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The 2020 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season . Mike Littlewood acted as head coach of the Cougars for an eighth consecutive season. The Cougars were picked to finish second in the WCC Pre-season poll.[ 2] However they secured more first place votes from the WCC Media than any team with 5 and were named the team to beat by Baseball America.[ 3] The Cougars never got to play in conference though as all athletic events were shut down by the school March 12 due to COVID-19.[ 4]
2019 BYU Cougars roster [ 5]
Pitchers
4 Andrew Pintar - Freshman
6 Mitch McIntyre - Junior
9 Easton Walker - Junior
13 Cy Nielson - Freshman
14 Chase Bauerle - Junior
18 Justin Sterner - Junior
19 Bryce Robinson - Freshman
21 Jack Sterner - Freshman
22 Jarod Lessar - Senior
24 Drew Zimmerman - Junior
25 Austin Deming - Sophomore
26 Carter Smith - Freshman
31 Reid McLaughlin - Sophomore
32 Tyson Heaton - Freshman
34 Cutter Clawson - Freshman
37 Cooper McKeehan - Freshman
39 Mikade Johnson - Freshman
40 Ayden Callahan - Junior
45 Ben Weese - Senior
Infielders
2 Brock Watson - Freshman
4 Andrew Pintar - Freshman
8 Bryan Call - Sophomore
16 Jacob Rogers - Sophomore
23 Peyton Call - Freshman
25 Austin Deming - Sophomore
28 Zack Peterson - Sophomore
29 Sean Rimmer - Freshman
41 Russell Parry - Freshman
Catchers
11 Abraham Valdez - Senior
17 Joshua Cowden - Sophomore
44 Chase Taylor - Freshman
Outfielders
3 Danny Gelalich - Junior
5 Hunter Swapp - Freshman
6 Mitch McIntyre - Junior
7 Hobbs Nyberg - Sophomore
10 Hayden Leatham - Junior
12 McKay Barney - Freshman
27 Ryan Sepede - Sophomore
29 Sean Rimmer - Freshman
43 Jaren Hall - Sophomore
2020 BYU Cougars Game Log[ 6]
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
February 14
vs. Gonzaga
–
Surprise Stadium
FloBaseball
7–1
Reid McLaughlin (1–0)
Daniel Naughton (0–1)
None
635
1–0
–
February 15
vs. New Mexico
–
Surprise Stadium
FloBaseball
0–2
Aaron Makil (1–0)
Cy Neilson (0–1)
None
741
1–1
–
February 15
vs. New Mexico
–
Surprise Stadium Auxiliary
Facebook
4–5
Will Armbruester (1–0)
Carter Smith (0–1)
Miguel Reyes Jr. (1)
311
1–2
–
February 17
vs. #25 Oregon State
–
Surprise Stadium
FloBaseball
4–3
Drew Zimmerman (1–0)
Joey Mundt (0–1)
Mikade Johnson (1)
2,598
2–2
–
February 20
at Cal Poly
–
Baggett Stadium
Big West TV
3–2
Justin Sterner (1–0)
Taylor Dollard (1–1)
None
1,523
3–2
–
February 21
at Cal Poly
–
Baggett Stadium
Big West TV
4–3
Bryce Robinson (1–0)
Kyle Scott (0–1)
None
1,598
4–2
–
February 22
at Cal Poly
–
Baggett Stadium
Big West TV
0–10
Drew Thorpe (1–0)
Easton Walker (0–1)
None
1,668
4–3
–
February 22
at Cal Poly
–
Baggett Stadium
Big West TV
5–4(14)
Tyson Heaton (1–0)
Bryan Woo (0–1)
None
1,668
5–3
–
February 27
at New Mexico
–
Santa Ana Star Field
MW Net
7–8
Payton Strambler (1–1)
Reid McLaughlin (2–1)
None
751
5–4
–
February 28
at New Mexico
–
Santa Ana Star Field
MW Net
0–4
Justin Armbruster (1-0)
Cy Nelson (0–2)
Terrell Hudson (1)
789
5–5
–
February 28
at New Mexico
–
Santa Ana Star Field
MW Net
18–9
Tyson Heaton (2–0)
Cody Dye (0–2)
None
789
6–5
–
February 29
at New Mexico
–
Santa Ana Star Field
MW Net
1–12
Nathaniel Garley (1–0)
Easton Walker (0–2)
None
826
6–5
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
March 3
Utah Valley
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
5–4
Cooper McKeehan (1–0)
Bobby Voortmeyer (0–2)
Reid McLaughlin (1)
1,640
7–6
–
March 5
at Oklahoma State
–
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
ESPN+
0–2
Scott Parker (3–1)
Cooper McKeehan (1–1)
None
382
7–7
–
March 6
at Oklahoma State
–
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
ESPN+
1–6
Justin Campbell (1–2)
Cy Nielson (0–3)
None
672
7–8
–
March 7
at Oklahoma State
–
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
3–8
Bryce Osmond (1–1)
Reid McLaughlin (2–2)
None
1,320
7–9
–
March 12
