American college baseball season
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.[ 2]
With 22 players returning this season the Cougars were picked to finish second in the WCC Pre-season poll.[ 3] 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.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
On June 8 BYU removed the interim title from Pratt and announced he'd be the new BYU baseball head coach for future seasons.[ 6]
2022 BYU Cougars roster [ 7]
Pitchers
3 Boston Mabeus – Sophomore
6 Mitch McIntyre – Senior
7 Cooper Vest – Sophomore
9 Janzen Keisel – Freshman
12 Ryan Brady – Sophomore
13 Cy Nielson – Sophomore
19 Bryce Robison – Sophomore
21 Jack Sterner – Sophomore
23 Peyton Cole – Sophomore
26 Carter Smith – Sophomore
28 Justis Reiser – Freshman
31 Reid McLaughlin – Junior
36 Carter Foss – Freshman
37 Cooper McKeehan – Sophomore
39 Traton Staheli – Freshman
40 Ayden Callahan – Senior
41 Nate Dahle – Junior
42 Jake Porter – Freshman
Infielders
2 Brock Watkins – Sophomore
4 Andrew Pintar – Sophomore
5 Ozzie Pratt – Freshman
8 Bryan Call – Junior
14 Alex Sardina – Sophomore
16 Jacob Rogers – Junior
18 Collin Reuter – Freshman
25 Austin Deming – Junior
32 Rockwell Lybbert – Freshman
34 Max Harper – Sophomore
35 Jacob Wilk- Junior
45 Kyler Lester – Freshman
Catchers
18 Collin Reuter – Freshman
24 Mason Strong – Freshman
29 Chase Peterson – Junior
38 JD Gardner – Freshman
Outfielders
6 Mitch McIntyre – Senior
7 Cooper Vest – Freshman
10 Hayden Leatham – Senior
11 Chandler Reber – Freshman
17 Joshua Cowden – Junior
22 Cole Gambill – Junior
24 Mason Strong – Freshman
27 Ryan Sepede – Sophomore
43 Dawsen Hill – Sophomore
Designated Hitters
17 Joshua Cowden – Junior
2022 BYU Cougars Game Log
Regular Season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
February 18
vs. Indiana State
–
Centennial Park
FloBaseball
2–3[ 8]
Matt Jachec (1–0)
Jack Sterner (0–1)
Connor Fenlong (1)
N/A
0–1
–
February 19
vs. Marshall
–
Centennial Park
FloBaseball
3–6[ 9]
Louis Davenport (1–0)
Nate Dahle (0–1)
None
N/A
0–2
–
February 19
vs. Marshall
–
Centennial Park
FloBaseball
3–2[ 9]
Janzen Keisel (1–0)
Zac Addkison (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (1)
N/A
1–2
–
February 21
vs. Ohio State
–
Centennial Park
FloBaseball
9–6
Justis Reiser (1–0)
Aaron Funk (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (2)
N/A
2–2
–
February 24
at Arizona State
–
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
P12+ ASU
4–2
Bryce Robison (1–0)
Christian Bodlovich (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (3)
2,725
3–2
–
February 25
at Arizona State
–
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
P12 AZ
6–5
Peyton Cole (1–0)
Brock Peery (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (4)
3,388
4–2
–
February 26
at Arizona State
–
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
P12+ ASU
19–3
Ryan Brady (1–0)
Josh Hansell (0–1)
None
3,872
5–2
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
March 3
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
6–5
Reid McLaughlin (1–0)
Mike Edwards (0–1)
None
1,100
6–2
–
March 3
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
0–2
Nick Gilhaus (1–0)
Nate Dahle (0–2)
AJ Blubaugh (1)
1,100
6–3
–
March 4
Milwaukee
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
8–4
Janzen Keisel (2–0)
Johnny Kelliher (0–1)
None
1,167
7–3
–
March 10
vs. #6 Oklahoma State
–
Globe Life Field
Facebook
8–6
Bryce Robison (2–0)
Victor Mederos (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (5)
498
8–3
–
March 11
vs. #6 Oklahoma State
–
Globe Life Field
Facebook
0–3
Kale Davis (1–1)
Justis Reiser (1–1)
