2020 BYU Cougars baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 BYU Cougars baseball

Conference| West Coast Conference
Record| 7-9 (0-0 WCC)
Head coach|

* Mike Littlewood (8th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Trent Pratt (8th season)
* Brent Haring (8th season)
* Michael Bradshaw (2nd season)

Home stadium| Larry H. Miller Field

Seasons

<- 2019

2021 ->

2020 West Coast Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
San Francisco ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556
San Diego ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 1 |  | .667 |  |  | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 1 |  | .667 |  |  | 10 | - | 9 |  | .526
Portland ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 1 |  | .500 |  |  | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722
Pacific ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 6 |  | .333 |  |  | 12 | - | 14 |  | .462
No. 21 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 3 |  | .800
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 5 |  | .706
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500
BYU ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438
Gonzaga ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 6 | - | 10 |  | .375
‡ - Tournament champion
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acted as head coach of the Cougars for an eighth consecutive season. The Cougars were picked to finish second in the WCC Pre-season poll.[2] However they secured more first place votes from the WCC Media than any team with 5 and were named the team to beat by Baseball America.[3] The Cougars never got to play in conference though as all athletic events were shut down by the school March 12 due to COVID-19.[4]

## 2020 Roster

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2019 BYU Cougars roster[5]

Pitchers

* 4 Andrew Pintar - Freshman
* 6 Mitch McIntyre - Junior
* 9 Easton Walker - Junior
* 13 Cy Nielson - Freshman
* 14 Chase Bauerle - Junior
* 18 Justin Sterner - Junior
* 19 Bryce Robinson - Freshman
* 21 Jack Sterner -  Freshman
* 22 Jarod Lessar - Senior
* 24 Drew Zimmerman - Junior
* 25 Austin Deming - Sophomore
* 26 Carter Smith - Freshman
* 31 Reid McLaughlin - Sophomore
* 32 Tyson Heaton - Freshman
* 34 Cutter Clawson - Freshman
* 37 Cooper McKeehan - Freshman
* 39 Mikade Johnson - Freshman
* 40 Ayden Callahan - Junior
* 45 Ben Weese - Senior

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Infielders

* 2 Brock Watson - Freshman
* 4 Andrew Pintar - Freshman
* 8 Bryan Call - Sophomore
* 16 Jacob Rogers - Sophomore
* 23 Peyton Call - Freshman
* 25 Austin Deming - Sophomore
* 28 Zack Peterson - Sophomore
* 29 Sean Rimmer - Freshman
* 41 Russell Parry - Freshman

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Catchers

* 11 Abraham Valdez - Senior
* 17 Joshua Cowden - Sophomore
* 44 Chase Taylor - Freshman

Outfielders

* 3 Danny Gelalich - Junior
* 5 Hunter Swapp - Freshman
* 6 Mitch McIntyre - Junior
* 7 Hobbs Nyberg - Sophomore
* 10 Hayden Leatham - Junior
* 12 McKay Barney - Freshman
* 27 Ryan Sepede - Sophomore
* 29 Sean Rimmer - Freshman
* 43 Jaren Hall \- Sophomore

## Schedule

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2020 BYU Cougars Game Log[6]

Regular season

February

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February 14 | vs. Gonzaga | – | Surprise Stadium | FloBaseball | 7–1 | Reid McLaughlin (1–0) | Daniel Naughton (0–1) | None | 635 | 1–0 | –
February 15 | vs. New Mexico | – | Surprise Stadium | FloBaseball | 0–2 | Aaron Makil (1–0) | Cy Neilson (0–1) | None | 741 | 1–1 | –
February 15 | vs. New Mexico | – | Surprise Stadium Auxiliary | Facebook | 4–5 | Will Armbruester (1–0) | Carter Smith (0–1) | Miguel Reyes Jr. (1) | 311 | 1–2 | –
February 17 | vs. #25 Oregon State | – | Surprise Stadium | FloBaseball | 4–3 | Drew Zimmerman (1–0) | Joey Mundt (0–1) | Mikade Johnson (1) | 2,598 | 2–2 | –
February 20 | at Cal Poly | – | Baggett Stadium | Big West TV | 3–2 | Justin Sterner (1–0) | Taylor Dollard (1–1) | None | 1,523 | 3–2 | –
February 21 | at Cal Poly | – | Baggett Stadium | Big West TV | 4–3 | Bryce Robinson (1–0) | Kyle Scott (0–1) | None | 1,598 | 4–2 | –
February 22 | at Cal Poly | – | Baggett Stadium | Big West TV | 0–10 | Drew Thorpe (1–0) | Easton Walker (0–1) | None | 1,668 | 4–3 | –
February 22 | at Cal Poly | – | Baggett Stadium | Big West TV | 5–4(14) | Tyson Heaton (1–0) | Bryan Woo (0–1) | None | 1,668 | 5–3 | –
February 27 | at New Mexico | – | Santa Ana Star Field | MW Net | 7–8 | Payton Strambler (1–1) | Reid McLaughlin (2–1) | None | 751 | 5–4 | –
February 28 | at New Mexico | – | Santa Ana Star Field | MW Net | 0–4 | Justin Armbruster (1-0) | Cy Nelson (0–2) | Terrell Hudson (1) | 789 | 5–5 | –
February 28 | at New Mexico | – | Santa Ana Star Field | MW Net | 18–9 | Tyson Heaton (2–0) | Cody Dye (0–2) | None | 789 | 6–5 | –
February 29 | at New Mexico | – | Santa Ana Star Field | MW Net | 1–12 | Nathaniel Garley (1–0) | Easton Walker (0–2) | None | 826 | 6–5 | –

