American college baseball season
The 2021 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . Mike Littlewood acted as head coach of the Cougars for a ninth consecutive season. The Cougars were picked to finish fourth in the WCC Pre-season poll.[2] The Cougars entered the season after having watched the WCC cancel the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] As a cost containment measure, the WCC cut the 2021 baseball tournament, so the regular season champion will got the conferences auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament.[4] The Cougars went 23–27 overall, 15–12 in conference, and finished fourth in the standings.
2021 Roster [ edit ] 2021 BYU Cougars roster [5] Pitchers
4 Andrew Pintar – Sophomore 6 Mitch McIntyre – Senior 7 Cooper Vest – Freshman 9 Easton Walker – Senior 13 Cy Nielson – Sophomore 19 Bryce Robison – Sophomore 21 Jack Sterner – Sophomore 23 Peyton Cole – Sophomore 24 Drew Zimmerman – Senior 25 Austin Deming – Junior 26 Carter Smith – Sophomore 28 Trystan Plunkett – Sophomore 31 Reid McLaughlin – Junior 32 Tyson Heaton – Sophomore 36 Luke Sterner – Freshman 37 Cooper McKeehan – Sophomore 39 Mikade Johnson – Sophomore 40 Ayden Callahan – Junior 42 Boston Mabeus – Freshman Infielders
2 Brock Watson – Sophomore 4 Andrew Pintar – Sophomore 8 Bryan Call – Junior 14 Bitner Workman – Freshman 16 Jacob Rogers – Junior 23 Peyton Call – Sophomore 25 Austin Deming – Junior 29 Sean Rimmer – Sophomore 35 Jacob Wilk- Junior 45 Freddy Achecar – Senior Catchers
11 Abraham Valdez – Senior 17 Joshua Cowden – Junior 34 Joshua Youngblood – Sophomore 38 JD Gardner – Freshman 44 Chase Taylor – Sophomore Outfielders
3 Danny Gelalich – Senior 5 Hunter Swapp – Sophomore 6 Mitch McIntyre – Senior 7 Cooper Vest – Freshman 10 Hayden Leatham – Senior 22 Cole Gambill – Junior 27 Ryan Sepede – Sophomore 28 Trystan Plunkett – Sophomore 29 Sean Rimmer – Sophomore
Schedule [ edit ] 2021 BYU Cougars Game Log Regular season Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record February 20 at Texas State – Bobcat Ballpark ESPN+ 4–5 Austin Smith (1–0) Easton Walker (0–1) Tristan Stivors (1) 165 0–1 – February 20 at Texas State – Bobcat Ballpark ESPN+ 9–4 Bryce Robison (1–0) Trevis Sundgren (0–1) Reid McLaughlin (1) 151 1–1 – February 22 at Texas State – Bobcat Ballpark Facebook 6–11 Austin Smith (2–0) Boston Mabeus (0–1) None 700 1–2 – February 23 at Texas State – Bobcat Ballpark ESPN+ 7–6(10) Mitch McIntyre (1–0) Tristan Stivors (0–1) None 700 2–2 – February 24 at #19 Texas – UFCU Disch-Falk Field LHN 1–3 Cole Quintanilla (1–0) Boston Mabeus (0–2) Tanner Witt (1) 1,474 2–3 – February 25 at #19 Texas – UFCU Disch-Falk Field LHN 6–12 Palmer Wenzel (1–0) Bryce Robison (1–1) None 1,424 2–4 – February 26 at #19 Texas – UFCU Disch-Falk Field LHN 1–11 Ty Madden (1–1) Cy Nielson (0–1) None 1,504 2–5 – February 27 at #19 Texas – UFCU Disch-Falk Field LHN 5–4 Reid McLaughlin (1–0) Caden Noah (0–1) Mitch McIntyre (1) 1,524 3–5 –
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record March 4 at Oregon State – Goss Stadium at Coleman Field P12+ OSU 0–1 Reid Sebby (2–0) Mikade Johnson (0–1) Jake Mulholland (2) 0 3–6 – March 5 at Oregon State – Goss Stadium at Coleman Field P12+ OSU 3–5 Joey Mundt (1–0) Carter Smith (0–1) Nathan Burns (1) 0 3–7 – March 6 at Oregon State – Goss Stadium at Coleman Field P12+ OSU 3–4 Jake Mulholland (1–0) Tyson Heaton (0–1) None 0 3–8 – March 11 at Utah – Smith's Ballpark P12+ UT 3–6 Matthew Sox (2–0) Mikade Johnson (0–2) None 0 3–9 – March 12 at Utah – Smith's Ballpark P12+ UT 1–7 Kyle Robeniol (1–1) Cy Nielson (0–2) None 0 3–10 – March 13 Utah – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv Cancelled- Snowstorm March 16 at Dixie State – Bruce Hurst Field WAC DN 4–5 Brayden Bonner (1–0) Mikade Johnson (0–3) None 