PROVO, Utah – BYU Baseball head coach Trent Pratt today announced four fall exhibition matchups for the Cougars in October and November.
BYU will begin its fall exhibition schedule against Big 12 Conference rival Utah in South Jordan, Utah, at the Ballpark at America First Square, home of the Salt Lake Bees. First pitch is set for Friday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. MDT.
The Cougars and the Utes clashed four times during the 2026 regular season splitting the series 2-2. The longtime rivals have meet 288 times in baseball since the first recorded game on April 16, 1948. BYU holds a 256-131-1 series advantage.
BYU will then play host to Salt Lake Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Miller Park in Provo. The Bruins are coached by former BYU catcher DG Nelson who played for the Cougars from 1994-97.
For the final two exhibition matchups, the Cougars will travel out of state first stopping in Colorado to renew its former conference rivalry with Air Force on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Erdle Field at the USAF Academy. BYU and AFA have meet 172 times in baseball with the Cougars owning a 144-28 record. BYU won the last meeting between the two programs 20-5 on May 21, 2011, in Colorado Springs.
BYU will then head south to wrap up the 2026 fall exhibition schedule against UNLV in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium. The Cougars and Rebels last met on May 5, 2026, in Las Vegas, with BYU winning 5-2.
Game times for the final three exhibition games will be announced later.