When the season started on February 17, the following few weeks did not look promising for Utah Valley University’s baseball team. They continued to four straight losses against schools like The University of Nevada and, then ranked number eight, University of Arizona. But the competition in March brought a new found confidence to […]
After the glory of the home runs fade away, MVP trophies seem like a distant memory and two things remain. Relationships and people. Two time National League MVP Dale Murphy, headlined Saturday nights Orem Owlz “first pitch” dinner for nearly 300 season ticket holders and booster club donors. The event was the […]
Baseball Goose Kallunki first baseman – 34 games – .381 batting average (2nd on team) – 43 RBI (1st on team) – nine home runs (1st on team) Austin Heaps designated hitter – 34 games – .383 batting average (1st on team) – .464 on base percentage (1st on team) Softball […]
Here’s a look at the top 10 NCAA stories from the 2011-12 sports season at UVU. 10. Stellar start In 2010-11, the softball team won 20 games. The 2011-12 version reached that mark at roughly the midway point this season, making for the best start in program history. 9. Cinderella in […]
After injury, Rickenbach cashing in on senior year By Alex Rivera, Staff Writer From Provo to Pleasant Grove to Utah Valley to wherever his life takes him, Jake Rickenbach is going to say goodbye to the Wolverines after five years playing in a Wolverines uniform. Rickenbach was born in Provo, Utah, but started […]
Head coach Todd Fairbourne said that pitching has kept the Wolverines’ softball team in games this season, and Tiffany Mills is at the head of the pitching staff. Mills leads the team in almost every pitching category, including starts, appearances, wins, ERA, saves and innings pitched. Those numbers, among other things that can’t be […]
With only one minute and 30 seconds on the clock, the UVU football team was hanging on to their playoff hopes, up by only six points. A touchdown from their opposition would tie the game and the extra point would seal their fate and end their season. As the ball was snapped and the […]
Nothing is worse than a story that cuts off just as it’s getting good. Unfortunately for UVU spring sports, it’s a yearly occurrence when it comes to their coverage from the UVU REVIEW. Next week is the publication’s graduation issue, and after that there’s roughly a month-and-a-half layoff before summer issues are produced and […]
PROVO, Utah — UVU held a brief 1-0 lead behind Krystin Jachim’s second-inning solo home run, but couldn’t overcome BYU’s big third inning, falling 3-1 in a rain-shortened contest Wednesday night at Miller Park. “We made some mistakes that led to some chances for BYU and really set up that big inning for them,” […]
I am currently writing this column from 30,000 feet in the air. It’s a rare occasion for me to travel and as I am floating above the clouds I am feeling slightly nostalgic. I am on a trip to visit the New York Times for training for new editors-in-chief. For those readers that have […]