2013 BYU Cougars baseball team

The 2013 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood was in his 1st season as head coach of the Cougars. BYU's baseball team came off a 2012 season in which they were 22–27. The Cougars played their home games at Larry H. Miller Field, part of the Miller Park Baseball/ Softball Complex. Picked to finish sixth in the WCC, BYU stunned most people and finished in a 3-way tie for second place. The Cougars won the #3 seed in the WCC Tournament where they knocked out #1-seed Gonzaga. BYU lost twice to eventual tournament champion San Diego to finish the season 32–21.

2013 Roster

Schedule

! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#002654;"| Regular season |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 15 || vs. Northern Colorado || – || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || 9–0 ||Desmond Poulson (1–0)||Chris Hammer (0–1) ||None|| 117 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 15 || vs. Northern Colorado || – || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || 4–6 ||Jake Johnson (1–0)||James Lengal (0–1)||Josh Tinnon (1)|| 137 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 16 || vs. Northern Illinois || – || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || 5–3 ||Jeff Barker (1–0)||Jordan Ruckman (0–1)||Matt Milke (1)|| 197 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 16 || at Texas Tech || – || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || 1–5 ||Trey Masek (1–0)||Adam Miller (0–1)||Jonathon Tripp (1)|| 2,775 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 21 || at #3 LSU || – || Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field || 5–6 ||Joey Bourgeois (1–0)||Matt Milke (0–1)||None|| 9,579 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 22 || vs. Southeastern Louisiana || – || Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field || 1–4 ||Dylan Hills (1–0)||Adam Miller (0–2)|| None || 450 || 2–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 23 || vs. Southeastern Louisiana || – || Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field || 2–3 || Tate Scioneaux (2–0)||Jeff Barker (1–1)||John Gremillion (2)|| 467 || 2–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 23 || at #3 LSU || – || Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field || 9–4 ||Mark Anderson (1–0)||Nate Fury (1–1)||James Lengal (1)|| 6,742 || 3–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 26 || at Seattle || – || Bannerwood Park || 5–2 ||Keaton Cenatiempo (1–0)||Garrett Andersen (1–3)||James Lengal (2)|| 127 || 4–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 27 || at Seattle || – || Bannerwood Park || 10–0 ||Jeff Barker (2–1)||Skyler Genger (0–3)||None|| 131 || 5–5 || – |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 1 || Creighton || – || Bruce Hurst Field || 9–0 || Desmond Poulson (2–0) || Nick Musec (0–1) ||None|| 412 || 6–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 1 || Creighton || – || Bruce Hurst Field || 1–5 || Tommy Strunc (1–0) || Adam Miller (0–3) || None || 412 || 6–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 2 || Creighton || – || Bruce Hurst Field || 14–5 ||Matt Milke (1–1)|| Mark Lukowski (1–1)|| None || 407 || 7–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 7 || #21 UC Irvine || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 6–3 || Derek Speigner (1–0) ||Andrew Thurman (1–2) || None || 405 || 8–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 8 || #21 UC Irvine || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 3–1 || Adam Miller (1–3) || Matt Whitehouse (2–1) || James Lengal (3) || 325 || 9–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 9 || #21 UC Irvine || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 3–8 || Andrew Morales (5–0) || Jeff Barker (2–2)|| None || 1,146 || 9–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 14 || at San Diego* || – || Fowler Park || 5–7 || PJ Conlon (4–0) || James Lengal (0–2) || None || 662 || 9–8 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 15 || at San Diego* || – || Fowler Park || 3–5 || Max Homick (3–0) || Adam Miller (1–4) || Max Mcnabb (2) || 882 || 9–9 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 16 || at San Diego* || – || Fowler Park || 9–10 (14) || Sheldon Ekstrand (2–0) || Keaton Cenatiempo (0–1) || None || 807 || 9–10 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 19 || at UNLV || – || Earl Wilson Stadium || 3–10 || Mark Shannon (3–0) || Mark Anderson (1–1) || None || 466 || 9–11 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 20 || Kansas || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 3–0 || Desmond Poulson (3–0) || Tanner Poppe (1–1) || None || 758 || 10–11 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 21 || Kansas || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 4–15 || Frank Duncan (2–2) || Adam Miller (1–5) || None || 744 || 10–12 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 23 || Kansas || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 6–3 || Jeff Barker (3–2) || Wes Benjamin (2–3) || James Lengal (4) || 223 || 11–12 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 26 || at Utah || – || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 4–5 (10) || Josh Chapman (3–1) || James Lengal (0–3) || None || 1,268 || 11–13 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 28 || Pepperdine* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 8–3 || Derek Speigner (2–0) || Eric Karch (5–2) || None || 777 || 12–13 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 29 || Pepperdine* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 10–9 || Mark Anderson (2–1) || Scott Frazier (2–4) || Derek Speigner (1) || 1,023 || 13–13 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbc" | March 30 || Pepperdine* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 6–9 || Aaron Brown (2–1) || Keaton Cenatiempo (1–2) || Michael Swanner (6) || 1,593 || 13–14 || 2–4 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 2 || Utah Valley || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 8–0 || Mark Anderson (3–1) || Devin Nelson (1–3) || None || 1,159 || 14–14 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 4 || at Santa Clara* || – || Stephen Schott Stadium || 3–1 || Desmond Poulson (4–0) || Reece Karalus (0–6) || None || 183 || 15–14 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 5 || at Santa Clara* || – || Stephen Schott Stadium || 8–2 || Adam Miller (2–6) || Mike Couch (3–5) || Matt Milke (2) || 381 || 16–14 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 6 || at Santa Clara* || – || Stephen Schott Stadium || 5–2 || Derek Speigner (3–0) || Max Deering (1–3) || None || 284 || 17–14 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" |April 8 || Washington State || – || Larry H. Miller Field ||colspan=7| Cancelled due to weather |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 11 || Portland* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 4–8 || Billy Sahlinger (2–2) || Adam Miller (2–6) || None || 744 || 17–15 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 12 || at Portland* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 11–7 || Desmond Poulson (5–0) || Kurt Yinger (2–3) || None || 994 || 18–15 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 13 || at Portland* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 7–6 || Matt Milke (2–1) || J. R. Bunda (0–2) || None || 1,058 || 19–15 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 23 || Utah || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 9–3 || Keaton Cenatiempo (2–2) || Chase Rezac (0–3) || None || 1,432 || 20–15 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 25 || at #22 Gonzaga* || – || Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex || 4–6 || Marco Gonzales (6–2) || Desmond Poulson (5–1) || Arturo Reyes (3) || 715 || 20–16 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 26 || at #22 Gonzaga* || – || Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex || 1–5 || Tyler Olson (8–2) || Jeff Barker (3–3) || None || 1,539 || 20–17 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 27 || at #22 Gonzaga* || – || Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex || 9–6 || Adam Miller (3–6) || Arturo Reyes (5–2) || Matt Milke (3) || 705 || 21–17 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 30 || at Utah Valley|| – || Brent Brown Ballpark || 15–7 || Mark Anderson (4–1) || Ryan Evans (2–1) || None || 5,133 || 22–17 || 8–7 |-

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 2 || at Loyola Marymount* || – || George C. Page Stadium || 8–3 || Desmond Poulson (6–1) || Colin Welmon (5–4) || None || 126 || 23–17 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 3 || at Loyola Marymount* || – || George C. Page Stadium || 3–2 || Jeff Barker (4–3) || Aaron Griffin (3–5) || None || 204 || 24–17 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 4 || at Loyola Marymount* || – || George C. Page Stadium || 1–2 || Patrick Mcgrath (4–2) || Adam Miller (3–7) || Bret Dhalson (7) || 485 || 24–18 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | May 7 || at Utah || – || Spring Mobile Ballpark ||colspan=7| Cancelled due to weather |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 9 ||San Francisco* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 1–10 || Abe Bobb (5–5) || Desmond Poulson (6–2) || None || 786 || 24–19 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 10 || San Francisco* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 10–9 || Derek Speigner (4–0) || Logan West (0–1) || None || 955 || 25–19 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 11 || San Francisco* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 6–4 || James Lengal (1–3) || Adam Cimber (5–3) || None || 1,568 || 26–19 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 14 || Utah || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 5–4 || Matt Milke (3–1) || Nick Green (0–2) || None || 1,327 || 27–19 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 16 || Saint Mary's* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 11–1 || Desmond Poulson (7–2) || Ben Griset (4–4) || None || 1,133 || 28–19 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 17 || Saint Mary's* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 6–3 || Jeff Baker (5–3) || Jordan Mills (4–4) || Matt Milke (4) || 1,131 || 29–19 || 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 18 || Saint Mary's* || – || Larry H. Miller Field || 14–3 || Adam Miller (4–7) || Gary Cornish (2–6) || None || 1,032 || 30–19 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 21 || at #18 Arizona State || – || Packard Stadium || 8–3 || Mark Anderson (5–1) || Billy Young (0–2) || None || 2,957 || 31–19 || 15–9 |-

|- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#002654;"| WCC Tournament |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 23 || (2) San Diego* || – || Banner Island Ballpark || 8–9 (10) || Max Homick (5–1) || Matt Milke (3–2) || None || 838 || 31–20 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 24 || (1) Gonzaga* || – || Banner Island Ballpark || 8–1 || Jeff Barker (6–3) || Tyler Olson (9–4) || None || 707 || 32–20 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" |May 24 || (2) San Diego* || – || Banner Island Ballpark || 4–7 || Louie Lechich (3–3) || Adam Miller (4–8) || Max Homick (5) || 904 || 32–21 || 1–2 |-

|- | style="font-size:88%" | Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. |- | style="font-size:88%" | *West Coast Conference games

TV & Radio Information

All conference games, most home games, and select road games (at Utah, UNLV, and Utah Valley) were broadcast on KOVO with Brent Norton (play-by-play) calling the games for his 24th consecutive season. A rotating selection of analysts was used. Jeff Bills acted as analyst for games in California, Nevada, & Utah while Gary Pullins called the games in Oregon & Washington. Pullins was used as the sole analyst for the WCC Tournament. Many of these broadcasts were also broadcast on BYU Radio. <br /> <br /> BYUtv broadcast 9 home games (Mar. 21 vs. Kansas, Mar. 29 vs. Pepperdine, Apr. 2 vs. Utah Valley, Apr. 12 vs. Portland, May 10–11 vs. San Francisco, and May 16–18 vs. Saint Mary's). BYUtv used a broadcast team of Robbie Bullough as play-by-play man on weekday games, Dave McCann as play-by-play man on Saturday's, and Gary Sheide as the analyst. The WCC Tournament games were broadcast on WCC Network with a team of Andy Masur (play-by-play), Keith Ramsey (analyst), and Amanda Blackwell (reporter).

Post-season awards

4 BYU Cougars- Jaycob Brugman, Jacob Hanneman, Adam Law, and Brock Whitney were selected to the 2013 All-Conference Baseball Team.

4 members of the 2013 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 1 incoming Junior College Player, were drafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. NCAA Rules allow players drafted to return as long as they don't sign a contract with the team that has drafted them. Should they do so, they will be eligible to be drafted again next season as rights last only for 1 year for members who don't sign a contract with the team who drafts them. All the drafted Cougar players would sign the contracts and go professional instead of returning.

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