The 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acts 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 would overcome all expectations and claim a tri-team championship in the regular season. Afterwards the Cougars would win 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 would go 1–2. The Cougars finished the season 38–21.
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games
Rivalriesedit
BYU has two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley.
Radio Informationedit
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 Announcersedit
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.
^"2017 WCC Baseball Preseason Team, Poll Released". WCC Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2017.[permanent dead link]
^"BYU overcomes the odds to advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2002". Deseret News. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
^. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
^"BYU falls to LMU, 3–2, in WCC Tournament". Deseret News. May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
^ ab"Cougars win two to reach WCC title game". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
^ ab"Cougars sweep Gonzaga to win WCC tourney, advance to NCAAs". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^"BYU falls to CS Fullerton, faces elimination game Friday vs. Sacramento State". Deseret News. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^"Rogers' strong pitching leads BYU to another elimination game win". Deseret News. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
April 11, 2024
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The 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season Mike Littlewood acts 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 would overcome all expectations and claim a tri team championship in the regular season Afterwards the Cougars would win 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 would go 1 2 The Cougars finished the season 38 21 2017 BYU Cougars baseball2017 WCC Tri Regular season Champions2017 WCC Tournament championsConferenceWest Coast ConferenceRecord38 21 20 7 WCC Head coachMike Littlewood 5th season Assistant coachesTrent Pratt 5th season Brent Haring 5th season Jeremy Thomas 5th season Home stadiumLarry H Miller FieldSeasons 20162018 2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T PCT W L T PCTGonzaga 20 7 0 741 33 20 0 623BYU y 20 7 0 741 38 21 0 644Loyola Marymount 20 7 0 741 38 18 0 679Saint Mary s 18 9 0 667 37 20 0 649San Diego 18 9 0 667 35 18 1 657San Francisco 11 16 0 407 29 28 0 509Santa Clara 9 18 0 333 13 40 0 245Pepperdine 8 19 0 296 20 32 0 385Pacific 6 21 0 222 18 35 0 340Portland 5 22 0 185 10 41 1 202 Conference champion Tournament championy Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball Contents 1 2017 roster 2 Schedule 3 Rivalries 4 Radio Information 5 TV Announcers 6 References2017 roster edit2017 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 JuniorOutfielders 3 Brennon Anderson Junior 5 Jackson Bishop Freshman 7 Kyle Dean nbsp Freshman 17 Keaton Kringlen Sophomore 38 Connor Williams Junior 40 Matt Bushman Freshman 44 Brock Hale SophomoreSchedule edit2017 BYU Cougars Game Log 4 Regular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC recordFebruary 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 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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 0March 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 1March 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 2March 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 2March 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 2April Date Opponent Rank Site stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC recordApril 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 2April 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 2April 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 2April 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 2April 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 3April 14 Pepperdine Larry H Miller Field TheW tv 7 2 Brady Corless 5 0 J Pendergast 4 3 None 2 386 19 13 8 3April 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 3April 18 at Utah Smith s Ballpark P12 MTN Cancelled inclement weatherApril 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 4April 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 4April 22 at 19 San Diego Fowler Park TheW tv 12 8 Jordan Wood 3 0 P Richan 4 1 None 436 22 14 11 4April 27 San Francisco Larry H Miller Field BYUtv 19 6 Maverik Buffo 5 5 G Goodman 3 4 None 1 247 23 14 12 4April 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 4April 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 4May Date Opponent Rank Site stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC recordMay 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 4May 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 4May 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 4May 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 4May 12 Portland 18 Larry H Miller Field BYUtv 11 3 Brady Corless 6 0 G Miller 1 8 None 2 158 31 15 19 4May 13 Portland 18 Larry H Miller Field BYUtv 16 3 Hayden Rogers 7 1 K Baker 3 6 None 1 631 32 15 20 4May 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 5May 19 at Gonzaga 18 Patterson Complex TheW tv 4 10 J Vernia 6 4 Bo Burrup 3 3 C Legumina 918 33 17 20 6May 20 at Gonzaga 18 Patterson Complex ESPNU 2 6 D Bies 5 2 Hayden Rogers 7 2 W Mills 1 125 33 18 20 72017 West Coast Conference baseball tournamentMay Date Opponent Rank Site stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC recordMay 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 tournamentJune Date Opponent Rank Site stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCC recordJune 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 gamesRivalries editBYU has two main rivalries on their schedule the Deseret First Duel vs Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs Utah Valley Radio Information editMany 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 editFor 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 Feb 17 Wylie Ballard amp Alex Keller Feb 18 No commentators Feb 20 Tuckett Slade Feb 23 Tuckett Slade Feb 23 Tuckett Slade Feb 24 Tuckett Slade Feb 25 Tuckett Slade March 2 Corey Costelloe March 3 Corey Costelloe March 4 Corey Costelloe March 9 Brent Norton amp Gary Pullins permanent dead link March 10 Brent Norton amp Jeff Bills March 10 Brent Norton March 11 Spencer Linton Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd March 14 Spencer Linton Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd March 16 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April 29 Brent Norton May 2 Jordan Bianucci amp Ryan Pickens May 4 David Gentile May 5 David Gentile May 6 David Gentile May 9 Spencer Linton Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd May 11 Spencer Linton Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd May 12 Spencer Linton Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd May 13 Spencer Linton Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd May 16 Dave McCann Gary Sheide amp Jason Shepherd May 18 Sam Adams amp Michael Jackson May 19 George Devine amp Alex Jensen May 20 Roxy Bernstein amp Wes Clements May 25 Steve Quis Alex Jensen amp Meghan von Behren May 26 Steve Quis Alex Jensen amp Meghan von Behren May 26 Steve Quis Alex Jensen amp Meghan von Behren May 27 Steve Quis Alex Jensen amp Meghan von Behren May 27 Steve Quis Alex Jensen amp Meghan von Behren June 1 Steve Lenox amp JT Snow June 2 Steve Lenox amp JT Snow June 3 Steve Lenox amp JT SnowReferences editSee 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 2017 WCC Baseball Preseason Team Poll Released WCC Sports Retrieved February 9 2017 permanent dead link BYU overcomes the odds to advance to the NCAAs for the first time since 2002 Deseret News May 28 2017 Retrieved May 28 2017 2013 Baseball Roster The Official Site of BYU Athletics Archived from the original on May 10 2013 Retrieved May 29 2017 2016 Baseball Schedule The Official Site of BYU Athletics Archived from the original on March 12 2016 Retrieved May 29 2017 BYU falls to LMU 3 2 in WCC Tournament Deseret News May 26 2017 Retrieved May 26 2017 a b Cougars win two to reach WCC title game Daily Herald Retrieved May 27 2017 a b Cougars sweep Gonzaga to win WCC tourney advance to NCAAs Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved May 28 2017 BYU falls to CS Fullerton faces elimination game Friday vs Sacramento State Deseret News Retrieved June 1 2017 Rogers strong pitching leads BYU to another elimination game win Deseret News Retrieved June 2 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team amp oldid 1171769336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,