BYU Cougars baseball

The BYU Cougars baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States.[2] The team is a member of the West Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. BYU's first baseball team was fielded in 1908. The team plays its home games at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo, Utah. The Cougars are coached by Mike Littlewood.

BYU Cougars baseball
2021 BYU Cougars baseball team
Founded1909 (1909)
UniversityBrigham Young University
Athletic directorTom Holmoe
Head coachMike Littlewood (9th season)
ConferenceWest Coast
LocationProvo, Utah
Home stadiumLarry H. Miller Field
(Capacity: 2,710)
NicknameCougars
ColorsBlue and White[1]
         
College World Series appearances
1968, 1971
NCAA Tournament appearances
1958, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2017
Conference tournament champions
Western Athletic Conference
1983, 1985, 1988, 1994
Mountain West Conference
2001, 2002
West Coast Conference
2017
Conference champions
Mountain States Conference
1949, 1952, 1958, 1961
Western Athletic Conference
1968, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994
Mountain West Conference
2001
West Coast Conference
2016, 2017, 2019

Head coaches
Year(s) Coach Seasons Overall record Pct
1908 Clayton Teetzel 1
1909, 11–12 Fred Bennion 3
1914–15 Dell Webb 2
1918, 20 E.L. Roberts 2
1948 Stan Watts 1 3–0 1.000
1949–51 Wayne Soffe 3 19–13–1 .591
1952–55 Dave Crowton 4 33–28 .541
1956 Wayne Tucker 1 9–8 .529
1957–59 Jay VanNoy 3 50–24–1 .673
1960–76 Glen Tuckett 17 445–256–4 .634
1977–99 Gary Pullins 23 913–462–6 .663
2000–12 Vance Law 13 397–348–2 .539
2013–current Mike Littlewood 7 180–144 .556

Season results
Year Coach Overall record Conference record Conference standing Postseason
1956 Wayne Tucker 9–8
1957 Jay VanNoy 7–10
1958 Jay VanNoy 13–5 CWS*
1959 Jay VanNoy 14–6
1960 Glen Tuckett 12–13
1961 Glen Tuckett 27–6–1
1962 Glen Tuckett 26–10 NCAA First Round
Western Athletic Conference 1963–1999
1963 Glen Tuckett 22–12–1 7–1 1st Northern —
1964 Glen Tuckett 16–16 5–5 2nd Northern —
1965 Glen Tuckett 23–15 4–8 3rd Northern —
1966 Glen Tuckett 22–16–1 6–6 2nd Northern —
1967 Glen Tuckett 33–14 8–4 1st Northern —
1968 Glen Tuckett 31–17 8–4 1st Northern CWS Elite Eight
1969 Glen Tuckett 30–15 13–5 1st Northern —
1970 Glen Tuckett 31–14–1 14–3 1st Northern —
1971 Glen Tuckett 32–16 12–4 1st Northern CWS Elite Eight
1972 Glen Tuckett 33–15 12–6 1st Northern —
1973 Glen Tuckett 30–20 13–5 1st Northern —
1974 Glen Tuckett 19–17 12–5 1st Northern —
1975 Glen Tuckett 22–19 15–1 1st Northern —
1976 Glen Tuckett 26–21 15–3 1st Northern —
1977 Gary Pullins 35–17 16–2 1st Northern —
1978 Gary Pullins 37–15 16–2 1st Northern —
1979 Gary Pullins 50–25–1 16–1 1st Northern NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1980 Gary Pullins 41–18 14–3 1st Northern NCAA Second Round
1981 Gary Pullins 46–24 21–3 1st Northern NCAA First Round
1982 Gary Pullins 43–16 20–4 1st Northern —
1983 Gary Pullins 54–11 23–1 1st Northern NCAA First Round
1984 Gary Pullins 42–17 18–5 1st Northern —
1985 Gary Pullins 44–29 18–5 1st Northern NCAA Second Round
1986 Gary Pullins 34–18–2 14–10 3rd Western —
1987 Gary Pullins 42–22 20–4 1st Eastern —
1988 Gary Pullins 41–18–1 20–5–1 2nd NCAA Second Round
1989 Gary Pullins 47–20 21–7 1st NCAA First Round
1990 Gary Pullins 43–25–1 20–7–1 2nd NCAA Third Round
1991 Gary Pullins 35–15 16–7 3rd —
1992 Gary Pullins 38–19 17–9 3rd —
1993 Gary Pullins 39–18 16–6 1st East —
1994 Gary Pullins 37–20 16–7 1st East NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1995 Gary Pullins 36–25–1 22–8 1st East —
1996 Gary Pullins 38–19 20–8 1st East —
1997 Gary Pullins 37–18 21–9 2nd North —
1998 Gary Pullins 29–24 13–17 2nd North —
1999 Gary Pullins 26–31 12–17 9th —
Mountain West Conference 2000–2011
2000 Vance Law 29–29 15–15 3rd —
2001 Vance Law 38–22 21–8 1st NCAA First Round
2002 Vance Law 31–31–1 15–14 3rd NCAA Regional Finals
2003 Vance Law 30–24 18–12 2nd —
2004 Vance Law 28–30 18–12 4th —
2005 Vance Law 39–19–1 21–9 2nd —
2006 Vance Law 33–28 14–8 2nd —
2007 Vance Law 37–20 17–7 2nd —
2008 Vance Law 22–36 10–14 4th —
2009 Vance Law 30–24 14–8 3rd —
2010 Vance Law 27–31 12–12 4th —
2011 Vance Law 31–27 11–12 3rd —
West Coast Conference (2012–present)
2012 Vance Law 22–27 10–14 7th —
2013 Mike Littlewood 33–21 15–9 2nd —
2014 Mike Littlewood 22–31 12–15 7th —
2015 Mike Littlewood 28–26 16–11 3rd —
2016 Mike Littlewood 37–17 18–10 1st —
2017 Mike Littlewood 38–21 20–7 1st NCAA Second Round
2018 Mike Littlewood 22–28 11–16 10th —
2019 Mike Littlewood 36–17 19–8 1st —
Totals
  • BYU advanced to the 1958 College World Series but withdrew due to a no-Sunday play policy at Brigham Young University.[3]

Notable former players

See also

References
  1. "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. "BYU Cougars". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  3. "BYU Cougars". magazine.byu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-07.


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