721 3–11 – March 18 at Loyola Marymount * – George C. Page Stadium WCC Net 5–4 Easton Walker (1–1) CJ Fernandezees (1–1) Reid McLaughlin (2) 0 4–11 1–0 March 19 at Loyola Marymount * – George C. Page Stadium 9–2 Boston Mabeus (1–2) Jimmy Galicia (1–4) None 0 5–11 2–0 March 20 at Loyola Marymount * – George C. Page Stadium 4–1 Cy Nielson (1–2) Holden Chtistian (0–1) Bryce Robison (1) 0 6–11 3–0 March 23 Utah Valley – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 11–7 Boston Mabeus (2–2) Jaxson Otis (0–2) Bryce Robison (2) 495 7–11 – March 25 San Francisco * – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 8–7(10) Bryce Robison (2–1) Max Jones (0–1) None 492 8–11 4–0 March 26 San Francisco* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 6–10(10) Jesse Barron (1–2) Mitch McIntyre (1–1) None 798 8–12 4–1 March 27 San Francisco* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 1–3 Eric Reyzelman (1–1) Jack Sterner (0–1) Jesse Barron (3) 799 8–13 4–2
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record April 1 at Santa Clara * – Stephen Schott Stadium WCC Net 0–5 Nick Sando (1–1) Easton Walker (1–2) Alex Reelfs (1) 0 8–14 4–3 April 2 at Santa Clara* – Stephen Schott Stadium WCC Net 3–11 Brandon Buckley (2–1) Carter Smith (0–2) Jared Feikes (1) 0 8–15 4–4 April 3 at Santa Clara* – Stephen Schott Stadium WCC Net 3–1 Bryce Robison (3–1) Cole Kitchen (5–1) None 0 9–15 5–4 April 8 Portland * – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 3–5 Caleb Franzen (1–2) Bryce Robison (3–2) Eli Morse (8) 492 9–16 5–5 April 9 Portland* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 1–0 Reid McLaughlin (2–1) Eli Morse (0–1) None 487 10–16 6–5 April 10 Portland* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 6–7 Eli Morse (1–1) Carter Smith (0–3) None 496 10–17 6–6 April 13 Utah – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 7–4 Bryce Robison (4–2) Dustyn Schramm (0–2) Reid McLaughlin (3) 742 11–17 – April 15 at Omaha – Tal Anderson Field Mavs All-Access 1–2 Joey Machado (3–3) Easton Walker (1–3) Tanner Howe (1) 361 11–18 – April 16 at Omaha – Tal Anderson Field NET 5–6 Josiah Scott (3–1) Reid McLaughlin (2–1) None 322 11–19 – April 17 at Omaha – Tal Anderson Field Mavs All-Access 1–4 Mark Timmins (3–2) Carter Smith (0–4) None 533 11–20 – April 20 Dixie State – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 3–2 Cy Nielson (2–2) Haiden Hendricks (0–1) Reid McLaughlin (4) 493 12–20 – April 22 at Gonzaga * – Patterson Baseball Complex WCC Net 1–12 Alek Jacob (4–1) Easton Walker (1–4) None 250 12–21 6–7 April 23 at Gonzaga* – Patterson Baseball Complex WCC Net 1–2 Gabriel Hughes (3–2) Jack Sterner (0–2) Brody Jessee (3) 400 12–22 6–8 April 24 at Gonzaga* – Patterson Baseball Complex SWX 3–7 Michael Spellacy (3–2) Boston Mabeus (3–3) Trystan Vrieling (1) 150 12–23 6–9 April 27 #26 Arizona State – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 8–5 Bryce Robison (5–2) Jared Glenn (4–1) Reid McLaughlin (5) 422 13–23 – April 29 Saint Mary's * – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 12–0 Easton Walker (2–4) Ryan Taurek (2–2) None 497 14–23 7–9 April 30 Saint Mary's* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 4–2 Cooper McKeehan (1–0) Sam Bower (4–4) Reid McLaughlin (6) 492 15–23 8–9
