2017 BYU Cougars baseball team

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2017 BYU Cougars baseball
2017 WCC Tri-Regular season Champions
2017 WCC Tournament champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record38–21 (20–7 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trent Pratt (5th season)
  • Brent Haring (5th season)
  • Jeremy Thomas (5th season)
Home stadiumLarry H. Miller Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Gonzaga  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 33 – 20 – 0   .623
BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 7 – 0   .741 38 – 21 – 0   .644
Loyola Marymount †  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 38 – 18 – 0   .679
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 37 – 20 – 0   .649
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 35 – 18 – 1   .657
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 13 – 40 – 0   .245
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 18 – 35 – 0   .340
Portland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22 – 0   .185 10 – 41 – 1   .202
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acted in his fifth season as head coach of the Cougars. BYU was picked to finish fourth in the WCC Pre-season rankings.[1] The Cougars overcame expectations to claim a tri-team championship in the regular season. Afterwards, the Cougars won the West Coast Conference tournament for the first time in their history, claiming the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the Cougars first tournament berth since 2002.[2] The Cougars were placed in the Stanford Regional, where they went 1–2. The Cougars finished the season 38–21.

2017 roster

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2017 BYU Cougars roster[3]

Pitchers

  • 5 Jackson Bishop – Freshman
  • 8 Keaton Cenatiempo – Senior
  • 9 Mason Marshall – Senior
  • 13 Aaron Cross – Junior
  • 18 Brady Corless – Senior
  • 23 Hayden Rodgers – Junior
  • 26 Riley Gates – Junior
  • 28 Rhett Parkinson – Junior
  • 29 Shep Shephard – Freshman
  • 32 Maverik Buffo – Junior
  • 34 Jordan Wood – Sophomore
  • 36 Matt Favero – Freshman
  • 38 Connor Williams – Junior
  • 41 Kendall Motes – Junior
  • 42 Bo Burrup – Sophomore
  • xx Kenny Saenz – Junior
  

Infielders

  • 2 Noah Hill – Sophomore
  • 3 Brennon Anderson – Junior
  • 4 Cam Richins – Freshman
  • 11 Mackay Jacobsen – Sophomore
  • 12 Tanner Chauncey – Senior
  • 24 Brian Hsu – Sophomore
  • 25 Nate Favero- Junior
  • 35 Colton Shaver – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 2 Noah Hill – Sophomore
  • 14 Bronson Larsen – Senior
  • 22 David Clawson – Freshman
  • 35 Colton Shaver – Junior

Outfielders

  • 3 Brennon Anderson – Junior
  • 5 Jackson Bishop – Freshman
  • 7 Kyle Dean – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 Keaton Kringlen – Sophomore
  • 38 Connor Williams – Junior
  • 40 Matt Bushman – Freshman
  • 44 Brock Hale – Sophomore

