BYU baseball announces 2025 schedule

BYU baseball joined the Big 12 Conference in announcing its 2025 schedule on Thursday.

Author Joseph Hovey
The Big 12 logo on a baseball at BYU.The Big 12 logo on a baseball at BYU.
Matthew Norton/BYU

PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball joined the Big 12 Conference in announcing its 2025 schedule on Thursday.

“We are excited about the 2025 baseball schedule,” said Trent Pratt, BYU baseball head coach. “Our guys are working hard and getting better each day. We look forward to this upcoming season where we will play in some new venues on the road and host several teams in Provo for the first time.” 

The Cougars’ 53-game schedule consists of 31 road contests and 22 at home with a 30-game Big 12 schedule and 23 non-conference matchups.

After opening with 11 straight road games Feb. 14-March 1, BYU plays 11 of its next 14 games at home, including an eight-game homestand March 5-18. The Cougars move into April with an eight-game road swing April 1-12, then close the regular season with seven of their last 11 at home.

Home gametimes will be announced at a later date. 

BYU opens the season Feb. 14-15 and 17 with a four-game series at Fresno State over Presidents' Day weekend. The Cougars then play a midweek game at UCLA before back-to-back road series at CSUN and Gonzaga.

“Starting the season on the road at Fresno State, UCLA and Cal State Northridge, gives Cougar fans in California a chance to see us play,” Pratt said. “We’ve had some great battles with the Zags over the years, and it will be fun to play them again."

BYU's home-opener comes on March 5 versus Stetson in the first of a four-game series with the Hatters at Miller Park.

"Stetson is a quality team that won their conference title last year," Pratt said. "Our preconference schedule will be tough but should get us prepared for conference play.”   

The Cougars move into Big 12 play March 13-15 with a home series versus UCF. BYU plays each of the three Big 12 newcomers in Arizona, Arizona State and Utah, along with the two teams it didn’t draw in 2024, UCF and TCU. The Cougars face five common league opponents from 2024 with road series at Cincinnati and Kansas, while West Virginia, Kansas State and Texas Tech make return trips to Provo.

"We are also excited about our second season in the Big 12," Pratt said. "We look forward to conference road trips, as well as to hosting UCF, West Virginia, Arizona, Kansas State and Texas Tech at Miller Park."

Baylor, Houston and Oklahoma State are not featured on BYU’s 2025 slate.

The top 12 of 14 Big 12 teams qualify for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas May 21-24.

In 23 non-conference games, the Cougars will see opponents from eight different leagues, including the Mountain West, Big Ten, Big West, WCC, Atlantic Sun, WAC, Summit League and American Athletic Conference.

BYU’s 2025 opponents include eight 2024 NCAA Tournament teams, with Fresno State, Stetson, UCF, Oral Roberts, Arizona and Grand Canyon, along with Super Regional clubs in West Virginia and Kansas State. The Mountaineers, Kansas State and Arizona each finished the 2024 season ranked in the final D1Baseball.com Top 25.

Pratt enters his third season as BYU head coach in 2025 and guides his team into their second season in the Big 12. The Cougars are looking to take a step forward in 2025 after finishing last season with a 21-31 (7-23) record.

BYU returns 69 percent of its 2024 at bats, including veteran infielders Cooper Vest, Brock Watkins and Easton Jones, along with catcher Parker Goff. Sophomore outfielders Ryker Schow and Crew McChesney will look to build on promising finishes to their freshman campaigns. The Cougar bats will be further bolstered by transfers Ryder Robinson (TCU) and Easton Bryant (Chandler-Gilbert Community College), as well as freshmen Matt Hansen and Ridge Erickson. 

The pitching staff returns 2024 Big 12 saves leader Stone Cushing, starter Payton Gubler and reliever Candon Dahle. Transfers Jaden Harris (Utah), Brayden Marx (Hawaii) and Garrison Sumner (Salt Lake Community College) are among the newcomers to the Cougar pitching staff.