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC record May 1 Saint Mary's* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 4–3 Bryce Robison (6–2) Ky Bush (5–4) Cooper McKeehan (1–0) 496 16–23 9–9 May 4 at Utah Valley – UCCU Ballpark WAC DN 11–4 Cy Nielson (3–2) Devin Smith (0–3) None 2,053 17–23 – May 6 at San Diego * – Fowler Park WCC Net 6–4 (10) Reid McLaughlin (3–1) Ryan Robinson (2–1) None 100 18–23 10–9 May 7 at San Diego* – Fowler Park WCC Net 11–10 Cooper McKeehan (2–0) Conner Thurman (5–3) Carter Smith (1) 100 19–23 11–9 May 8 at San Diego* – Fowler Park WCC Net 12–13 Brycen Mautz (3–1) Easton Walker (2–5) None 100 19–24 11–10 May 13 at Pacific * – Klein Family Field WCC Net 3–6 Joe Solomon (1–1) Cooper McKeehan (2–1) Zach Patterson (3) 60 19–25 11–11 May 14 at Pacific* – Klein Family Field WCC Net 5–0 Jack Sterner (1–2) Hayden Pearce (3–7) Carter Smith (2) 80 20–25 12–11 May 15 at Pacific* – Klein Family Field WCC Net 6–0 Bryce Robison (7–2) Hunter Schilperoort (1–2) None 100 21–25 13–11 May 18 Utah – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 5–11 Randon Hostert (3–0) Cy Nielson (3–3) None 494 21–26 – May 20 Pepperdine * – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 3–6 Brandon Llewellyn (4–1) Easton Walker (2–6) Trevor Hinkel (1) 492 21–27 13–12 May 21 Pepperdine* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 14–5 Carter Smith (1–4) Shane Telfer (2–1) None 490 22–27 14–12 May 22 Pepperdine* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv.org 14–7 Drew Zimmerman (1–0) Nathan Diamond (2–4) None 500 23–27 15–12
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball . Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. *West Coast Conference games
Rivalries [ edit ] BYU had two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. New D1 state team Dixie State also played the Cougars.
Radio Information [ edit ] 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 a women's soccer and general conference conflicts, some radio broadcasts were App exclusives, and the first three games against Texas State didn't have a radio broadcast. Jason Shepherd and Greg Wrubell rotated providing play-by-play after Brent Norton retired from the position after 30 seasons. Tuckett Slade served as analyst on most broadcasts.
TV Announcers [ edit ] Texas State: Brant Freeman & Ty Harrington Texas State: Brant Freeman & Ty Harrington Texas State: Tuckett Slade Texas State: Brant Freeman & Ty Harrington Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell Oregon State: Mike Parker Oregon State: Mike Parker Oregon State: Mike Parker Utah: Brian Preece & Mike Lageschulte Utah: Brian Preece & Scott Stephens Dixie State: No commentary Loyola Marymount: Nick Koop & Aidan Buzo Utah Valley: Spencer Linton [permanent dead link ] , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd San Francisco: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd San Francisco: Spencer Linton & Jason Shepherd San Francisco: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide Santa Clara: Joe Ritzo Santa Clara: Daniel Barrera Santa Clara: Anthony Passarelli Portland: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide Portland: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide Portland: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide Utah: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd Omaha: Jack McGonigal & Joey Colbert Omaha: Larry Punteney & Jeff Leise Omaha: Ana Bellinghausen , Avarie Howard , & Alexa Blase Dixie State: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd Gonzaga: Greg Talbott Gonzaga: Greg Talbott Gonzaga: Dave Cotton & Billy Moon Arizona State: Jason Shepherd & Gary Sheide Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide Saint Mary's: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide Utah Valley: Jordan Bianucci & Ryan Pickens San Diego: Jack Murray San Diego: Jack Murray San Diego: Jack Murray Pacific: Jeff Dominick Pacific: Dennis Ackerman Pacific: Dennis Ackerman Utah: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd Pepperdine: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd Pepperdine: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd Pepperdine: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd References [ edit ]
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics