2023 BYU Cougars baseball team

2023 BYU Cougars baseball
2023 BYU Cougars baseball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	24–28 (13–14 WCC)
Head coach	Trent Pratt (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Brent Haring (11th season); Abe Alvarez (1st season);
Home stadium	Larry H. Miller Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 West Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Loyola Marymount ‍†‍‍	21	–	6	–	0	.778	29	–	22	–	0	.569
Portland ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0	.630	29	–	21	–	0	.580
Santa Clara ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	10	–	0	.630	31	–	18	–	0	.633
San Diego ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0	.630	24	–	23	–	1	.510
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0	.519	21	–	26	–	0	.447
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0	.519	18	–	33	–	0	.353
BYU ‍‍‍	13	–	14	–	0	.481	24	–	28	–	0	.462
Pepperdine ‍‍‍	8	–	19	–	0	.296	19	–	30	–	0	.388
San Francisco ‍‍‍	8	–	19	–	0	.296	18	–	29	–	0	.383
Pacific ‍‍‍	6	–	21	–	0	.222	14	–	35	–	0	.286

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2023^[2] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. Trent Pratt acted as the new head coach of the BYU Cougars baseball team after taking over the interim duties the prior season.^[3]

The Cougars were competing as members of the WCC for the final season, as they later joined the Big 12 Conference for 2024.^[4] The Cougars enter the 2023 WCC season picked to finish third. They return 21 players from 2022.

2023 roster

2023 BYU Cougars roster^[5]

Pitchers

3 Boston Mabeus – Junior
7 Cooper Vest – Sophomore
8 Cutter Clawson – Freshman
9 Payton Gubler – Freshman
16 Mason Olson – Junior
19 Bryce Robison – Junior
21 Jack Sterner – Junior
23 Peyton Cole – Junior
26 Carter Smith – Junior
28 Justis Reiser – Freshman
30 Jameson Ferraro – Freshman
31 Reid McLaughlin – Senior
34 Jackson Hollinghaus – Freshman
36 Carter Foss – Sophomore
37 Ben Hansen – Freshman
38 Trevor Doney – Freshman
42 Jake Porter – Sophomore
44 Zac Dart – Freshman
45 Sam Beck – Freshman

Infielders

2 Brock Watkins – Junior
5 Ozzie Pratt – Sophomore
7 Cooper Vest – Sophomore
8 Cutter Clawson – Freshman
9 Payton Gubler – Freshman
10 Safea Mauai - Sophomore
12 Cam Decker - Freshman
14 Alex Sardina – Junior
25 Austin Deming – Senior
32 Easton Jones – Freshman
35 Jacob Wilk- Senior
43 Chad Call – Freshman
45 Sam Beck – Freshman

Catchers

18 Collin Reuter – Sophomore
24 Easton Romero – Freshman
29 Chase Peterson – Senior
39 Bryant Ball – Freshman
40 Parker Goff - Freshman

Outfielders

4 Tate Gambill – Junior
6 Dawsen Hall – Junior
7 Cooper Vest – Sophomore
10 Safea Mauai - Sophomore
11 Luke Anderson – Freshman
17 Joshua Cowden – Senior
22 Cole Gambill – Senior
24 Easton Romero – Freshman
27 Ryan Sepede – Senior
34 Jackson Hollingshaus – Freshman

Schedule

2023 BYU Cougars game log

Regular season

February

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Television	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	WCC record
February 17	at Louisiana Tech	–	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park	CUSA TV	10–1	Jack Sterner (1–0)	Jonathan Fincher (0–1)	None	2,204	1–0	–
February 18	at Louisiana Tech	–	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park	CUSA TV	6–8	Landon Tomkins (1–0)	Patton Gubler (0–1)	None	1,917	1–1	–
February 18	at Louisiana Tech	–	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park	CUSA TV	8–2	Cutter Clawson (1–0)	Rawley Hector (0–1)	None	1,917	2–1	–
February 20	at Louisiana Tech	–	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park	CUSA TV	2–10	Ethan Bates (1–0)	Carter Smith (0–1)	None	1,748	2–2	–
February 22	at Louisiana	–	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park	None	3–4	Blake Marshall (1–0)	Jake Porter (0–1)	None	3,896	2–3	–
February 23	at Louisiana	–	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park	ESPN+	0–11	Tommy Ray (1–0)	Jack Sterner (1–1)	None	3,771	2–4	–
February 24	at Louisiana	–	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park	None	1–2	Blake Marshall (2–0)	Mason Olson (0–1)	None	4,098	2–5	–
February 25	at Louisiana	–	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park	ESPN+	10–11	Cooper Rawls (2–0)	Jake Porter (0–2)	Carson Fluno (1)	4,139	2–6	–
February 28	at Utah Valley	–	UCCU Ballpark	WAC DN	Cancelled- Snowstorm

