Gambill, Pintar named to the WCC Preseason Baseball Team

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- BYU sophomore infielder Andrew Pintar and junior outfielder Cole Gambill were selected by the West Coast Conference head coaches to the 2022 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team on Wednesday. 

As a freshman in 2021, Pintar hit .333, with nine home runs and 32 RBI. The second baseman from Spanish Fork, Utah, was honored by Collegiate Baseball News as a 2021 Freshman All-American and named the WCC Co-Freshman of the Year along with Luke Keaschall of San Francisco.

He finished top-10 in the WCC in 10 offensive categories including first in total bases (72); second in hits (38), home runs (9) and slugging percentage (.686); third in batting average (.362), RBI (23) and triples (3); fourth in runs (23); and ninth in on-base percentage (.427) and at-bats (105). 

Gambill played in all 50 games for the Cougars in 2021. The lefty from Alpine, Utah, hit .268 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI. He finished top-10 in WCC play in eight offensive categories including fourth in home runs (6) and total bases (59); fifth in walks (17); sixth in runs (22); seventh in RBI (20), doubles (9) and slugging percentage (.584); and ninth in triples. Gambill was named WCC Player of the Week on May 3 and 2021 WCC Second-Team All-Conference.

Both Gambill and Pintar were previous named to the 2022 Perfect Game Preseason WCC All-Conference Team.

BYU travels to Port Charlotte, Florida, this week to open the 2022 baseball season at the Snowbird Classic, Feb. 18-21. The Cougars will take on Indiana State Friday, Feb. 18 (12:30 p.m. EST), followed by a double header against Marshall on Saturday, Feb. 19 (3:30 and 6:00 p.m. EST), with the final game of the tournament versus Ohio State on Monday, Feb. 21 (12:30 p.m. EST). 

2022 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team
Sam Brown, Portland
Christopher Campos, Saint Mary's
Jack Costello, San Diego
Cole Gambill, BYU
Thomas Gavello, Pacific
Cody Jefferis, San Diego
Luke Keaschall, San Francisco
Stephen Lund, Gonzaga
John Peck, Pepperdine
Andrew Pintar, BYU
 
2022 All-WCC Preseason Baseball Team – Pitchers
Sam Bower, Saint Mary's
Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
William Kempner, Gonzaga
Eli Morse, Portland
Trystan Vrieling, Gonzaga