BYU Baseball Athletic Communications • 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, UT, 84602 Contact: Ralph Zobell • Office: (801) 422-0633 • Fax: (801) 422-0633 e-mail: [email protected] BYU (7-10) hosts Kansas State [7-9] BYU 2008 Schedule/Results Date Opponent/ Time at site of game Probable BYU Pitching Rotation 2/22 @ Portland W, 4-2 (11) Mar. 18 Kansas St. Nelson Castleberry (1-2, 8.15) 6 p.m. 2/23 @ Portland L, 1-12 2/23 @ Portland L, 7-8 (10) Mar. 19 Kansas St. Daniel Welch (0-0, 13.50) 1 p.m. 2/28 @ Gonzaga L, 12-19 Mar. 20 Air Force Jake Wortham (1-1, 6.91) 6 p.m. 2/29 @ Gonzaga DH L, 6-7 2/29 @ Gonzaga DH L, 5-12 Mar. 21 Air Force Jordan Muir (1-2, 4.00) 6 p.m. 3/1 @ Gonzaga W, 13-9 Mar. 22 Air Force Sean Amerson (0-1, 8.79) 1 p.m. 3/4 @ Pacific %+ W, 7-5 3/5 @ Pacific %+ W, 11-6 3/6 vs. San Jose State + W, 3-2 3/6 @Sacramento State %+ L, 2-16 Radio/TV plans 3/7 vs. Utah Valley + L, 1-4 BYU’s baseball games will be broadcast live again this season. 3/8 @ UC Davis %+ W, 11-8 3/11 Utah Valley %+ W, 5-4 Brent Norton will be calling the play-by-play for his 18th year as 3/13 @ San Diego State + L, 4-5 (14) KSRR (1400 AM) will carry all MWC and selected non-conference 3/14 @ San Diego State + L, 5-6 3/15 @ San Diego State + L, 6-13 games live. Five games have been announced for television (see 3/18 Kansas State %+ 6 p.m. 3/19 Kansas State %+ 1 p.m. schedule to the left). 3/20 Air Force Academy %+ 6 p.m. 3/21 Air Force Academy %+ 6 p.m. 3/22 Air Force Academy %+ 1 p.m. 3/24 Oregon State %+ 3 p.m. Home Season Began Last Week 3/25 Oregon State %+ 1 p.m. BYU defeated Utah Valley, 5-4, to begin the eighth home season 3/27 @ Oral Roberts + 3 p.m. 3/28 @ Oral Roberts + 7 p.m. at Larry H. Miller Field. The Cougars have a 107-41 (.723) record 3/29 @ Oral Roberts + 2 p.m. in the stadium which seats 2,204 fans. The 21-game home season 4/2 @ Southern Utah 2 p.m. 4/3 @ UNLV + 7 p.m. also features a two-game series the end of this month with two- 4/4 @ UNLV + 6:30 p.m. time defending NCAA Champion Oregon State. 4/5 @ UNLV + 2 p.m. 4/8 Utah %+ 2 p.m. 4/10 @ Washington + 6:30 p.m. 4/11 @ Washington + 6:30 p.m. Hitting Streaks 4/12 @ Washington + 1 p.m. Andrew Law leads the team with a current eight-game hitting streak. 4/15 Southern Utah 6 p.m. 4/17 TCU %+ 7 p.m. Kent Walton lost a 15-game hitting streak earlier this season, but has 4/18 TCU %+ 7 p.m. a current seven-game streak. 4/19 TCU (The Mtn. & BYUTV) %+ 1 p.m. 4/24 @ Air Force Academy + 2 p.m. 4/25 @ Air Force Academy + 2 p.m. 4/26 @ Air Force Academy + Noon Coach Vance Law 4/28 @ Northern Colorado 2 p.m. 4/29 @ Northern Colorado 2 p.m. Vance Law is in his ninth season as head coach at BYU. He played 5/1 New Mexico %+ 7 p.m. 14 years of pro ball, including 11 years in the majors with six differ- 5/2 New Mexico (The Mtn. & BYUTV) %+ 7 p.m. 5/3 New Mexico (The Mtn. & BYUTV) %+ 1 p.m. ent teams. In 2001 he was named Coach of the Year in the Mountain 5/6 @ Utah Valley 7 p.m. West Conference. The 51-year-old coach entered this season with a 5/6 Washington State %+ 7 p.m. 5/7 Washington State %+ 7 p.m. 265-203-2 (.566) record. He is assisted by Ryan Roberts, in his sixth 5/8 San Diego State %+ 7 p.m. year at BYU. Pitching coach Bobby Applegate is in his fifth year 5/9 San Diego St. (The Mtn., BYUTV) %+ 7 p.m. 5/10 San Diego St. (BYUTV) %+ 1 p.m. with BYU, having last coached at the Air Force Academy. Volunteer 5/13 @ Utah Valley 7 p.m. assistant Paul Bassett is in his second year on the BYU staff. 5/15 @ Utah + 6 p.m. 5/16 @ Utah + 6 p.m. 5/17 @ Utah + 1 p.m. 5/21 Mountain West Conf. Tournament 5/30 NCAA Regionals 6/6 NCAA Super Regionals 6/13 College World Series * MWC Games, % Internet Audio, + webcast -- All times are local to site www.byucougars.com 2008 Baseball About the Team . 2008 Baseball Quick Facts No Seniors, Oldest to Youngest UNIVERSITY INFORMATION There are no seniors and 10 freshmen on the current squad. Location .................................. Provo, Utah The ages range from 24-year-old Thomas Bills to 18-year-old Founded ..........................October 15, 1875 Chad Nacapoy—the youngest of three 18-year-olds on the team, Elevation ........................................... 4,553 Mack Drzayich and Justin Shutt. Enrollment .......................................33,278 Nickname ......................................Cougars MWC Preseason Poll Mascot............................................. Cosmo The Cougars were selected to finish second in the Mountain Colors ...............................Blue, White, Tan Affiliation ........................NCAA Division I West Conference, after finishing runner up last season. This Conference ..........................Mountain West was the third year in a row that BYU has finish second in the President ..................... Cecil O. Samuelson MWC. Athletic Website ...... www.byucougars.com Tickets ...... 