March

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March 3 | Utah Valley | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org | 5–4 | Cooper McKeehan (1–0) | Bobby Voortmeyer (0–2) | Reid McLaughlin (1) | 1,640 | 7–6 | –
March 5 | at Oklahoma State | – | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium | ESPN+ | 0–2 | Scott Parker (3–1) | Cooper McKeehan (1–1) | None | 382 | 7–7 | –
March 6 | at Oklahoma State | – | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium | ESPN+ | 1–6 | Justin Campbell (1–2) | Cy Nielson (0–3) | None | 672 | 7–8 | –
March 7 | at Oklahoma State | – | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium |  | 3–8 | Bryce Osmond (1–1) | Reid McLaughlin (2–2) | None | 1,320 | 7–9 | –
March 12 | Loyola Marymount* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org | Cancelled- COVID-19
March 13 | Loyola Marymount* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
March 14 | Loyola Marymount* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
March 19 | at Pepperdine* | – | Eddy D. Field Stadium | WCC Network
March 20 | at Pepperdine* | – | Eddy D. Field Stadium | WCC Network
March 21 | at Pepperdine* | – | Eddy D. Field Stadium | WCC Network
March 24 | Utah | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org
March 26 | Santa Clara* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org
March 27 | Santa Clara* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
March 28 | Santa Clara* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
March 30 | at Boise State | – | Memorial Stadium | MW Net

April

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Television | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | WCC record

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April 2 | at Portland* | – | Joe Etzel Field | WCC Network | Cancelled- COVID-19
April 3 | at Portland* | – | Joe Etzel Field | WCC Network
April 4 | at Portland* | – | Joe Etzel Field | WCC Network
April 6 | at Oregon | – | PK Park | P12+ ORE
April 9 | Pacific* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org
April 10 | Pacific* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org
April 11 | Pacific* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
April 13 | Boise State | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
April 16 | San Diego* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org
April 17 | San Diego* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
April 18 | San Diego* | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
April 21 | Utah | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv.org
April 22 | at Utah Valley | – | UCCU Ballpark | WAC DN
April 30 | at San Francisco* | – | Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field | WCC Network

May

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May 1 | at San Francisco* |  | Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field | WCC Network | Cancelled- COVID-19
May 2 | at San Francisco* | – | Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field | WCC Network
May 4 | Cal Baptist | – | Larry H. Miller Field | BYUtv
May 7 | at Saint Mary's* | – | Louis Guisto Field | WCC Network
May 8 | at Saint Mary's* | – | Louis Guisto Field | WCC Network
May 9 | at Saint Mary's* | – | Louis Guisto Field | WCC Network
May 12 | at Utah | – | Smith's Ballpark | P12
May 14 | at Gonzaga* | – | Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex | ESPNU
May 15 | at Gonzaga* | – | Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex | WCC Network
May 16 | at Gonzaga* | – | Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex | WCC Network

2020 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

May

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May 21–23 |  | – | Banner Island Ballpark | WCC Network | Cancelled- COVID-19

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games

## Rivalries

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BYU had two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. The first game against UVU was played, but the remaining 3 rivalry games were cancelled because of COVID-19.

## Radio Information

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For the third consecutive season BYU Baseball was broadcast as part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network, and for the second time ever every BYU Baseball game was broadcast on radio. Brent Norton was scheduled to provide play-by-play for his 28th consecutive season beginning with conference play, but when all games beginning March 12 were canceled it was Jason Shepherd who had called every game. Tuckett Slade provided analysis for all but 1 games. Games were carried on KOVO and KUMT. KOVO had 3 exclusives (Gm. 1 Feb. 15, Gm. 2 Feb. 22, and Gm. 2 Feb. 28), while BYU Radio's KUMT had 4 exclusives (Gm. 2 Feb. 15, Feb. 20, Gm. 1 Feb. 22, and Mar. 7). All games were carried live on the BYU Sports Radio App and are archived on BYU Radio.

## TV Announcers

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* Feb 14: Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer
* Feb 15 (1): Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer
* Feb 15 (2): Jason Shepherd & Brock Hale
* Feb 17: Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer
* Feb 20: Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer
* Feb 21: Chris Sylvester
* Feb 22 (1): Chris Sylvester
* Feb 22 (2): Zachary Anderson-Yoxsimer
* Feb 27: Robert Portnoy
* Feb 28 (1): Robert Portnoy
* Feb 28 (2): Robert Portnoy
* Feb 29: Robert Portnoy
* Mar 3: Spencer Linton[permanent dead link] & Gary Sheide
* Mar 5: Dave Hunziker & Tom Holliday
* Mar 6: Dave Hunziker & Tom Holliday

## References

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See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, and 2020 BYU Cougars softball team

1. ^ "West Coast Conference Standings". wccsports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. ^ "Gonzaga Picked as 2020 WCC Baseball Favorites". WCC Sports. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
3. ^ "2020 West Coast Conference Baseball Preview". Baseball America. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
4. ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
5. ^ "2013 Baseball Roster | the Official Site of BYU Athletics". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
6. ^ "Cougars baseball releases 2020 schedule". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

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