The BYU Cougars baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

in Provo, Utah, United States. The team is a member of the

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, which is part of the

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's Division I. BYU's first baseball team was fielded in 1908. The team plays its home games at

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in Provo, Utah. The Cougars are coached by

Trent Pratt Trent John Pratt (born August 25, 1979) is a baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the BYU Cougars. He played college baseball at Arizona State from 1999 to 200 before transferring to Auburn where he pla ...

Head coaches

Season results

*BYU advanced to the 1958 College World Series but withdrew due to a no-Sunday play policy at Brigham Young University.

Notable former players

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* Rick Aguilera *

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Ken Crosby Kenneth Stewart Crosby (born December 15, 1947) is a Canadian former major league baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He grew up in Provo, Utah and attended BYU, where he played on the baseball team from 1967 to 1969. He was a 10th round pick ...

* John DeSilva * Jeremy Guthrie *

Jacob Hannemann Jacob Howard Hannemann (born April 29, 1991) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball in 2017. Prior to his professional career, he attended Brigham Young University (BYU) ...

* Doug Howard * Dane Iorg * Wally Joyner * Gary Kroll * Vance Law *

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* Scott Nielsen * Jerry Nyman * Cliff Pastornicky * Cory Snyder * Kevin Towers

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Head coaches

Season results

Notable former players

See also

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