422-BYU1 or 1-800-322-BYU1 Last Week Sophomore Blake Torgerson, a 6-5 righthander from West- BASEBALL INFORMATION minster, Calif. struck out 12 batters in seven innings of relief Head Coach: ..........Vance Law (BYU `78) in a 5-4 loss at San Diego State, a contest that lasted 14 in- Record at BYU (years) ....... 265-203-2 (8) Overall Record ................................ Same nings. Torgerson thre 94 pitches, keeping BYU in the game as Assistant Coaches: he struck out three Aztecs in order in the combined eighth and ..........................Ryan Roberts (BYU `98) ninth innings. Torgie added another strikeout with a runner on ............. Bobby Applegate (So. Colo. `96) to close the ninth to force extra innings. He logged another Athletic Trainer ....................... Kaz Sakita K to start the 10th frame, struck out the first two in the 11th, Equipment Manager .........Steve Bushman 2007 Overall Record .......................37-20 the side in order in the 12th and the final two in the 13th for Conference record/finish ............17-7/2nd 12 strikeouts. Highest Ranking Last Year .................N/A Final Ranking Last Year .....................N/A Regarding BYU This Season Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....... 17/18 • BYU has two current players who are married (Thomas Bills and Jeff Starters Returning/Lost ....................... 6/4 Meise). Newcomers .......................................... 16 • Incorporated into this year’s team are nine players who have just finished Field .. Miller Park - Larry H. Miller Field serving two-year Church missions (Bryce Ayoso, Jordan Brame, Llyr Capacity ........................................(2,204) Christensen, Jake Drzayich, Andrew Law, Jeff Meise, Brandon Relf, Dimensions ........... 345-385-400-385-345 Kevin Sloan, and Blake Torgerson). • Seven players transferred to BYU this season (Sean Amerson, Michael ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Bowen, Jordan Brame, Kiko Hermosillo, Jordan Jarvis, J.C. Leach, and Baseball SID ......................Ralph Zobell Jared Miller). Office Phone ......................(801) 422-9679 • Among those who could throw batting practice to BYU again this season Mobile Phone .....................(801) 367-3554 is former Cy Young winner Vernon Law (1960 Pittsburgh Pirates), father Mailing Address 30 SFH, Provo, UT 84602 of BYU head coach Vance Law. Vernon turned 77-years-old in March of Fax ......................................(801)422-0633 2007 and had seven-by-pass heart surgery three years ago. Homepage ............... www.byucougars.com Time Changes The second game time of the BYU-Kansas State game (Wed., March 19) has been changed to noon MDT. The first game of the BYU-Oregon State series on Monday (March 26) has been moved back to 3 p.m. and the second game time of the BYU-OSU game (Tues., March 25) has been changed to 1 p.m. MDT. www.byucougars.com 2008 Baseball Projected Starters BYU Player Honors Catcher DH Kasey Ko, First Base 10 J.T. Musso 11 Bryce Ayoso • Preseason All-MWC, 2008 (coaches) • Preseason 2008 All-MWC, Rivals.com • Preseason 2008 All-MWC, Baseball America First Base Second Base • All-MWC Tournament Team 22 Kasey Ko 6-Andrew Law or • Academic All-MWC 3-Kiko Hermosillo • Second team All-MWC Sean McNaughton, Outfield Shortstop Third base • Preseason All-MWC, 2008 (coaches) 13 Dan Vargas 5 Steve Parker • Preseason 2008 All-MWC, Baseball America • 2005 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Outfield Collegiate Baseball magazine 15 Sean McNaughton, LF • Baseball America’s 2005 Midseason Freshman 9 Kent Walton, CF All-America 8 Jonathan Cluff, RF • Academic All-MWC , 2005 Jordan Muir, Pitcher • 2008 All-River City Classic • Academic All-MWC • Wallace Watch List • MWC Pitcher of the Week (Sam Houston St.) Kent Walton, CF, Jr. Named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for his J.T. Musso, Catcher performance against UNLV in Provo ... is considered a five-tool • Academic All-MWC player with 6.38 speed in the 60 ... ranked in among the NCAA’s • BYU SAAC Scholar Athlete leaders in triples ... switched from outfield to second base as a sophomore, then back to outfield as a junior ... led the team with a 16-game hitting streak, Steve Parker, Third Base which extended into the first eight games the 2007 season ..