Loyola Marymount *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
Cancelled- COVID-19
March 13
Loyola Marymount*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
March 14
Loyola Marymount*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
March 19
at Pepperdine *
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
WCC Network
March 20
at Pepperdine*
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
WCC Network
March 21
at Pepperdine*
–
Eddy D. Field Stadium
WCC Network
March 24
Utah
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
March 26
Santa Clara *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
March 27
Santa Clara*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
March 28
Santa Clara*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
March 30
at Boise State
–
Memorial Stadium
MW Net
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
April 2
at Portland *
–
Joe Etzel Field
WCC Network
Cancelled- COVID-19
April 3
at Portland*
–
Joe Etzel Field
WCC Network
April 4
at Portland*
–
Joe Etzel Field
WCC Network
April 6
at Oregon
–
PK Park
P12+ ORE
April 9
Pacific *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
April 10
Pacific*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
April 11
Pacific*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
April 13
Boise State
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
April 16
San Diego *
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
April 17
San Diego*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
April 18
San Diego*
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
April 21
Utah
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
April 22
at Utah Valley
–
UCCU Ballpark
WAC DN
April 30
at San Francisco *
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
WCC Network
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
May 1
at San Francisco*
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
WCC Network
Cancelled- COVID-19
May 2
at San Francisco*
–
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
WCC Network
May 4
Cal Baptist
–
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
May 7
at Saint Mary's *
–
Louis Guisto Field
WCC Network
May 8
at Saint Mary's*
–
Louis Guisto Field
WCC Network
May 9
at Saint Mary's*
–
Louis Guisto Field
WCC Network
May 12
at Utah
–
Smith's Ballpark
P12
May 14
at Gonzaga*
–
Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex
ESPNU
May 15
at Gonzaga*
–
Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex
WCC Network
May 16
at Gonzaga*
–
Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex
WCC Network
2020 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
May 21–23
–
Banner Island Ballpark
WCC Network
Cancelled- COVID-19
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball . Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*West Coast Conference games
BYU had two main rivalries on their schedule- the Deseret First Duel vs. Utah and the UCCU Crosstown Clash vs. Utah Valley. The first game against UVU was played, but the remaining 3 rivalry games were cancelled because of COVID-19.
For the third consecutive season BYU Baseball was broadcast as part of the NuSkin BYU Sports Network, and for the second time ever every BYU Baseball game was broadcast on radio. Brent Norton was scheduled to provide play-by-play for his 28th consecutive season beginning with conference play, but when all games beginning March 12 were canceled it was Jason Shepherd who had called every game. Tuckett Slade provided analysis for all but 1 games. Games were carried on KOVO and KUMT . KOVO had 3 exclusives (Gm. 1 Feb. 15, Gm. 2 Feb. 22, and Gm. 2 Feb. 28), while BYU Radio's KUMT had 4 exclusives (Gm. 2 Feb. 15, Feb. 20, Gm. 1 Feb. 22, and Mar. 7). All games were carried live on the BYU Sports Radio App and are archived on BYU Radio .
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics