Year: | 2016 |
Team: | BYU Cougars |
Sport: | baseball |
Conference: | West Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | WCC |
Record: | 37–17 |
Conf Record: | 18–9 |
Head Coach: | Mike Littlewood |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Trent Pratt |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach2: | Brent Haring |
Ac2 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach3: | Jeremy Thomas |
Ac3 Year: | 4th |
Champion: | 2016 WCC Regular Season Co-Champions |
The 2016 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acted in his fourth season as head coach of the Cougars. BYU was picked to finish fifth in the WCC Pre-season rankings.[1] The Cougars would claim a co-regular season title before falling in the WCC Tournament.
! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#002654;"| Regular season|- |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 19 || vs. St. Louis || – || Cashman Field || None || 21–7[3] || Michael Rucker (1–0) || Matt Eckelman (0–1) || None || 300[4] || 1–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 20 || vs. St. Louis || – || Cashman Field || None || 5–0[5] || Maverik Buffo (1–0) || Josh Moore (0–1) || None || 500[6] || 2–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 20 || vs. St. Louis || – || Cashman Field || None || 11–3 || Hayden Rogers (1–0) || Connor Lehmann (0–1) || None || 500[7] || 3–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 22 || vs. St. Louis || – || Cashman Field || None || 11–7[8] || Bo Burrup (1–0) || Miller Hogan (0–1) || None || 150[9] || 4–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 25 || at Samford || – || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium || None || 7–1[10] || Michael Rucker (2–0) || Jared Brasher (1–1) || None || 176[11] || 5–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 26 || at Samford || – || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium || None || 4–3 (10)[12] || Mason Marshall (1–0) || Parker Curry (0–1) || None || 546[13] || 6–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| February 26 || at Samford || – || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium || None || 5–10 || Jake Greer (1–0) || Bo Burrup (1–1) ||None || 546[14] || 6–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| February 27 || at Samford || – || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium || None || 6–4[15] || Riley Gates (1–0) || Connor Radcliff (1–1) || Mason Marshall (1) || 535[16] || 7–1 || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 3 || at Kansas || – || Hoglund Ballpark || ESPN3 || 11–10[17] || Bo Burrup (2–1) || Zack Leban (1–1) || Keaton Cenatiempo (1) || 821[18] || 8–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 4 || at Kansas || – || Hoglund Ballpark || ESPN3 || 8–2[19] || Maverik Buffo (2–0) || Ben Krauth (0–1) || Jordan Wood (1) || 990[20] || 9–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 5 || at Kansas || – || Hoglund Ballpark || ESPN3 || 7–6[21] || Keaton Cenatiempo (1–0) || Stephen Villines (2–1) || Mason Marshall (2) || 976[22] || 10–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 8 || Utah Valley || – || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 6–1[23] || Maverik Buffo (3–0) || Danny Beddes (2–2) || None || 2,002[24] || 11–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 10 || Niagara || – || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 14–1[25] || Michael Rucker (3–0) || Cody Eckerson (0–2) || None || 1,297[26] || 12–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 11 || Niagara || – || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 14–10[27] || Zach Brinkerhoff (1–0) || Liam Stroud (0–1) || Bo Burrup (1) || 1,758[28] || 13–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 11 || Niagara || – || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 14–2 || Hayden Rogers (2–0) || Zachary Kolodziejski (0–1) || None || 1,758[29] || 14–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 12 || Niagara || – || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 15–3[30] || Connor Williams (1–0) || Robert Wilson (0–1) || None || 1,266[31] || 15–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 15 || Utah || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 6–0[32] || Riley Gates (2–0) || Josh Lapiana (0–3) || None || 1,880[33] || 16–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 17 || Pacific* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 19–3[34] || Michael Rucker (4–0) || Will