2016 BYU Cougars baseball team

2016 BYU Cougars baseball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2016 record	31–11 (13–6 WCC)
Head coach	Mike Littlewood (4th year)
Assistant coach	Trent Pratt (4th year)
Assistant coach	Brent Haring (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jeremy Thomas (4th year)
Home stadium	Larry H. Miller Field

2016 West Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	11	–	5		.688			29	–	9		.763
Saint Mary's	10	–	5		.667			22	–	14		.611
Gonzaga	12	–	7		.632			24	–	14		.632
Pepperdine	10	–	8		.556			20	–	18		.526
Loyola Marymount	10	–	8		.556			22	–	20		.524
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			16	–	26		.381
Pacific	8	–	10		.444			17	–	21		.447
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			20	–	24		.455
Santa Clara	5	–	10		.333			18	–	20		.474
Portland	2	–	13		.133			15	–	24		.385
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of April 29, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 BYU Cougars baseball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood acts in his fourth season as head coach of the Cougars. BYU was picked to finish fifth in the WCC Pre-season rankings.^[2]

2016 Roster

2016 BYU Cougars Roster[3]
	Pitchers 8 Keaton Cenatiempo - Junior 9 Mason Marshall - Junior 11 Easton Walker - Freshman 18 Connor Williams - Sophomore 21 Clay Sisler - Freshman 22 Zach Brinkerhoff - Freshman 23 Hayden Rogers - Junior 26 Riley Gates - Sophomore 27 Michael Rucker - Junior 32 Maverik Buffo - Sophomore 34 Jordan Wood - Freshman 37 Triston Busse - Freshman 40 Bo Burrup - Freshman 41 Kendall Motes - Junior xx Rhett Parkinson - Junior		Infielders 3 Brennon Anderson - Sophomore 5 Hayden Nielsen - Senior 6 Noah Hill - Freshman 10 Daniel Schneemann - Freshman 11 Easton Walker - Freshman 12 Tanner Chauncey - Junior 16 Casey Jacobsen - Freshman 24 Bryan Call - Freshman 25 Nate Favero - Sophomore 31 Jackson Cluff - Freshman 35 Colton Shaver - Sophomore		Catchers 6 Noah Hill - Freshman 14 Bronson Larsen - Junior 35 Colton Shaver - Sophomore 39 Grant Hodges - Sophomore Outfielders 2 Brennon Lund - Sophomore 4 Eric Urry - Junior 7 Kyle Dean - Freshman 13 Danny Gelalich - Freshman 17 Keaton Kringlen - Freshman 18 Connor Williams - Sophomore 19 Court Iorg - Sophomore 21 Clay Sisler - Freshman 44 Brock Hale - Freshman

Schedule

2016 BYU Cougars Game Log[4]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record WCC Record February 19 vs. St. Louis – Cashman Field None 21–7[5] Michael Rucker (1–0) Matt Eckelman (0–1) None 300[6] 1–0 – February 20 vs. St. Louis – Cashman Field None 5–0[7] Maverik Buffo (1–0) Josh Moore (0–1) None 500[8] 2–0 – February 20 vs. St. Louis – Cashman Field None 11–3[7] Hayden Rogers (1–0) Connor Lehmann (0–1) None 500[9] 3–0 – February 22 vs. St. Louis – Cashman Field None 11–7[10] Bo Burrup (1–0) Miller Hogan (0–1) None 150[11] 4–0 – February 25 at Samford – Joe Lee Griffin Stadium None 7–1[12] Michael Rucker (2–0) Jared Brasher (1–1) None 176[13] 5–0 – February 26 at Samford – Joe Lee Griffin Stadium None 4–3 (10)[14] Mason Marshall (1–0) Parker Curry (0–1) None 546[15] 6–0 – February 26 at Samford – Joe Lee Griffin Stadium None 5–10[14] Jake Greer (1–0) Bo Burrup (1–1) None 546[16] 6–1 – February 27 at Samford – Joe Lee Griffin Stadium None 6–4[17] Riley Gates (1–0) Connor Radcliff (1–1) Mason Marshall (1) 535[18] 7–1 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record WCC Record March 3 at Kansas – Hoglund Ballpark ESPN3 11–10[19] Bo Burrup (2–1) Zack Leban (1–1) Keaton Cenatiempo (1) 821[20] 8–1 – March 4 at Kansas – Hoglund Ballpark ESPN3 8–2[21] Maverik Buffo (2–0) Ben Krauth (0–1) Jordan Wood (1) 990[22] 9–1 – March 5 at Kansas – Hoglund Ballpark ESPN3 7–6[23] Keaton Cenatiempo (1–0) Stephen Villines (2–1) Mason Marshall (2) 976[24] 10–1 – March 8 Utah Valley – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 6–1[25] Maverik Buffo (3–0) Danny Beddes (2–2) None 2,002[26] 11–1 – March 10 Niagara – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 14–1[27] Michael Rucker (3–0) Cody Eckerson (0–2) None 1,297[28] 12–1 – March 11 Niagara – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 14–10[29] Zach Brinkerhoff (1–0) Liam Stroud (0–1) Bo Burrup (1) 1,758[30] 13–1 – March 11 Niagara – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 14–2[29] Hayden Rogers (2–0) Zachary Kolodziejski (0–1) None 1,758[31] 14–1 – March 12 Niagara – Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 15–3[32] Connor Williams (1–0) Robert Wilson (0–1) None 1,266[33] 15–1 – March 15 Utah – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 6–0[34] Riley Gates (2–0) Josh Lapiana (0–3) None 1,880[35] 16–1 – March 17 Pacific* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 19–3[36] Michael Rucker (4–0) Will Lydon (0–4) Easton Walker (1) 833[37] 17–1 1–0 March 18 Pacific* - Larry H. Miller Field None 11–4[38] Maverik Buffo (4–0) Ricky Reynoso (1–2) None 936[39] 18–1 2–0 March 19 Pacific* - Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 8–10[40] Fineas Delbonta Smith (2–1) Mason Marshall (1–1) Bryce Lombardi (1) 2,132[41] 18–2 2–1 March 24 Loyola Marymount* #23 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 4–1[42] Michael Rucker (5–0) J.D. Busfield (1–2) None 1,355[43] 19–2 3–1 March 25 Loyola Marymount* #23 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 5–10[44] Cory Abbott (3–2) Maverik Buffo (4–1) None 1,005[45] 19–3 3–2 March 26 Loyola Marymount* #23 Larry H. Miller Field None 7–4[46] Easton Walker (1–0) Tyler Cohen (2–3) None 1,350[47] 20–3 4–2 March 31 at Portland* #24 Joe Etzel Field TheW.tv 8–3 Michael Rucker (6–0) Jordan Wilcox (4–1) None 313[48] 21–3 5–2
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record WCC Record April 1 at Portland* #24 Joe Etzel Field TheW.tv 4–1 Maverik Buffo (5–1) Davis Tominaga (2–5) Mason Marshall (3) 382[49] 22–3 6–2 April 2 at Portland* #24 Joe Etzel Field TheW.tv 5–3 Hayden Rogers (3–0) Jordan Horak (1–2) None 311[50] 23–3 7–2 April 4 Arizona #22 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 5–11 Bobby Dalbec (6–3) Jordan Wood (0–1) None 2,825[51] 23–4 – April 7 San Diego* #22 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 12-2 Michael Rucker (7–0) Troy Conyers (4–4) None 2,681[52] 24–4 8–2 April 8 San Diego* #22 Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 13-1 Maverik Buffo (6-1) Gary Cornish (4-2) None 2,552[53] 25–4 9–2 April 9 San Diego* #22 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 7-13 Nathan Kutcha (2-0) Connor Williams (1-1) None 1,807[54] 25–5 9–3 April 12 Utah #26 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 14-3 Hayden Rogers (4-0) Tanner Thomas (0-1) None 2,937[55] 26–5 – April 14 at Saint Mary's* #26 Louis Guisto Field TheW.tv 4-5 Drew Strotman (3–3) Keaton Cenatiempo (1-1) None 156[56] 26–6 9–4 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[57] 26–7 9–5 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[58] 27–7 10–5 April 22 #25 Creighton #30 Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 13-4 Michael Rucker (8-0) Rollie Lacy (6-2) None 2,445[59] 28–7 – April 23 #25 Creighton #30 Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 2-10 Jeff Albrecht (5-0) Hayden Rogers (4-1) None 2,116[60] 28–8 – April 23 #25 Creighton #30 Larry H. Miller Field TheW.tv 5-8 Keith Rogalla (4-2) Jordan Wood 0-1) None 2,116[61] 28–9 – April 26 at Utah Valley – Brent Brown Ballpark KSL.com Ppd. until May 10 due to weather April 28 Gonzaga* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 11–2 Michael Rucker (9-0) Brandon Bailey (6-3) None 748[62] 29–9 11–5 April 29 Gonzaga* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 5-9 Eli Morgan (8-1) Hayden Rogers (4-2) Wyatt Mills (5) 1,323[63] 29–10 11–6 April 30 Gonzaga* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 5-4 Jordan Wood (1-1) Wyatt Mills (2-2) None 1,487[64] 30–10 12–6
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Television Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record WCC Record May 3 Utah Valley – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv 6-7 (10) Jake Mayer (6-1) Mason Marshall (1-2) None 1,719[65] 30–11 – 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[66] 31–11 13–6 May 6 at Pepperdine* – Eddy D. Field Stadium TheW.tv - - - - - – – May 7 at Pepperdine* – Eddy D. Field Stadium TheW.tv - - - - - – – May 10 at Utah Valley – Brent Brown Ballpark KSL.com - - - - - – – May 12 at San Francisco* – Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field TheW.tv - - - - - – – May 13 at San Francisco* – Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field TheW.tv - - - - - – – May 14 at San Francisco* – Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field TheW.tv - - - - - – – May 17 at Utah – Smith's Ballpark P12 Mtn - - - - - – – May 19 Santa Clara* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv - - - - - – – May 20 Santa Clara* – Larry H. Miller Field BYUtv - - - - - – – May 21 Santa Clara* – Larry H. Miller Field ESPNU - - - - - – – Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. *West Coast Conference games