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Television	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	WCC record
March 2	Omaha	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	12–11 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Sam Beck (1–0)	Rans Sanders (0–1)	None	854	3–6	–
March 3	Omaha	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	8–4	Bryce Robison (1–0)	Luke Gainer (0–2)	None	955	4–6	–
March 4	Omaha	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	4–16	Charlie Bell (1–1)	Cutter Clawson (1–1)	None	1,206	4–7	–
March 7	at Utah Tech	–	Bruce Hurst Field	WAC DN	9–10	Britton Porter (2–1)	Jake Porter (0–3)	None	1,008	4–8	–
March 9	at Creighton	–	Charles Schwab Field Omaha	FloBaseball	Cancelled- Snowstorm
March 10	vs. Creighton	–	Hoglund Ballpark	FloBaseball	6–8	Tommy Steier (2–0)	Sam Beck (1–1)	Paul Bergstrom (1)	75	4–9	–
March 11	vs. Creighton	–	Hoglund Ballpark	FloBaseball	5–15 ⁽⁷⁾	Anthony Watts (1–1)	Bryce Robison (1–1)	None	75	4–10	–
March 14	Utah	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	7–0	Mason Olson (1–1)	TJ Clarkson (1–1)	None	1,311	5–10	–
March 16	at Loyola Marymount*	–	George C. Page Stadium	SCS Pacific	2–12	Diego Barrera (2–1)	Jack Sterner (1–2)	None	258	5–11	0–1
March 17	at Loyola Marymount*	–	George C. Page Stadium	WCC Net	8–0	Bryce Robison (2–1)	Zach Kirby (0–3)	None	263	6–11	1–1
March 18	at Loyola Marymount*	–	George C. Page Stadium	WCC Net	9–10	Jimmy Galacia (1–1)	Jake Porter (0–4)	None	337	6–12	1–2
March 21	Utah Valley	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	15–7	Peyton Cole (1–0)	Davis Spencer (1–1)	None	1,076	7–12	–
March 23	Saint Mary's*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	8–11	Ryan Wiltse (1–5)	Jake Porter (0–5)	John Damozonio (2)	581	7–13	1–3
March 25	Saint Mary's*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	4–6	Adam Enyart (2–0)	Cutter Clawsen (1–2)	Riley Lamb (1)	676	7–14	1–4
March 25	Saint Mary's	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	4–3	Jake Porter (1–5)	Ryan Taurek (0–1)	None	676	8–14	2–4
March 28	at Utah Valley	–	UCCU Ballpark	ESPN+	8–9	Colton Kennedy (2–0)	Sam Beck (1–2)	None	987	8–15	–
March 30	at Gonzaga*	–	Patterson Baseball Complex	SCS Pacific	1–5	Owen Wild (2–3)	Mason Olson (1–2)	Bradley Mullan (1)	503	8–16	2–5
March 31	at Gonzaga*	–	Patterson Baseball Complex	WCC Net	6–5	Bryce Robison (3–1)	Jack Moffitt (0–1)	Boston Mabeus (1)	419	9–16	3–5

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Television	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	WCC record
April 1	at Gonzaga*	–	Patterson Baseball Complex	SWX SCS Atlantic	2–8	Nate Deschryver (3–2)	Ben Hansen (0–1)	Ty Buckner (1)	N/A	9–17	3–6
April 3	at Washington State	–	Bailey–Brayton Field	P12	1–6	McKabe Cottrell (1–0)	Carter Smith (0–2)	None	1,320	9–18	–
April 6	San Francisco*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	6–2	Mason Olson (2–2)	Ryan Yerby (0–2)	None	1,315	10–18	4–6
April 7	San Francisco*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	5–15	Jesse Barron (3–1)	Bryce Robison (3–2)	None	1,917	10–19	4–7
April 8	San Francisco*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	15–6	Carter Smith (1–2)	Adam Shew (3–3)	None	2,210	11–19	5–7
April 11	Utah Tech	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	8–5	Peyton Cole (2–0)	Ryan Hardman (0–6)	Boston Mabeus (2)	1,702	12–19	–
April 13	at Santa Clara*	–	Stephen Schott Stadium	SCS Central	6–11	Blake Hammond (3–1)	Mason Olson (2–3)	None	300	12–20	5–8
April 14	at Santa Clara*	–	Stephen Schott Stadium	SCS Central	13–8	Bryce Robison (4–2)	Nick Sando (1–2)	Cutter Clawson (1)	343	13–20	6–8
April 15	at Santa Clara*	–	Stephen Schott Stadium	SCS Central	5–4	Jake Porter (2–5)	Skylar Hales (3–3)	Boston Mabeus (3)	415	14–20	7–8
April 18	Utah	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	14–29	Bransen Kuehl (1–0)	Jameson Ferraro (0–1)	None	2,106	14–21	–
April 20	UNCG	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	14–8	Mason Olson (3–3)	Jay Miller (1–6)	None	968	15–21	–
April 21	UNCG	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	19–8 ⁽⁷⁾	Bryce Robison (5–2)	Luke Thomas (2–4)	None	1,539	16–21	–
April 22	UNCG	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	13–11	Carter Smith (2–2)	Matt Kemp (4–3)	Boston Mabeus (4)	1,488	17–21	–
April 27	Portland*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	9–8 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Boston Mabeus (1–0)	Ryan Rembisz (0–1)	None	1,879	18–21	8–8
April 28	Portland	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	10–12	Brock Gillis (3–2)	Jake Porter (2–6)	None	2,266	18–22	8–9
April 29	Portland	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	8–22	Nick Brink (3–0)	Ben Hansen (0–2)	None	2,377	18–23	8–10