Trevor Martin (3)
705
8–4
–
March 12
vs. #6 Oklahoma State
–
Globe Life Field
Facebook
5–8
Roman Phansalkar (3–2)
Nate Dahle (0–3)
Trevor Martin (4)
1,062
8–5
–
March 15
at Utah
–
Smith's Ballpark
P12+ UT
10–3
Bryce Robison (3–0)
David Watson (0–1)
None
2,084
9–5
–
March 17
at Portland *
–
Joe Etzel Field
WCC Net
6–2
Jack Sterner (1–1)
Caleb Franzen (1–3)
None
231
10–5
1–0
March 18
at Portland*
–
Joe Etzel Field
WCC Net
1–11
Brett Gillis (4–1)
Janzen Keisel (2–1)
None
307
10–6
1–1
March 19
at Portland*
–
Joe Etzel Field
WCC Net
1–3
Eli Morse (4–0)
Ryan Brady (1–1)
Peter Allegro (6)
309
10–7
1–2
March 22
at Utah Valley
–
UCCU Ballpark
ESPN+
12–5
Bryce Robison (4–0)
Caneron Scudder (0–1)
None
1,676
11–7
–
March 24
#24 Gonzaga *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
11–2
Jack Sterner (2–1)
Gabriel Hughes (4–1)
None
1,884
12–7
2–2
March 25
#24 Gonzaga*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
3–6
Brody Jessee (3–0)
Janzen Keisel (2–2)
None
2,113
12–8
2–3
March 26
#24 Gonzaga*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
4–9
Trystan Vrieling (3–1)
Ryan Brady (1–2)
None
2,373
12–9
2–4
March 29
Washington State
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
9–3
Justis Reiser (2–1)
Cam Liss (0–1)
None
385
13–9
–
March 31
at Saint Mary's *
–
Louis Guisto Field
SCS Central
3–4
Jackson Hulett (3–1)
Reid McLaughlin (1–1)
None
111
13–10
2–5
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
April 1
at Saint Mary's*
–
Louis Guisto Field
SCS Pacific
12–2
Ryan Brady (2–2)
Ryan Taurek (1–2)
Bryce Robison (1)
97
14–10
3–5
April 2
at Saint Mary's*
–
Louis Guisto Field
SCS Central
3–4
Ryan Sanders (3–1)
Nate Dahle (0–4)
Nathan Schneider (1)
242
14–11
3–6
April 5
at Dixie State
–
Bruce Hurst Field
ESPN+
5–7
Jake Dahle (2–2)
Boston Maebus (0–1)
None
1,951
14–12
–
April 7
Santa Clara *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
5–1
Jack Sterner (3–1)
Cole Kitchen (3–2)
None
1,857
15–12
4–6
April 8
Santa Clara*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
10–0
Bryce Robison (5–0)
Nick Sando (3–2)
None
2,674
16–12
5–6
April 9
Santa Clara*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
9–5
Cy Nielson (1–0)
Jared Feikes (5–2)
None
2,167
17–12
6–6
April 14
at Nebraska
–
Haymarket Park
B1G+
0–1
Tyler Martin (2–0)
Jack Sterner (3–2)
Braxton Bragg (3)
4,382
17–13
–
April 15
at Nebraska
–
Haymarket Park
B1G+
3–2
Cy Nielson (2–0)
Shay Schanaman (2–5)
Reid McLaughlin (6)
5,219
18–13
–
April 15
at Nebraska
–
Haymarket Park
B1G+
7–6
Carter Smith (1–0)
Braxton Bragg (1–4)
Nate Dahle (1)
5,219
19–13
–
April 16
at Nebraska
–
Haymarket Park
B1G+
4–3
Cooper McKeehan (1–0)
Corbin Hawkins (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (7)
5,005
20–13
–
April 19
at Utah
–
Smith's Ballpark
P12
7–8
Micah Ashman (2–0)
Reid McLaughlin (1–2)
None
1,626
20–14
–
April 21
San Diego *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
11–7
Jack Sterner (4–2)
Garrett Rennie (2–4)
None
1,859
21–14
7–6
April 22
San Diego*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
3–8
Kyle Carr (1–0)
Ryan Brady (2–3)
None
1,317
21–15
7–7
April 23
San Diego*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
3–4
Brycen Mautz (7–1)
Bryce Robison (5–1)
Ryan Kysar (1)
1,884
21–16
7–8
April 26
Utah Valley
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
7–0
Peyton Cole (2–0)
Luke McCollough (2–2)
None
2,125
22–16
–
April 28
at San Francisco *
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
SCS Atlantic
3–8
Jonah Jenkins (1–3)
Jack Sterner (4–3)
None
178
22–17
7–9
April 29
at San Francisco*
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
SCS Pacific
8–9
