Not even the 8 to 12 foot high walls could contain the Orem Owlz tonight, as they defeated the Great Falls Voyagers 13-6. Orem combined for an amazing 5 long balls and capitalized on 5 Voyagers errors. When asked about the turnaround in recent play, Owlz right fielder, Gary Mitchell pins it on confidence. “I […]
After a brief rain delay, the Orem Owlz came out on top of the Great Falls Voyagers, squeaking by with a soggy 8-7 victory. The Voyagers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top half of the first, which is turning into a trend. The second part of recent trends is that the […]
Tonight’s game against the Great Falls Voyagers has been temporarily postponed due to rain. Game time is set for slightly after 7:30 pm, any further rain will cancel the game and it will be made up at a later date. Stay tuned for updates. The game got underway at 7:38 with the Owlz pulling […]
In the news you hear things that are vague and insight fear. For all the NFL fans this supposed lockout has been the sporting equivalent to the Iran Contra conflict during the 1980’s. As the countdown grew to day 130 of the lockout, it became completely obvious that this was all a ruse and we […]
A seventh inning explosion helped propel the Owlz to victory Monday afternoon against the Great Falls Voyagers. Assisted by Voyagers pitcher, Drake Blake’s effort the Owlz batted all the way through the lineup. Blake, started the inning by walking two batters on eight straight pitches. Drew Martinez laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Blake threw […]
Today the Owlz fought back after a two game losing skid, and got the win against the Great Falls Voyagers, 8-4. Right hander Baudilio Lopez gave the Owlz five strong innings only giving up one earned run. The offense today was supplied in part by C.J. Cron. He gave the Owlz their first lead of […]
The line that defines NCAA compliance has been blurred and skirted around ever since winning has taken precedence. The most flagrant violation (as well as the most harshly punished) has been what is known simply as “The Death Penalty” regarding Southern Methodist University (SMU) and their football team. In 1986 SMU faced allegations of having […]
A ninth inning collapse on Sunday was simply the tip of the iceberg. “I’m not disappointed in how the ninth inning went,” vented Manager Tom Kotchman, “I am disappointed in the stuff that happened. We just came out and laid an egg.” In the third inning the Owls forfeited two runs by missing an easy […]
Tonight’s Pioneer Day festivities started out with a tribute to the military, having an Iraqi war vet throw out the first pitch and the Orem Owlz donning a red, white, and black army fatigue uniform. That was followed by a pre-game presentation to Owlz manager Tom Kotchman, celebrating his 3,000th game coached. The spotlight is […]
The Orem Owlz relied on another big first inning to hold off the Billings Mustangs in a 5-4 win. For the second night in a row the Mustangs took a 1st inning lead only to see the Owlz came back in the bottom of the 1st, scoring three runs. And the Owlz never looked […]