Lydon (0–4) || Easton Walker (1) || 833[35] || 17–1 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 18 || Pacific* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || None || 11–4[36] || Maverik Buffo (4–0) || Ricky Reynoso (1–2) || None || 936[37] || 18–1 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| March 19 || Pacific* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 8–10[38] || Fineas Delbonta Smith (2–1) || Mason Marshall (1–1) || Bryce Lombardi (1) || 2,132[39] || 18–2 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 24 || Loyola Marymount* || #23 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 4–1[40] || Michael Rucker (5–0) || J.D. Busfield (1–2) || None || 1,355[41] || 19–2 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"| March 25 || Loyola Marymount* || #23 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 5–10[42] || Cory Abbott (3–2) || Maverik Buffo (4–1) || None || 1,005[43] || 19–3 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 26 || Loyola Marymount* || #23 || Larry H. Miller Field || None || 7–4[44] || Easton Walker (1–0) || Tyler Cohen (2–3) || None || 1,350[45] || 20–3 || 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"| March 31 || at Portland* || #24 || Joe Etzel Field || TheW.tv || 8–3 || Michael Rucker (6–0) || Jordan Wilcox (4–1) || None || 313[46] || 21–3 || 5–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 1 || at Portland* || #24 || Joe Etzel Field || TheW.tv || 4–1 || Maverik Buffo (5–1) || Davis Tominaga (2–5) || Mason Marshall (3) || 382[47] || 22–3 || 6–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 2 || at Portland* || #24 || Joe Etzel Field || TheW.tv || 5–3 || Hayden Rogers (3–0) || Jordan Horak (1–2) || None || 311[48] || 23–3 || 7–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 4 || Arizona || #22 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 5–11 || Bobby Dalbec (6–3) || Jordan Wood (0–1) || None || 2,825[49] || 23–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 7 || San Diego* || #22 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 12–2 || Michael Rucker (7–0) || Troy Conyers (4–4) || None || 2,681[50] || 24–4 || 8–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 8 || San Diego* || #22 || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 13–1 || Maverik Buffo (6–1) || Gary Cornish (4–2) || None || 2,552[51] || 25–4 || 9–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 9 || San Diego* || #22 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 7–13 || Nathan Kutcha (2–0) || Connor Williams (1–1) || None || 1,807[52] || 25–5 || 9–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 12 || Utah || #26 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 14–3 || Hayden Rogers (4–0) || Tanner Thomas (0–1) || None || 2,937[53] || 26–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 14 || at Saint Mary's* || #26 || Louis Guisto Field || TheW.tv || 4–5 || Drew Strotman (3–3) || Keaton Cenatiempo (1–1) || None || 156[54] || 26–6 || 9–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 15 || at Saint Mary's* || #26 || Louis Guisto Field || TheW.tv || 4–7 || Johnny York (4–3) || Maverik Buffo (6–2) || Cameron Neff (1) || 162[55] || 26–7 || 9–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 16 || at Saint Mary's* || #26 || Louis Guisto Field || TheW.tv || 5–4 || Bo Burrup (3–2) || Anthony Gonsolin (2–1) || Keaton Cenatiempo (2) || 179[56] || 27–7 || 10–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 22 || #25 Creighton ||#30 || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 13–4 || Michael Rucker (8–0) || Rollie Lacy (6–2) || None || 2,445[57] || 28–7 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 23 || #25 Creighton || #30 || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 2–10 || Jeff Albrecht (5–0) || Hayden Rogers (4–1) || None || 2,116[58] || 28–8 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 23 || #25 Creighton || #30 || Larry H. Miller Field || TheW.tv || 5–8 || Keith Rogalla (4–2) || Jordan Wood 0–1) || None || 2,116[59] || 28–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="CCCCCC"|April 26 || at Utah Valley || – || Brent Brown Ballpark || KSL.com || colspan=7 style="text-align:center"| Ppd. until May 10 due to weather|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 28 || Gonzaga* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 11–2 || Michael Rucker (9–0) || Brandon Bailey (6–3) || None || 748[60] || 29–9 || 11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|April 