May

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Television	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	WCC record
May 2	at UC San Diego	–	Triton Ballpark	ESPN+	0–3	Ethan Holt (4–1)	Carter Foss (0–1)	Ryan Rissas (5)	226	18–24	–
May 4	at San Diego*	–	Fowler Park	SCS Atlantic	10–6	Mason Olson (4–3)	Garrett Rennie (1–3)	None	538	19–24	9–10
May 5	at San Diego*	–	Fowler Park	SCS Atlantic	4–8	Ivran Romero (2–4)	Bryce Robison (5–3)	None	573	19–25	9–11
May 6	at San Diego*	–	Fowler Park	WCC Net	1–5	Austin Smith (4–1)	Ben Hansen (0–3)	Conner Thurman (2)	521	19–26	9–12
May 9	at Utah	–	Smith's Ballpark	P12	13–7	Cutter Clawson (2–2)	Micah Ashman (1–3)	None	2,529	20–26	–
May 11	at Pacific*	–	Klein Family Field	SCS Pacific	11–8 ⁽¹³⁾	Boston Mabeus (2–0)	Tyler Stout (3–3)	None	483	21–26	10–12
May 12	at Pacific*	–	Klein Family Field	SCS Pacific	9–2	Bryce Robison (6–3)	Caden Casagrande (0–2)	None	283	22–26	11–12
May 13	at Pacific*	–	Klein Family Field	SCS Pacific	5–11	Tyler Stout (4–3)	Ben Hansen (0–4)	None	280	22–27	11–13
May 18	Pepperdine*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	byutv.org	13–7	Mason Olson (5–3)	Shane Telfer (4–5)	None	2,108	23–27	12–13
May 19	Pepperdine*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	17–9	Bryce Robison (7–3)	Bobby Christy (1–1)	None	3,053	24–27	13–13
May 20	Pepperdine*	–	Larry H. Miller Field	BYUtv	6–19	Nick Bonn (5–1)	Ben Hansen (0–5)	None	2,775	24–28	13–14

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

Rivalries

BYU has two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) also plays the Cougars for a third consecutive season.

Radio Information

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, due to conflicts Game 2 on February 18 (Louisiana Tech) and April 1 (Gonzaga) were byuradio.org and the BYU Radio App exclusives. Jason Shepherd and Greg Wrubell once again rotated providing play-by-play.

TV Announcers

Louisiana Tech: Dave Nitz
Louisiana Tech DH: Dave Nitz
Louisiana Tech: Dave Nitz
Louisiana: Dan McDonald & Brennan Breaux
Louisiana: Dan McDonald & Brennan Breaux
Omaha: Jason Shepherd
Omaha: Jason Shepherd
Omaha: Jason Shepherd
Utah Tech: No commentary
Creighton: No commentary
Creighton: No commentary
Utah: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Loyola Marymount: Ghizal Hasan
Loyola Marymount: Ghizal Hasan
Loyola Marymount: Ghizal Hasan
Utah Valley: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
Saint Mary's: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Saint Mary's: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Saint Mary's: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Utah Valley: Jordan Bianucci & Brice Larson
Gonzaga: Greg Talbott & Jack Krauel
Gonzaga: Greg Talbott & Billy Moon
Gonzaga: Larry Weir & Billy Moon
Washington State: Trevor Williams
San Francisco: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
San Francisco: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
San Francisco: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Utah Tech: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Santa Clara: Kevin Danna
Santa Clara: Kevin Danna
Santa Clara: No commentary
Utah: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
UNCG: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
UNCG: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
UNCG: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Portland: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Portland: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Portland: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
UC San Diego: Ted Mendenhall
San Diego: Jack Cronin
San Diego: Jack Cronin
San Diego: Jack Cronin
Utah: Thad Anderson & Bill Kinneberg
Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
Pepperdine: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Pepperdine: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
Pepperdine: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd

References

^ "Four BYU baseball players drafted, new Cougar pitching coach hired". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
^ "West Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ "Trent Pratt sheds 'interim' tag from his title, named new head coach of BYU baseball team". Deseret News. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ "BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023". Daily Universe. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "Baseball Roster". byucougars.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[1] "Four BYU baseball players drafted, new Cougar pitching coach hired". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

[2] "West Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[3] "Trent Pratt sheds 'interim' tag from his title, named new head coach of BYU baseball team". Deseret News. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[4] "BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023". Daily Universe. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

[5] "Baseball Roster". byucougars.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

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