Schedule

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2017 BYU Cougars Game Log[4]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record
February 17 at #21 Georgia Tech – Russ Chandler Stadium ACC Extra 3–5 X. Curry (1–0) Maverik Buffo (0–1) Z. Ryan (1) 1,660 0–1 –
February 18 at Kennesaw State – Stillwell Stadium Eversport 13–4 Brady Corless (1–0) A. Moore (0–1) None 742 1–1 –
February 20 at Georgia State – Georgia State Baseball Complex Facebook 2–3 (10) L. Barnette (1–0) Riley Gates (0–1) None 315 1–2 –
February 23 vs. Northern Colorado – Billy Hebert Field Facebook 6–0 Maverik Buffo (1–1) C. Carroll (0–1) None 127 2–2 –
February 23 vs. San Jose State – Billy Hebert Field Facebook 2–3 (13) J. Goldberg (1–0) Mason Marshall (0–1) None 131 2–3 –
February 24 vs. Northern Colorado – Billy Hebert Field Facebook 10–9 (10) Riley Gates (1–1) B. Minnick (1–1) None 141 3–3 –
February 25 vs. San Jose State – Billy Hebert Field Facebook 2–4 J. Banger (1–0) Bo Burrup (0–1) J. Goldberg 199 3–4 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record
March 2 at CSU Bakersfield – Hardt Field YouTube 4–5 M. Carter (2–0) Maverik Buffo (1–2) Dewsnap 653 3–5 –
March 3 at CSU Bakersfield – Hardt Field YouTube 10–2 Brady Corless (2–0) Mahlik Jones (1–1) None 777 4–5 –
March 4 at CSU Bakersfield – Hardt Field YouTube 5–7 Moten (2–1) Kendall Motes (0–1) None 640 4–6 –
March 9 UCSB – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 8–10 N. Davis (3–1) Maverik Buffo (1–3) A. Garcia 1,447 4–7 –
March 10 UCSB – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 7–6 Aaron Cross (1–0) S. Barry (0–1) None 2,747 5–7 –
March 10 UCSB – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 17–3 Hayden Rogers (1–0) C. Clements (0–3) None 2,747 6–7 –
March 11 UCSB – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 14–8 Bo Burrup (1–1) S. Ledesma (0–2) Aaron Cross (1) 1,997 7–7 –
March 14 New Mexico State – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 6–8 Mattew McHugh (2–1) Mason Marshall (0–2) Ruger Rodriguez 1,166 7–8 –
March 16 UConn – Larry H. Miller Field Facebook 7–6 Maverik Buffo (2–3) R. Radue (0–2) Aaron Cross (2) 1,099 8–8 –
March 17 UConn – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 7–8 J. Russell (1–0) Aaron Cross (1–1) None 1,538 8–9 –
March 18 UConn – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 10–9 Jordan Wood (1–0) D. Rajkowski (0–1) None 1,622 9–9 –
March 23 at Loyola Marymount* – George C. Page Stadium TheW.tv 5–3 Maverik Buffo (3–3) B. Redman (2–4) Keaton Cenatiempo (1) 175 10–9 1–0
March 24 at Loyola Marymount* – George C. Page Stadium TheW.tv 5–9 B. Arriaga (3–0) Bo Burrup (1–2) H. Simon 237 10–10 1–1
March 25 at Loyola Marymount* – George C. Page Stadium TheW.tv 0–2 C. Abbott (4–1) Hayden Rogers (1–1) None 386 10–11 1–2
March 28 at Utah – Smith's Ballpark P12 MTN 11–6 Mason Marshall (1–2) J. Rebar (2–4) Keaton Cenatiempo (2) 2,666 11–11 –
March 30 Saint Mary's* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 7–6 Riley Gates (2–1) A. Hansen (0–1) Keaton Cenatiempo (3) 731 12–11 2–2
March 31 Saint Mary's* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 6–2 Brady Corless (3–0) J. Valdez (3–2) None 1,147 13–11 3–2
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record
April 1 Saint Mary's* – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 14–1 Hayden Rogers (2–1) J. York (3–2) None 1,016 14–11 4–2
April 3 Oregon – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 6–9 C. Zwetsch (1–2) Aaron Cross (1–2) K. Yovan 1,845 14–12 –
April 6 at Pacific* – Klein Family Field TheW.tv 6–0 Maverik Buffo (4–3) Shreve (1–3) None 149 15–12 5–2
April 7 at Pacific* – Klein Family Field TheW.tv 12–1 Brady Corless (4–0) W. Lyndon (3–3) Mason Marshall (1) 393 16–12 6–2
April 8 at Pacific* – Klein Family Field TheW.tv 5–2 Hayden Rogers (3–1) R. Reynoso (3–4) Keaton Cenatiempo (4) 393 17–12 7–2
April 11 at Utah Valley – Brent Brown Ballpark WAC DN 8–3 Jordan Wood (2–0) O. Sebek (0–2) None 3,892 18–12 –
April 13 Pepperdine* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 7–11 R. Wilson (2–3) Maverik Buffo (4–4) M. Mahony 2,058 18–13 7–3
April 14 Pepperdine* – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 7–2 Brady Corless (5–0) J. Pendergast (4–3) None 2,386 19–13 8–3
April 15 Pepperdine* – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 9–4 Hayden Rogers (4–1) W. Jensen (2–4) Riley Gates (1) 2,126 20–13 9–3
April 18 at Utah – Smith's Ballpark P12 MTN Cancelled- inclement weather
April 20 at #19 San Diego* – Fowler Park TheW.tv 3–6 Nick Sprengel (7–1) Maverik Buffo (4–5) Troy Conyers (10) 546 20–14 9–4
April 21 at #19 San Diego* – Fowler Park TheW.tv 9–8 (10) Riley Gates (3–1) C. Burdick (2–2) None 1,099 21–14 10–4
April 22 at #19 San Diego* – Fowler Park TheW.tv 12–8 Jordan Wood (3–0) P. Richan (4–1) None 436 22–14 11–4
April 27 San Francisco* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 19–6 Maverik Buffo (5–5) G. Goodman (3–4) None 1,247 23–14 12–4
April 28 San Francisco* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 8–5 Bo Burrup (2–2) B. Jenkins (0–3) Riley Gates (2) 1,188 24–14 13–4
April 29 San Francisco* – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 11–5 Hayden Rogers (5–1) D. Slominski (3–5) None 2,115 25–14 14–4
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record
May 2 at Utah Valley #22 Brent Brown Ballpark WAC DN 23–4 Jordan Wood (4–0) E. Olguin (2–3) None 4,619 26–14 –
May 4 at Santa Clara* #22 Stephen Schott Stadium TheW.tv 9–3 Maverik Buffo (6–5) G. Nechak (1–6) None 155 27–14 15–4
May 5 at Santa Clara* #22 Stephen Schott Stadium TheW.tv 13–7 Mason Marshall (1–0) E. Lex (3–7) None 188 28–14 16–4
May 6 at Santa Clara* #22 Stephen Schott Stadium TheW.tv 8–4 Hayden Rogers (6–1) J. Steffens (3–6) None 188 29–14 17–4
May 9 Utah #18 Larry H. Miller Field KBYU 6–7 (13) T. Thomas (2–0) Kendall Motes (0–1) R. Ottesen 2,392 29–15 –
May 11 Portland* #18 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 23–19 Mason Marshall (3–2) C. Richman (0–1) None 1,567 30–15 18–4
May 12 Portland* #18 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 11–3 Brady Corless (6–0) G. Miller (1–8) None 2,158 31–15 19–4
May 13 Portland* #18 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 16–3 Hayden Rogers (7–1) K. Baker (3–6) None 1,631 32–15 20–4
May 16 Utah Valley #18 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 7–6 Bo Burrup (3–2) M. Briones (2–1) Mason Marshall (2) 1,702 33–15 –
May 18 at Gonzaga* #18 Patterson Complex SWX 2–10 E. Morgan (9–2) Maverik Buffo (6–6) None 629 33–16 20–5
May 19 at Gonzaga* #18 Patterson Complex TheW.tv 4–10 J. Vernia (6–4) Bo Burrup (3–3) C. Legumina 918 33–17 20–6
May 20 at Gonzaga* #18 Patterson Complex ESPNU 2–6 D. Bies (5–2) Hayden Rogers (7–2) W. Mills 1,125 33–18 20–7
2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record
May 25 vs. #27 Loyola Marymount* – Banner Island Ballpark TheW.tv 2–3[5] B. Arriaga (7–2) Brady Corless (6–1) C. Paiva 1,321 33–19 –
May 26 vs. Saint Mary's* – Banner Island Ballpark TheW.tv 8–4[6] Hayden Rogers (8–2) J. Valdez (4–3) None 1,561 34–19 –
May 26 vs. #27 Loyola Marymount* – Banner Island Ballpark TheW.tv 5–4[6] Maverik Buffo (7–6) B. Redman (5–7) Riley Gates (3) 1,561 35–19 –
May 27 vs. #22 Gonzaga* – Banner Island Ballpark TheW.tv 10–3[7] Jordan Wood (5–0) D. Bies (5–3) None 1,442 36–19 –
May 27 vs. #22 Gonzaga* – Banner Island Ballpark TheW.tv 16–3[7] Bo Burrup (4–3) S. Hellinger (4–3) None 1,442 37–19 –
2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
June
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record
June 1 vs. #23 CS Fullerton #26 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond ESPN3 2–10[8] C. Seabold (11–4) Brady Corless (6–2) None 1,390 37–20 –
June 2 vs. Sacramento State #26 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond ESPN3 6–1[9] Hayden Rogers (9–2) P. Brahms (8–4) None 1,420 38–20 –
June 3 vs. #6 Stanford #26 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond ESPN3 1–9 C. Castellanos (9–3) Maverik Buffo (7–7) None 1,736 38–21 –
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games