29 || Gonzaga* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 5–9 || Eli Morgan (8–1) || Hayden Rogers (4–2) || Wyatt Mills (5) || 1,323[61] || 29–10 || 11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|April 30 || Gonzaga* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 5–4 || Jordan Wood (1–1) || Wyatt Mills (2–2) || None || 1,487[62] || 30–10 || 12–6|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 3 || Utah Valley || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 6–7 (10) || Jake Mayer (6–1) || Mason Marshall (1–2) || None || 1,719[63] || 30–11 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 5 || at Pepperdine* || – || Eddy D. Field Stadium || TheW.tv || 9–5 || Michael Rucker (10–0) || A. J. Puckett (7–3) || Keaton Cenatiempo (3) || 411[64] || 31–11 || 13–6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 6 || at Pepperdine* || – || Eddy D. Field Stadium || TheW.tv || 0–3 || Chandler Blanchard (3–1) || Hayden Rogers (4–3) || Ryan Wilson (5) || 501[65] || 31–12 || 13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 7 || at Pepperdine* || – || Eddy D. Field Stadium || TheW.tv || 3–4 || Max Gamboa (2–6) || Riley Gates (2–1) || Max Green (1) || 673[66] || 31–13 || 13–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 10 || at Utah Valley || – || Brent Brown Ballpark || KSL.com || 17–6 || Hayden Rodgers (5–3) || Kaden Schmitt (0–2) || None || 4,120[67] || 32–13 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 12 || at San Francisco* || – || Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field || TheW.tv || 5–6 || Mack Meyer (3–2) || Mason Marshall (1–3) || None || 282[68] || 32–14 || 13–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 13 || at San Francisco* || – || Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field || TheW.tv || 12–6 || Mason Marshall (2–3) || Thomas Ponticelli (3–6) || None || 314[69] || 33–14 || 14–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 14 || at San Francisco* || – || Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field || TheW.tv || 9–3 || Keaton Cenatiempo (2–1) || James Kannenburg (6–5) || None || 551[70] || 34–14 || 15–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 17 || at Utah || – || Smith's Ballpark || P12 || 1–8 || Nolan Stouder (1–1) || Easton Walker (1–1) || None || 5,440[71] || 34–15 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 19 || Santa Clara* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 8–2 || Michael Rucker (11–0) || Steven Wilson (5–5) || None || 1,487[72] || 35–15 || 16–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 20 || Santa Clara* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || BYUtv || 9–8 || Mason Marshall (3–3) || Max Kuhns (1–4) || None || 1,647[73] || 36–15 || 17–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"|May 21 || Santa Clara* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || ESPNU || 10–5 || Keaton Cenatiempo (3–1) || Jason Seever (6–3) || None || 2,541[74] || 37–15 || 18–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 26 || Gonzaga* || – || Banner Island Ballpark || TheW.tv || 3–5 || Brandon Bailey (9–3) || Michael Rucker (11–1) || None || 1,187[75] || 37–16 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbb"|May 27 || Pepperdine* || – || Banner Island Ballpark || TheW.tv || 2–7 || Ryan Wilson (2–0) || Keaton Cenatiempo (3–2) || None || 1,127[76] || 37–17 || –|-|-| style="font-size:88%" | Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.|-| style="font-size:88%" | *West Coast Conference games
All but one BYU Baseball series had a radio/internet broadcast available. 36 games were broadcast on KOVO with Brent Norton (play-by-play) calling the games for his 24th consecutive season. A rotating selection of analysts were used. 29 of the games were simulcast on BYU Radio. BYU Radio also had 4 radio exclusives this season: Mar. 8 vs. Utah Valley, Mar. 10 & 11 early vs. Niagara, and May 3 vs. Utah Valley. Robbie Bullough provided play by play for BYU Radio's exclusive games outside of May 3, which was a BYUtv simulcast.
Samford and Kansas both provided an internet broadcast through their respective athletic websites.
See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team, 2015–16 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2015–16 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2015 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2016 BYU Cougars softball team and 2016 BYU Cougars men's soccer team.