevin Milam (3–3) |
Reid McLaughlin (2) |
1,358 |
19–5 |
5–2
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| March 29 |
Saint Mary's* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
11–0 |
Easton Walker (3–0) |
Ken Waldichuk (3–2) |
None |
789 |
20–5 |
6–2
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| March 30 |
Saint Mary's* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv |
5–3 |
Justin Sterner (5–2) |
Carlos Lomeli (4–2) |
None |
1,532 |
21–5 |
7–2
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Television |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall record |
WCC record
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| April 2 |
at Utah |
#24 |
Smith's Ballpark |
P12 |
6–8 |
Jacob Rebar (1–0) |
Drew Zimmerman (1–1) |
Zac McCleve (1) |
1,814 |
21–6 |
–
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| April 4 |
at San Diego* |
#24 |
Fowler Park |
TheW.tv |
5–15 |
Chris Murphy (4–1) |
Jordan Wood (4–1) |
None |
592 |
21–7 |
7–3
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| April 5 |
at San Diego* |
#24 |
Fowler Park |
TheW.tv |
5–6 (10) |
Grady Miller (3–2) |
Mitch McIntyre (2–1) |
None |
625 |
21–8 |
7–4
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| April 6 |
at San Diego* |
#24 |
Fowler Park |
TheW.tv |
17–4 |
Justin Sterner (6–2) |
Jack Dolak (3–3) |
Blake Inouye (1) |
385 |
22–8 |
8–4
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| April 9 |
Utah |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv.org |
Cancelled- Rain
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| April 11 |
Pepperdine* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv.org |
13–7 |
Reid McLaughlin (5–0) |
Christian Stoutland (1–3) |
None |
991 |
23–8 |
9–4
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| April 12 |
Pepperdine* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
TheW.tv |
4–2 |
Easton Walker (4–0) |
Easton Lucas (3–3) |
Drew Zimmerman (4) |
2,470 |
24–8 |
10–4
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| April 13 |
Pepperdine* |
– |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv |
0–7 |
Jonathan Pendergast (4–2) |
Justin Sterner (6–3) |
None |
1,612 |
24–9 |
10–5
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| April 18 |
at Washington |
– |
Husky Ballpark |
P12+ UW |
0–1 |
Chris Micheles (3–1) |
Reid McLaughlin (5–1) |
Stevie Emenuels (2) |
387 |
24–10 |
–
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| April 19 |
at Washington |
– |
Husky Ballpark |
P12+ UW |
7–3 |
Easton Walker (5–0) |
Josh Burgmann (3–3) |
None |
554 |
25–10 |
–
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| April 20 |
at Washington |
– |
Husky Ballpark |
P12+ UW |
4–0 |
Justin Sterner (7–3) |
Chris Micheles (3–2) |
Reid McLaughlin (3) |
744 |
26–10 |
–
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| April 25 |
at Pacific* |
#29 |
Klein Family Field |
TheW.tv |
11–7 (10) |
Mitch McIntyre (3–1) |
Nic Swanson (1–1) |
None |
238 |
27–10 |
11–5
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| April 26 |
at Pacific* |
#29 |
Klein Family Field |
TheW.tv |
12–1 |
Easton Walker (6–0) |
Hayden Pearce (2–1) |
None |
365 |
28–10 |
12–5
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| April 27 |
at Pacific* |
#29 |
Klein Family Field |
TheW.tv |
5–0 |
Justin Sterner (8–3) |
Ryan Shreve (4–4) |
None |
352 |
29–10 |
13–5
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| April 29 |
at Cal |
#27 |
Evans Diamond |
P12 |
2–3 |
Rogelio Reyes (4–1) |
Drew Zimmerman (1–2) |
Arman Sabouri (4) |
244 |
29–11 |
–
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Television |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall record |
WCC record
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| May 2 |
at Loyola Marymount* |
#27 |
George C. Page Stadium |
TheW.tv |
1–5 |
Codie Pavia (4–2) |
Jordan Wood (4–2) |
Nick Frasso (6) |
388 |
29–12 |
13–6
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| May 3 |
at Loyola Marymount* |
#27 |
George C. Page Stadium |
TheW.tv |
8–5 |
Jarod Lessar (3–1) |
Josh Agnew (4–4) |
Blake Inouye (2) |
581 |
30–12 |
14–6
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| May 4 |
at Loyola Marymount* |
#27 |
George C. Page Stadium |
TheW.tv |
10–3 |
Blake Inouye (1–1) |
Matt Voelker (1–4) |
None |
470 |
31–12 |
15–6
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| May 6 |
at San Diego State |
#30 |
Tony Gwynn Stadium |
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5–10 |
Daniel Ritcheson (2–1) |
Jarod Lessar (3–2) |
None |
101 |
31–13 |
–
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| May 9 |
San Francisco* |
#30 |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv.org |
20–3 |
Jordan Wood (5–2) |
Riley Ornido (6–6) |
None |
1,554 |
32–13 |
16–6
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| May 10 |
San Francisco* |
#30 |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv |
1–9 |
Scott Parker (7–3) |
Easton Walker (6–1) |
Alex Pham (6) |
3,189 |
32–14 |
16–7
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| May 11 |
San Francisco* |
#30 |
Larry H. Miller Field |
BYUtv |
17–9 |
Blake Inouye (2–1) |
Julian Washburn (8–2) |
None |
2,337 |
33–14 |
17–7
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| May 14 |
at Utah |
#30 |
Smith's Ballpark |
P12 |
10–3 |
Reid McLaughlin (6–1) |
Zac McCleve (1–5) |
None |
4,011 |
34–14 |
–
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| May 16 |
at Santa Clara* |
#30 |
Stephen Schott Stadium |
TheW.tv |
2–4 |
Russell Grant II (3–4) |
Jordan Wood (5–3) |
Eric Lex (4) |
415 |
34–15 |
17–8
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| May 17 |
at Santa Clara* |
#30 |
Stephen Schott Stadium |
TheW.tv |
7–5 |
Easton Walker (7–1) |
Holden Bernhardt (1–7) |
None |
531 |
35–15 |
18–8
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| May 18 |
at Santa Clara* |
#30 |
Stephen Schott Stadium |
TheW.tv |
2–1 |
Reid McLaughlin (7–1) |
Eric Lex (0–1) |
None |
395 |
36–15 |
19–8
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| 2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Television |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall record |
WCC record
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| May 23 |
vs. Loyola Marymount* |
#30 |
Banner Island Ballpark |
TheW.tv |
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–
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| May 24 |
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#30 |
Banner Island Ballpark |
TheW.tv |
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| Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
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| *West Coast Conference games
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- 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.
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.
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.
- Feb 15: Jason Shepherd[permanent dead link] & 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[permanent dead link], 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
- ^ "West Coast Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "WCC coaches pick Cougars No. 1 in preseason poll". Deseret News. February 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "BYU baseball coach Mike Littlewood cleaned house after a disappointing 2018 season". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "BYU Baseball team looking to bounce back in 2019, contend for WCC title". Deseret News. February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "2013 Baseball Roster | the Official Site of BYU Athletics". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Cougars face soft schedule". Lawless Republic. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