Adam Shew (3–1)
Cooper McKeehan (1–1)
Josh Mollerus (4)
213
22–18
7–10
April 30
at San Francisco*
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
SCS Atlantic
12–4
Bryce Robison (6–1)
Jesse Barron (4–3)
None
300
23–18
8–10
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
May 3
at Cal State Fullerton
–
Goodwin Field
ESPN+
10–5
Ayden Callahan (1–0)
Grant Kelly (0–1)
None
868
24–18
–
May 5
at Pepperdine *
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
SCS Pacific
4–2
Cy Neilson (3–0)
Brandon Llewellyn (3–6)
Nate Dahle (2)
376
25–18
9–10
May 6
at Pepperdine*
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
WCC Net
6–3
Ayden Callahan (2–0)
Bobby Christy (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (8)
476
26–18
10–10
May 7
at Pepperdine*
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
SCS Atlantic
4–2
Nate Dahle (1–4)
Jack Chester (0–1)
Reid McLaughlin (9)
489
27–18
11–10
May 10
Dixie State
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
3–2
Janzen Keisel (3–2)
Jacob Taggart (0–2)
Reid McLaughlin (10)
2,192
28–18
–
May 12
Pacific *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
ESPNU
8–7 (12)
Cooper McKeehan (2–1)
Austin McKinney (0–2)
None
1,507
29–18
12–10
May 13
Pacific*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
9–3
Bryce Robison (7–1)
Hunter Hayes (2–9)
None
1,934
30–18
13–10
May 14
Pacific*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
5–0
Ryan Brady (3–3)
Marv Guarin (1–4)
None
2,312
31–18
14–10
May 17
Utah
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
7–12
Bryson Van Sickle (3–0)
Peyton Cole (2–1)
None
3,192
31–19
–
May 19
Loyola Marymount *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
byutv.org
4–3 (10)
Nate Dahle (4–2)
Quinn Lavelle (0–5)
None
1,688
32–19
15–10
May 20
Loyola Marymount*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
9–3
Ryan Brady (4–3)
Jimmy Galica (1–6)
None
2,780
33–19
16–10
May 21
Loyola Marymount*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
7–17
Quinn Lavelle (1–5)
Ayden Callahan (2–1)
None
2,816
33–20
16–11
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
May 24
vs. Loyola Marymount*
–
Banner Island Ballpark
SCS Atlantic
1–5
Diego Barrera (4–3)
Jack Sterner (4–4)
Owen Hackman (5)
586
33–21
–
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball . Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. *West Coast Conference games
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.
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.
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
^ "West Coast Conference Standings" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024 .
^ "BYU Baseball Coach Mike Littlewood Resigns" . KSL . Retrieved April 11, 2022 .
^ "BYU Baseball Preview: Cougars optimistic for 2022" . Daily Herald . Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022 .
^ "Toreros baseball: USD has eye on returning to top of WCC standings" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved February 17, 2022 .
^ "How BYU baseball was eliminated in the WCC Tournament" . Deseret News . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .
^ "Trent Pratt sheds 'interim' tag from his title, named new head coach of BYU baseball team" . Deseret News . Retrieved June 8, 2022 .
^ "Baseball Roster" . byucougars.com . Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
^ "BYU Roundup: Baseball drops opener to Indiana State, 3-2" . Daily Herald . Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ a b "BYU baseball earns split with Marshall for first win of 2022" . Daily Herald . Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics