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The 2021 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . Mike Littlewood acted as head coach of the Cougars for a ninth consecutive season. The Cougars were picked to finish fourth in the WCC Pre-season poll.[ 2] The Cougars entered the season after having watched the WCC cancel the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 3] As a cost containment measure, the WCC cut the 2021 baseball tournament, so the regular season champion will got the conferences auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament.[ 4] The Cougars went 23โ27 overall, 15โ12 in conference, and finished fourth in the standings.
2021 BYU Cougars roster [ 5]
Pitchers
4 Andrew Pintar โ Sophomore
6 Mitch McIntyre โ Senior
7 Cooper Vest โ Freshman
9 Easton Walker โ Senior
13 Cy Nielson โ Sophomore
19 Bryce Robison โ Sophomore
21 Jack Sterner โ Sophomore
23 Peyton Cole โ Sophomore
24 Drew Zimmerman โ Senior
25 Austin Deming โ Junior
26 Carter Smith โ Sophomore
28 Trystan Plunkett โ Sophomore
31 Reid McLaughlin โ Junior
32 Tyson Heaton โ Sophomore
36 Luke Sterner โ Freshman
37 Cooper McKeehan โ Sophomore
39 Mikade Johnson โ Sophomore
40 Ayden Callahan โ Junior
42 Boston Mabeus โ Freshman
Infielders
2 Brock Watson โ Sophomore
4 Andrew Pintar โ Sophomore
8 Bryan Call โ Junior
14 Bitner Workman โ Freshman
16 Jacob Rogers โ Junior
23 Peyton Call โ Sophomore
25 Austin Deming โ Junior
29 Sean Rimmer โ Sophomore
35 Jacob Wilk- Junior
45 Freddy Achecar โ Senior
Catchers
11 Abraham Valdez โ Senior
17 Joshua Cowden โ Junior
34 Joshua Youngblood โ Sophomore
38 JD Gardner โ Freshman
44 Chase Taylor โ Sophomore
Outfielders
3 Danny Gelalich โ Senior
5 Hunter Swapp โ Sophomore
6 Mitch McIntyre โ Senior
7 Cooper Vest โ Freshman
10 Hayden Leatham โ Senior
22 Cole Gambill โ Junior
27 Ryan Sepede โ Sophomore
28 Trystan Plunkett โ Sophomore
29 Sean Rimmer โ Sophomore
2021 BYU Cougars Game Log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
February 20
at Texas State
โ
Bobcat Ballpark
ESPN+
4โ5
Austin Smith (1โ0)
Easton Walker (0โ1)
Tristan Stivors (1)
165
0โ1
โ
February 20
at Texas State
โ
Bobcat Ballpark
ESPN+
9โ4
Bryce Robison (1โ0)
Trevis Sundgren (0โ1)
Reid McLaughlin (1)
151
1โ1
โ
February 22
at Texas State
โ
Bobcat Ballpark
Facebook
6โ11
Austin Smith (2โ0)
Boston Mabeus (0โ1)
None
700
1โ2
โ
February 23
at Texas State
โ
Bobcat Ballpark
ESPN+
7โ6(10)
Mitch McIntyre (1โ0)
Tristan Stivors (0โ1)
None
700
2โ2
โ
February 24
at #19 Texas
โ
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
LHN
1โ3
Cole Quintanilla (1โ0)
Boston Mabeus (0โ2)
Tanner Witt (1)
1,474
2โ3
โ
February 25
at #19 Texas
โ
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
LHN
6โ12
Palmer Wenzel (1โ0)
Bryce Robison (1โ1)
None
1,424
2โ4
โ
February 26
at #19 Texas
โ
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
LHN
1โ11
Ty Madden (1โ1)
Cy Nielson (0โ1)
None
1,504
2โ5
โ
February 27
at #19 Texas
โ
UFCU Disch-Falk Field
LHN
5โ4
Reid McLaughlin (1โ0)
Caden Noah (0โ1)
Mitch McIntyre (1)
1,524
3โ5
โ
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
March 4
at Oregon State
โ
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
P12+ OSU
0โ1
Reid Sebby (2โ0)
Mikade Johnson (0โ1)
Jake Mulholland (2)
0
3โ6
โ
March 5
at Oregon State
โ
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
P12+ OSU
3โ5
Joey Mundt (1โ0)
Carter Smith (0โ1)
Nathan Burns (1)
0
3โ7
โ
March 6
at Oregon State
โ
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
P12+ OSU
3โ4
Jake Mulholland (1โ0)
Tyson Heaton (0โ1)
None
0
3โ8
โ
March 11
at Utah
โ
Smith's Ballpark
P12+ UT
3โ6
Matthew Sox (2โ0)
Mikade Johnson (0โ2)
None
0
3โ9
โ
March 12
at Utah
โ
Smith's Ballpark
P12+ UT
1โ7
Kyle Robeniol (1โ1)
Cy Nielson (0โ2)
None
0
3โ10
โ
March 13
Utah
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
Cancelled- Snowstorm
