Pitching coach Zeke Zimmerman, who has been with the Angels organization since 1993, has high hopes for this year’s pitching rotation after the Owlz finished in the middle of the Pioneer League pack last season (fourth, 4.50 ERA) “We have great scouts that not only recruit good talent, but also good people,” Zimmerman said. Of […]
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llQS0galdD4 New hitting coach Tom Evans hopes to spark the Owlz explosive offense. Although Evans is new to coaching, he has plenty of experience in the minor league system. Evans was drafted out of high school by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 1992 MLB Amateur Draft as a third […]
Division titles in 2001-05, 2008 and 2009. League championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009. If you were to ask me what professional baseball team had those numbers, only the New York Yankees come to mind. When the Yankees won their first World Series in the 90’s, I was transfixed and totally hooked on baseball. […]
UVU’s Brock Winn dominated his first ride at the College National Finals Rodeo. From there he used a strategy from his studies as an aviation science major. He kept climbing — all the way to second in the nation. The sophomore sensation thrilled the Casper, WY locals in his week-long surge, coming out of the […]
The Wolverine Rodeo club is putting in a strong showing at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The event began Sunday, June 12th at the Casper Events center in Casper Wyoming. With over 100 universities represented, the Wolverines are proving they belong with the best. The team took six riders competing in six different events […]
This week could have, should have settled the question of where Utah Valley and the Western Athletic Conference are headed. After the WAC left UVU out in favor of Seattle University, the answer for both parties seems to be this: not a clue. For the Wolverines, it’s a blow that leaves them reeling in the […]
Several months’ worth of presentations, planning and last-ditch efforts by Utah Valley University weren’t enough for the Western Athletic Conference, who elected Tuesday not to extend them an invitation. UVU issued the following statement early Tuesday afternoon: “We are disappointed that the Western Athletic Conference presidents chose not to add Utah Valley University […]
They won five conference championships this past academic year. Their facilities are expanding. They boast an All-American in basketball and wrestling, respectively. Simply put, UVU Athletics is a whale in the pond that is the Great West. PODCAST Part I [audio: http://wearesuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/PART1Jacobsen-Interview.mp3] Part II [audio: http://wearesuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/PART2Jacobsen-Interview.mp3] No longer content beating up on the Dakotas (among […]
The rodeo club will be heading to Casper Wyoming to compete in the Colligiate National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). The competition will begin on June 12th and run through the 18th at the Casper Events Center. Over 400 riders and ropers representing over 100 universities will be present for what the CNFR calls the ‘Rose Bowl’ […]
Even as basketball and baseball strive to catch the nation’s eye, the men’s lacrosse club team has already beat them to it. Repeatedly. The No. 12 Wolverines made their second consecutive appearance in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division II National Championships, falling to eventual champion Davenport in the first round. “I’d probably rate […]