An early four-run lead wasn’t enough cushion for the Utah Valley baseball team in the Crosstown Clash. Brigham Young University used five unanswered runs the rest of the way on Tuesday, March 3 for a 5-4 comeback victory in Provo.
The Utah Valley baseball team started off their 2020 season on the wrong foot as they lost four straight games against the Abilene Christian Wildcats in Abilene, Texas last weekend. The series started on Friday, Feb. 14 and went through Sunday, Feb. 16, with a double-header on Saturday.
If one were to peer through the gates of UCCU Ballpark today, they would likely see bulldozers tearing up the outfield grass and molding the underlying soil into 8-foot tall mounds — not what one might expect from a field set to host Wolverine home games in a month. A new artificial playing surface will be installed prior to UVU’s home opener on Tuesday, March 10, but the current state of the ballpark seems to mirror a transitioning team with high aspirations.
“Kael first off we want to thank you, and we want to thank your family for letting us as a team be able to become apart of your lives. We’re grateful for that opportunity for what you’ve done and the strength that you’ll show our guys,” said Madsen. “We’re looking forward and excited to what they’re going to be able to learn from you.”
UVU recently returned from a road trip in Northern Colorado, having won two of three games against the Bears. Utah Valley took an early lead in the first game as the Wolverines got three runs in the top of the second inning. Junior Alexander Marco got things going in the second inning with a single […]
Utah Valley University pitcher Paxton Schultz has quickly become the ace of the pitching staff in his junior year. He throws up to 95 miles-per-hour on the radar gun and strikes out his opponents in bunches. If you’ve see Schultz pitch those things are pretty evident, so what don’t you know or see about Schultz? […]
UVU’s baseball team made a run to the postseason just once in the history of the program in 2016. The Wolverines had an overall record of 37-23 with a conference record of 18-9. They ended the season No. 3 in the WAC Conference and ended sweeping the WAC tournament, winning four games in a row. […]
Offense was the name of the games at Falcon Field in Colorado as Utah Valley took on the United States Air Force Academy. The two teams traded blows on the basepaths throughout the two-game series, with the Falcons coming out on top in both contests. The Falcons won game one 16-15 and game two by […]
The Wolverine baseball team has gotten off to a rough start to the 2019 campaign. Going 5-19 in their first 24 games, it hasn’t been the start that they would have hoped for. There’s no single element of their performance to blame as both offense and defense have had shaky starts. The Wolverine offense has […]
Facing off against the Oregon Ducks on March 27, UVU’s baseball team fell in a high-scoring matchup in front of their home crowd 12-9. Of the nine runs scored by the team, seven came from seniors, who helped the Wolverines stay competitive throughout the night. UVU was able to jump to an early 2-1 lead […]