2025 BYU Baseball Schedule

Opponent Previews

  • BYU opens the season at Fresno State Feb. 14-15 and 17 with a doubleheader on Feb. 15. 
  • The Cougars and Bulldogs will face off at Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium in Fresno, California.
  • Feb. 14 marks the 34th all-time meeting between BYU and Fresno State and first since 2014. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 21-12-1. 
  • In 2024, Fresno State finished third in the Mountain West (33-29, 16-14) before beating San Jose State to win the Mountain West Tournament and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. 
  • The Bulldogs were eliminated from the NCAA Santa Barbara Regional with losses to UCSB and San Diego.
  • BYU and UCLA square off on Feb. 18 at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
  • 2025 marks the eigth all-time meeting between the Cougars and Bruins and first since the 1977 Riverside Baseball Invitational. UCLA leads the series 5-1-1.
  • Now in the Big Ten, UCLA went 19-33 (9-21) and finished 11th in the Pac-12 in 2024.
  • BYU meets CSUN in three games Feb. 20-22 at Matador Field in Los Angeles, California.
  • Feb. 20 marks the 17th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Matadors. The series is tied 8-8 with the teams last meeting in a 3-1 BYU series win in 2018.
  • In 2024, CSUN finished sixth in the Big West at 30-24 (16-14).
  • Former West Coast Conference foes BYU and Gonzaga reunite in a three-game series Feb. 27-March 1 at Coach Steve Hurtz Field in Spokane, Washington.
  • Feb. 27 marks the 68th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Zags. Gonzaga leads the series 36-31 though BYU swept the Zags in three games in Provo a season ago.
  • In 2024, Gonzaga finished fourth in the WCC (21-32, 14-10) and was eliminated by Portland in the WCC Tournament.
  • The Stetson Hatters out of the Atlantic Sun Conference make their first-ever trip to Provo with a four-game home-opening series for the Cougars at Miller Park March 5-8.
  • BYU won the only previous meeting between the two teams in a 9-4 decision at the 1986 Best in the West Classic in Fresno, California. 
  • In 2024, Stetson won the Atlantic Sun Regular Season and Tournament Championship, and beat Alabama 4-0 before suffering a season-ending defeat to UCF at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
  • BYU opens Big 12 play as it hosts UCF March 13-15 in the first all-time meetings between the two teams. 
  • In 2024, the Knights finished eighth in the Big 12 (37-21, 14-15) and advanced to the semifinal round in the Big 12 Tournament before falling to eventual tournament champion Oklahoma State. 
  • UCF went on to beat Alabama and Stetson at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional but was eliminated in a 12-4 loss to host Florida State.
  • BYU hosts Utah Tech at Miller Park on March 18, then makes the return trip to Bruce Hurst Field in St. George on April 8. 
  • March 18 marks the 19th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Trailblazers. BYU leads the series 15-3. 
  • In 2024, Utah Tech went 14-42 (10-20) and finished 10th in the WAC. 
  • BYU won both meetings with the Trailblazers in 2024, 11-6 in St. George and 8-2 in Provo.
  • BYU makes its first-ever trip to Cincinnati in its first Big 12 road series of the season March 20-22 at UC Baseball Stadium. 
  • The Bearcats won all three of the series' previous meetings with a sweep of the Cougars in Provo a season ago. 
  • In 2024, Cincinnati finished fifth in the Big 12 (32-25, 17-13) and went 1-2 in Big 12 Tournament play.
  • BYU returns home for three games versus West Virginia at Miller Park March 27-29. 
  • The Cougars and Mountaineers met for the first time in 2024. BYU won game two 4-1 but fell to West Virginia in games one and three.
  • The Mountaineers went 36-24 (19-11) and finished fourth in the Big 12 in 2024 but were eliminated from the conference tournament with losses to TCU and Kansas State.
  • Despite its early exit from the Big 12 Tournament, West Virginia went on to win the NCAA Tucson Regional and advance to the Chapel Hill Super Regional where it came up short to North Carolina. 
  • BYU begins its next road trip with a midweek game against Oral Roberts at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 1. 
  • 2025 marks the 15th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Golden Eagles with the last game coming in an 8-3 BYU win at the 2019 Kleberg Bank College Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas. BYU leads the series 8-6.
  • Oral Roberts finished fourth in the Summit League (27-31-1, 13-15-1) but won the Summit League Tournament Title and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2024. The Golden Eagles were eliminated from the Norman Regional with losses to Oklahoma and Duke.
  • BYU and TCU meet for their first series as Big 12 foes on April 3-5 at Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium at Williams-Reilly Field in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • April 3 marks the 39th all-time meeting between these former Mountain West foes. The Cougars and Horned Frogs last met at the 2014 Kleberg Bank College Classic. 
  • TCU finished ninth in the Big 12 in 2024 (33-21, 14-16) and went 2-2 in Big 12 Tournament play, falling 11-10 to Kansas in an elimination game.
