BYU baseball hosts San Francisco, April 6-8

PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball begins a four-game home stand on Thursday with a three-game series versus West Coast Conference foe San Francisco, April 6-8, at Miller Park. The Cougars will then welcome Utah Tech to Provo for a midweek game on Tuesday, April 11. 

First pitch for the Thursday and Friday games is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT, with the Saturday game slated to begin at 1 p.m. MDT. The Tuesday game against UT is also scheduled for 6 p.m.

BROADCAST PLANS. All four games will be broadcast live on the BYUtv App and online at BYUtv.org with Dave McCann and Gary Sheide providing play-by-play and analysis. The games will also air live on the BYU Radio App and 107.9 in northern Utah with the Voice of the Cougars Greg Wrubell on the call. 

Ticket information for all four games can be found at BYUtickets.com.

COUGARS-DONS HISTORY. Thursday marks the 40th meeting between BYU and San Francisco. The Cougars are 21-18 all-time versus the Dons and 18-12 since joining the WCC in the 2011-12 season. Last year, USF won the three-game series, 2-1, in San Francisco. The Cougars hold an 11-4 home advantage over the Dons dating back to the first game played in Provo between the two schools on May 9, 2013. 

SAN FRANCISCO RECAP. The Dons are 12-11 on the year and 3-6 in WCC play. USF is also 3-6 on the road with games at Fresno State (0-1), San Jose State (0-1) Washington State (1-0), Gonzaga (0-3) and Pacific (2-1). 

BYU REVIEW. The Cougars enter the weekend series with a 9-18 record and are also 3-6 in WCC games. BYU has played home games against Omaha (2-1), Utah (1-0), UVU (1-0) and Saint Mary’s (1-2). The Cougars are 5-3 in games at Miller Park but have played 19 of 27 games on the road so far in 2023. The Cougars and Dons are currently tied for 7th in the WCC standings, just one game behind Santa Clara and two games back of San Diego and Saint Mary's. 

UP NEXT. Following the four-game home stand, BYU hits the road again for a three-game WCC series in Santa Clara, California, April 13-15.