Rivalries

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BYU has two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley.

Radio Information

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Many BYU Baseball series had a radio/internet broadcast available. 44 games were broadcast on KOVO with Brent Norton (play-by-play) calling the games for his 25th consecutive season. A rotating selection of analysts were used. 42 of the games were simulcast on BYU Radio. BYU Radio also had 1 radio exclusive this season: the early Mar. 10 game vs. UC Santa Barbara.

TV Announcers

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For the first time every game was shown on television or streamed live online as BYU Baseball carried the road games that weren't going to be streamed on Facebook Live.

References

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See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team, 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2016 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2017 BYU Cougars softball team, and 2016 BYU Cougars men's soccer team
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  2. ^ "BYU overcomes the odds to advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2002". Deseret News. May 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "2013 Baseball Roster | The Official Site of BYU Athletics". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Baseball Schedule | The Official Site of BYU Athletics". Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "BYU falls to LMU, 3–2, in WCC Tournament". Deseret News. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Cougars win two to reach WCC title game". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Cougars sweep Gonzaga to win WCC tourney, advance to NCAAs". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "BYU falls to CS Fullerton, faces elimination game Friday vs. Sacramento State". Deseret News. Retrieved June 1, 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Rogers' strong pitching leads BYU to another elimination game win". Deseret News. Retrieved June 2, 2017.[dead link]
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