  • The BYU-Utah rivalry is renewed in Big 12 play with a league series April 10-12 at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City.
  • BYU will also host the Utes in a non-conference matchup at Miller Park on May 13. 
  • April 10 marks the 381st all-time meeting between the rivals. The Cougars lead the series 251-128-1, including 116-66-1 on the road. With two wins over the Utes in 2024, BYU has now won the series in back-to-back seasons. 
  • The Cougars and Utes last met as conference foes in a Mountain West series March 17-19, 2011.
  • Utah finished seventh in the Pac-12 in 2024 at 33-22 (16-14) and was eliminated in Pac-12 Tournament pool play.
  • BYU hosts Utah Valley on April 15 and makes the return trip down University Parkway to UCCU Ballpark on April 21.
  • April 15 marks the 48th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Wolverines. BYU leads the series 36-11. 
  • The Cougars fell to Utah Valley 15-11 in Provo a season ago but returned the favor with a 4-2 win in Orem a month later.
  • In 2024, Utah Valley finished fourth in the WAC (29-29, 18-12) but was eliminated by Cal Baptist in the WAC Tournament.
  • Between midweek meetings with Utah Valley, BYU hosts Arizona at Miller Park April 17-19.
  • April 17 marks the 32nd all-time meeting between the Cougars and Wildcats and first since 2018. 
  • In 2024, Arizona went 36-23 (20-10) and won both the Pac-12 Regular Season and Tournament Titles. The Wildcats were eliminated from the Tucson Regional with losses to Grand Canyon and Dallas Baptist but finished ranked No. 25 in the final D1Baseball.com Top 25. 
  • After a midweek game at Utah Valley, BYU travels to the Valley of the Sun for a series with Arizona State April 24-26 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. 
  • April 24 marks the 60th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Sun Devils. BYU has won the last six meetings, including a 2022 three-game sweep of Arizona State in Phoenix.
  • The Sun Devils finished sixth in the Pac-12 (32-26, 17-13) in 2024 and were eliminated from Pac-12 Tournament pool play with losses to Stanford and Oregon State.
  • The Cougars close their road trip to Phoenix with a Monday game against Grand Canyon at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark on April 28.
  • 2025 marks the 78th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Lopes. BYU leads the series 44-33 with wins in seven of the last 11 meetings.
  • In 2024, BYU and Grand Canyon split the series with the Lopes winning 6-2 at the MLB Desert Invitational and the Cougars coming out on top 8-7 in Provo.
  • Grand Canyon went 36-25 (23-7) in 2024 and won the WAC Regular Season Championship before elimination from the WAC Tournament with losses to Tarleton State and UTRGV.
  • The Lopes earned an NCAA Tournament bid and upset host Arizona and Dallas Baptist in the Tucson Regional before falling to West Virginia.
  • BYU opens May with a Big 12 home series versus Kansas State May 1-3.
  • May 1 marks the 13th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Wildcats. Kansas State leads the series 7-5 but BYU has won each of the four previous meetings in Provo. 
  • The Cougars finished the 2024 season with three thrilling games versus Kansas State in Manhattan. BYU dropped the first two games by a run, including a 7-6 hearbreaker in 12 innings. The Cougars then finished the series strong with a 12-8 extra-innings win in the season finale.
  • After finishing sixth in the Big 12 in 2024 (35-26, 15-15), Kansas State won the NCAA Fayetteville Regional and advanced to the Charlottesville Super Regional where it was eliminated by Virginia. 
  • The Wildcats finished the season ranked No. 14.
  • BYU begins a week in the Sunflower State with a May 6 midweek matchup against Wichita State at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.
  • 2025 marks the 11th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Shockers, and the first since 2009. BYU leads the series 6-4. 
  • Wichita State finished 32-29 (15-12) and fourth in the American Athletic Conference in 2024. The Shockers advanced to the AAC Tournament Championship game before falling 11-10 to Tulane.
  • BYU plays its final Big 12 road series of the season at Kansas with three games May 8-10 at Arrocha Ballpark in Lawrence.
  • May 8 marks the 16th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Jayhawks. Kansas leads the series 9-6 after sweeping BYU in Provo a season ago. The Cougars swept Kansas in their last trip to Lawrence in 2016.
  • The Jayhawks finished seventh in the Big 12 in 2024 (31-23, 15-15) and went 2-2 in Big 12 Tournament play with wins over Kansas State and TCU prior to being eliminated with a pair of losses to Oklahoma. 
  • BYU's regular season finale comes in a three-game home series versus Texas Tech May 15-17 at Miller Park.
  • May 15 marks the 12th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Red Raiders but the first matchups between the two schools in Provo. Texas Tech leads the series 8-3.
  • In 2024, BYU took the first game in Lubbock 8-5 before dropping games two and three.
  • The Red Raiders finished 10th in the Big 12 a season ago (33-26, 12-17) and went 2-2 in conference tournament play before being eliminated by eventual champion Oklahoma State.