March 16
at Dixie State
โ
Bruce Hurst Field
WAC DN
4โ5
Brayden Bonner (1โ0)
Mikade Johnson (0โ3)
None
721
3โ11
โ
March 18
at Loyola Marymount *
โ
George C. Page Stadium
WCC Net
5โ4
Easton Walker (1โ1)
CJ Fernandezees (1โ1)
Reid McLaughlin (2)
0
4โ11
1โ0
March 19
at Loyola Marymount *
โ
George C. Page Stadium
9โ2
Boston Mabeus (1โ2)
Jimmy Galicia (1โ4)
None
0
5โ11
2โ0
March 20
at Loyola Marymount *
โ
George C. Page Stadium
4โ1
Cy Nielson (1โ2)
Holden Chtistian (0โ1)
Bryce Robison (1)
0
6โ11
3โ0
March 23
Utah Valley
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
11โ7
Boston Mabeus (2โ2)
Jaxson Otis (0โ2)
Bryce Robison (2)
495
7โ11
โ
March 25
San Francisco *
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
8โ7(10)
Bryce Robison (2โ1)
Max Jones (0โ1)
None
492
8โ11
4โ0
March 26
San Francisco*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
6โ10(10)
Jesse Barron (1โ2)
Mitch McIntyre (1โ1)
None
798
8โ12
4โ1
March 27
San Francisco*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
1โ3
Eric Reyzelman (1โ1)
Jack Sterner (0โ1)
Jesse Barron (3)
799
8โ13
4โ2
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
April 1
at Santa Clara *
โ
Stephen Schott Stadium
WCC Net
0โ5
Nick Sando (1โ1)
Easton Walker (1โ2)
Alex Reelfs (1)
0
8โ14
4โ3
April 2
at Santa Clara*
โ
Stephen Schott Stadium
WCC Net
3โ11
Brandon Buckley (2โ1)
Carter Smith (0โ2)
Jared Feikes (1)
0
8โ15
4โ4
April 3
at Santa Clara*
โ
Stephen Schott Stadium
WCC Net
3โ1
Bryce Robison (3โ1)
Cole Kitchen (5โ1)
None
0
9โ15
5โ4
April 8
Portland *
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
3โ5
Caleb Franzen (1โ2)
Bryce Robison (3โ2)
Eli Morse (8)
492
9โ16
5โ5
April 9
Portland*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
1โ0
Reid McLaughlin (2โ1)
Eli Morse (0โ1)
None
487
10โ16
6โ5
April 10
Portland*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
6โ7
Eli Morse (1โ1)
Carter Smith (0โ3)
None
496
10โ17
6โ6
April 13
Utah
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
7โ4
Bryce Robison (4โ2)
Dustyn Schramm (0โ2)
Reid McLaughlin (3)
742
11โ17
โ
April 15
at Omaha
โ
Tal Anderson Field
Mavs All-Access
1โ2
Joey Machado (3โ3)
Easton Walker (1โ3)
Tanner Howe (1)
361
11โ18
โ
April 16
at Omaha
โ
Tal Anderson Field
NET
5โ6
Josiah Scott (3โ1)
Reid McLaughlin (2โ1)
None
322
11โ19
โ
April 17
at Omaha
โ
Tal Anderson Field
Mavs All-Access
1โ4
Mark Timmins (3โ2)
Carter Smith (0โ4)
None
533
11โ20
โ
April 20
Dixie State
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
3โ2
Cy Nielson (2โ2)
Haiden Hendricks (0โ1)
Reid McLaughlin (4)
493
12โ20
โ
April 22
at Gonzaga *
โ
Patterson Baseball Complex
WCC Net
1โ12
Alek Jacob (4โ1)
Easton Walker (1โ4)
None
250
12โ21
6โ7
April 23
at Gonzaga*
โ
Patterson Baseball Complex
WCC Net
1โ2
Gabriel Hughes (3โ2)
Jack Sterner (0โ2)
Brody Jessee (3)
400
12โ22
6โ8
April 24
at Gonzaga*
โ
Patterson Baseball Complex
SWX
3โ7
Michael Spellacy (3โ2)
Boston Mabeus (3โ3)
Trystan Vrieling (1)
150
12โ23
6โ9
April 27
#26 Arizona State
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
8โ5
Bryce Robison (5โ2)
Jared Glenn (4โ1)
Reid McLaughlin (5)
422
13โ23
โ
April 29
Saint Mary's *
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
12โ0
Easton Walker (2โ4)
Ryan Taurek (2โ2)
None
497
14โ23
7โ9
April 30
Saint Mary's*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
4โ2
Cooper McKeehan (1โ0)
Sam Bower (4โ4)
Reid McLaughlin (6)
492
15โ23
8โ9
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Television
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
WCC record
May 1
Saint Mary's*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv
4โ3
Bryce Robison (6โ2)
Ky Bush (5โ4)
Cooper McKeehan (1โ0)
496
16โ23
9โ9
May 4
at Utah Valley
โ
UCCU Ballpark
WAC DN
11โ4
Cy Nielson (3โ2)
Devin Smith (0โ3)
None
2,053
17โ23
โ
May 6
at San Diego *
โ
Fowler Park
WCC Net
6โ4 (10)
Reid McLaughlin (3โ1)
Ryan Robinson (2โ1)