Radio Information

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.

TV Announcers

• March 3: Steven Davis & Kevin Wheeler
• March 4: Steven Davis & Kevin Wheeler
• March 5: Steven Davis & Kevin Wheeler
• March 8: Robbie Bullough & Marc Oslund
• March 10: Robbie Bullough & Marc Oslund
• March 11 (early): Robbie Bullough & Marc Oslund
• March 11 (late): Brent Norton & Jeff Bills
• March 12: Brent Norton & Cameron Coughlan
• March 15: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• March 17: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• March 19: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• March 24: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• March 25: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• March 31: No commentators
• April 1: Travis Demers & Keith Ramsey
• April 2: No commentators
• April 4: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 7: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 8: Brent Norton & Jeff Bills
• April 9: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 12: Dave McCann, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 14: Daniel Conmy & Tyler Bendy
• April 15: George Devine & Keith Ramsey
• April 16: Tyler Bendy & Konrad Saint
• April 22: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 23 (early): Brent Norton & Alex Wolfe
• April 23 (late): Brent Norton & Cameron Coughlan
• April 28: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 29: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• April 30: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• May 3: Spencer Linton, Gary Sheide, & Jason Shepherd
• May 5: Sam Ravech
• May 6:
• May 7:
• May 10:
• May 12:
• May 13:
• May 14:
• May 17:
• May 19:
• May 20:
• May 21:

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