The 2013 BYU Cougars baseball team represented

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in the

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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

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, 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

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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 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, nicknamed "The Law", is the home stadium of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team in Lubbock, Texas. It is located on the Texas Tech University campus, adjacent to Jones AT&T Stadium and Fuller Track. Dan La ...

, , 9–0 , , Desmond Poulson (1–0), , Chris Hammer (0–1) , , None, , 117 , , 1–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , February 15 , , vs. Northern Colorado , , – , ,

, , 4–6 , , Jake Johnson (1–0), , James Lengal (0–1), , Josh Tinnon (1), , 137 , , 1–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 16 , , vs. Northern Illinois , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

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, , 5–6 , , Joey Bourgeois (1–0), , Matt Milke (0–1), , None, , 9,579 , , 2–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , February 22 , , vs. Southeastern Louisiana , , – , ,

, , 1–4 , , Dylan Hills (1–0), , Adam Miller (0–2), , None , , 450 , , 2–4 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , February 23 , , vs. Southeastern Louisiana , , – , ,

, , 2–3 , , Tate Scioneaux (2–0), , Jeff Barker (1–1), , John Gremillion (2), , 467 , , 2–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 23 , , at #3 LSU , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

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, , 9–0 , , Desmond Poulson (2–0) , , Nick Musec (0–1) , , None, , 412 , , 6–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , March 1 , , Creighton , , – , ,

, , 1–5 , , Tommy Strunc (1–0) , , Adam Miller (0–3) , , None , , 412 , , 6–6 , , – , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 2 , , Creighton , , – , ,

, , 14–5 , , Matt Milke (1–1), , Mark Lukowski (1–1), , None , , 407 , , 7–6 , , – , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 7 , , #21 UC Irvine , , – , ,

, , 6–3 , , Derek Speigner (1–0) , , Andrew Thurman (1–2) , , None , , 405 , , 8–6 , , – , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 8 , , #21 UC Irvine , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

, , 3–8 , , Andrew Morales (5–0) , , Jeff Barker (2–2), , None , , 1,146 , , 9–7 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , March 14 , , at San Diego* , , – , ,

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, , 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* , , – , ,

, , 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* , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

, , 3–0 , , Desmond Poulson (3–0) , , Tanner Poppe (1–1) , , None , , 758 , , 10–11 , , 0–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , March 21 , , Kansas , , – , ,

, , 4–15 , , Frank Duncan (2–2) , , Adam Miller (1–5) , , None , , 744 , , 10–12 , , 0–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 23 , , Kansas , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

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, , 4–5 (10) , , Josh Chapman (3–1) , , James Lengal (0–3) , , None , , 1,268 , , 11–13 , , 0–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 28 , , Pepperdine* , , – , ,

, , 8–3 , , Derek Speigner (2–0) , , Eric Karch (5–2) , , None , , 777 , , 12–13 , , 1–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 29 , , Pepperdine* , , – , ,

, , 10–9 , , Mark Anderson (2–1) , , Scott Frazier (2–4) , , Derek Speigner (1) , , 1,023 , , 13–13 , , 2–3 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbc" , March 30 , , Pepperdine* , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

, , 8–0 , , Mark Anderson (3–1) , , Devin Nelson (1–3) , , None , , 1,159 , , 14–14 , , 2–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 4 , , at Santa Clara* , , – , ,

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, , 3–1 , , Desmond Poulson (4–0) , , Reece Karalus (0–6) , , None , , 183 , , 15–14 , , 3–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 5 , , at Santa Clara* , , – , ,

, , 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* , , – , ,

, , 5–2 , , Derek Speigner (3–0) , , Max Deering (1–3) , , None , , 284 , , 17–14 , , 5–4 , - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" , April 8 , , Washington State , , – , ,

, , colspan=7, ''Cancelled due to weather'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , April 11 , , Portland* , , – , ,

, , 4–8 , , Billy Sahlinger (2–2) , , Adam Miller (2–6) , , None , , 744 , , 17–15 , , 5–5 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 12 , , at Portland* , , – , ,

, , 11–7 , , Desmond Poulson (5–0) , , Kurt Yinger (2–3) , , None , , 994 , , 18–15 , , 6–5 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 13 , , at Portland* , , – , ,

, , 7–6 , , Matt Milke (2–1) , , J. R. Bunda (0–2) , , None , , 1,058 , , 19–15 , , 7–5 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 23 , , Utah , , – , ,

, , 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* , , – , ,

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, , 4–6 , ,

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(6–2) , , Desmond Poulson (5–1) , , Arturo Reyes (3) , , 715 , , 20–16 , , 7–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , April 26 , , at #22 Gonzaga* , , – , ,

, , 1–5 , , Tyler Olson (8–2) , , Jeff Barker (3–3) , , None , , 1,539 , , 20–17 , , 7–7 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 27 , , at #22 Gonzaga* , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

, , colspan=7, ''Cancelled due to weather'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" , May 9 , , San Francisco* , , – , ,

, , 1–10 , , Abe Bobb (5–5) , , Desmond Poulson (6–2) , , None , , 786 , , 24–19 , , 10–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 10 , , San Francisco* , , – , ,

, , 10–9 , , Derek Speigner (4–0) , , Logan West (0–1) , , None , , 955 , , 25–19 , , 11–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 11 , , San Francisco* , , – , ,

, , 6–4 , , James Lengal (1–3) , ,

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(5–3) , , None , , 1,568 , , 26–19 , , 12–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 14 , , Utah , , – , ,

, , 5–4 , , Matt Milke (3–1) , , Nick Green (0–2) , , None , , 1,327 , , 27–19 , , 12–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 16 , , Saint Mary's* , , – , ,

, , 11–1 , , Desmond Poulson (7–2) , , Ben Griset (4–4) , , None , , 1,133 , , 28–19 , , 13–9 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 17 , , Saint Mary's* , , – , ,

, , 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* , , – , ,

, , 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 , , – , ,

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, , 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* , , – , ,

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, , 8–9 (10) , , Max Homick (5–1) , , Matt Milke (3–2) , , None , , 838 , , 31–20 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 24 , , (1) Gonzaga* , , – , ,

, , 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* , , – , ,

, , 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

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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

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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

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as the analyst. The WCC Tournament games were broadcast o
WCC Network
with a team of

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(play-by-play),

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(analyst), an
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

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. 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.

References

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