None
100
18โ23
10โ9
May 7
at San Diego*
โ
Fowler Park
WCC Net
11โ10
Cooper McKeehan (2โ0)
Conner Thurman (5โ3)
Carter Smith (1)
100
19โ23
11โ9
May 8
at San Diego*
โ
Fowler Park
WCC Net
12โ13
Brycen Mautz (3โ1)
Easton Walker (2โ5)
None
100
19โ24
11โ10
May 13
at Pacific *
โ
Klein Family Field
WCC Net
3โ6
Joe Solomon (1โ1)
Cooper McKeehan (2โ1)
Zach Patterson (3)
60
19โ25
11โ11
May 14
at Pacific*
โ
Klein Family Field
WCC Net
5โ0
Jack Sterner (1โ2)
Hayden Pearce (3โ7)
Carter Smith (2)
80
20โ25
12โ11
May 15
at Pacific*
โ
Klein Family Field
WCC Net
6โ0
Bryce Robison (7โ2)
Hunter Schilperoort (1โ2)
None
100
21โ25
13โ11
May 18
Utah
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
5โ11
Randon Hostert (3โ0)
Cy Nielson (3โ3)
None
494
21โ26
โ
May 20
Pepperdine *
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
3โ6
Brandon Llewellyn (4โ1)
Easton Walker (2โ6)
Trevor Hinkel (1)
492
21โ27
13โ12
May 21
Pepperdine*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
14โ5
Carter Smith (1โ4)
Shane Telfer (2โ1)
None
490
22โ27
14โ12
May 22
Pepperdine*
โ
Larry H. Miller Field
BYUtv.org
14โ7
Drew Zimmerman (1โ0)
Nathan Diamond (2โ4)
None
500
23โ27
15โ12
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. New D1 state team Dixie State also played the Cougars.
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, because of a women's soccer and general conference conflicts, some radio broadcasts were App exclusives, and the first three games against Texas State didn't have a radio broadcast. Jason Shepherd and Greg Wrubell rotated providing play-by-play after Brent Norton retired from the position after 30 seasons. Tuckett Slade served as analyst on most broadcasts.
Texas State: Brant Freeman & Ty Harrington
Texas State: Brant Freeman & Ty Harrington
Texas State: Tuckett Slade
Texas State: Brant Freeman & Ty Harrington
Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell
Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell
Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell
Texas: Keith Moreland & Greg Swindell
Oregon State: Mike Parker
Oregon State: Mike Parker
Oregon State: Mike Parker
Utah: Brian Preece & Mike Lageschulte
Utah: Brian Preece & Scott Stephens
Dixie State: No commentary
Loyola Marymount: Nick Koop & Aidan Buzo
Utah Valley: Spencer Linton [permanent dead link ] , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
San Francisco: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
San Francisco: Spencer Linton & Jason Shepherd
San Francisco: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
Santa Clara: Joe Ritzo
Santa Clara: Daniel Barrera
Santa Clara: Anthony Passarelli
Portland: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
Portland: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
Portland: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
Utah: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Omaha: Jack McGonigal & Joey Colbert
Omaha: Larry Punteney & Jeff Leise
Omaha: Ana Bellinghausen , Avarie Howard , & Alexa Blase
Dixie State: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Gonzaga: Greg Talbott
Gonzaga: Greg Talbott
Gonzaga: Dave Cotton & Billy Moon
Arizona State: Jason Shepherd & Gary Sheide
Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Gary Sheide
Saint Mary's: Dave McCann & Gary Sheide
Utah Valley: Jordan Bianucci & Ryan Pickens
San Diego: Jack Murray
San Diego: Jack Murray
San Diego: Jack Murray
Pacific: Jeff Dominick
Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
Pacific: Dennis Ackerman
Utah: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Pepperdine: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Pepperdine: Spencer Linton , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Pepperdine: Dave McCann , Gary Sheide , & Jason Shepherd
Venue People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics