Baseball: Wolverines survive late rally, beat CSU 11-10

April 22, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez OREM — UVU beat Chicago State University 11-10 on a day with no shortage of offense at Brent Brown Ballpark in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Both starting pitchers Jake Mayer and Brad Moore got roughed up in their outings as neither was able to make it out […]

Ariel Elftman-Hanson: Dreaming of the Masters

April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of UVU Athletics At nine years old, Hawaii native Ariel Elftman-Hanson picked up his first golf club and fell in love with the sport. His dream since then has been to reach the Masters; a lofty goal he is currently working hard to achieve. Growing up in Maui, Hawaii gave Elfman-Hanson the opportunity […]

For NCAA basketball teams, continuity is king

April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez When the field of 68 teams in the 2017 NCAA March Madness tournament was whittled down to the Final Four, basketball fans looking to get a glimpse at future high-end NBA talent were left with little to be excited about. With all the projected NBA draft lottery talent in the college […]

By the numbers: A breakdown of UVU baseball so far

April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton The UVU baseball team lost to BYU Tuesday night in front of about 4,000 fans at Brent Brown Ballpark. Tuesday’s game against the crosstown foe underscored some trends of this club that have come to light as UVU heads down the next stretch of this season. Here are some statistics that […]

Baseball: BYU takes mid-week game over UVU

April 12, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton Orem — A huge crowd at Brent Brown Ballpark watched as UVU hosted in-state foe BYU at Brent Brown Ballpark Tuesday night. The Cougars were able to continue their success against UVU as the pitching got rattled in the mid-week match-up and the Wolverines lost 8-3. Ondrej Sebek got the start […]

Baseball: Big inning pushes UVU past UIW, Wolverines take series

April 8, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM — An eight-run fourth inning propelled UVU to hold off a comeback and beat the University of Incarnate Word 11-8 Saturday afternoon at Brent Brown Ballpark. The victory handed the Wolverines the series victory. Relief pitcher Margo Briones picked up the win in the contest, pitching 3 2/3 innings while surrendering […]

Baseball: Mayer sensational, Wolverines blank Incarnate Word 5-0

April 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM — Jake Mayer baffled hitters in a complete-game performance and UVU beat the University of Incarnate Word Friday evening at Brent Brown Ballpark 5-0. Mayer got the start for UVU (10-19) and mowed through Cardinals hitters, going the distance in impressive fashion, allowing just four baserunners. He used pinpoint control […]

2016-17 season marked by historic highs, consistent struggles

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The story of the 2016-17 UVU basketball season can be largely defined as historical moments of achievement with stretches of adversity in between. The first high point was the 27-point comeback victory over Denver University on Nov. 23. The win marked the biggest deficit overcome in Wolverine basketball history; it was […]

A run of great hope

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez Who would have ever thought that a team that finished its season with a 17-17 record would give its fan base such a great deal of hope for the coming season? For the UVU faithful, that is exactly what the UVU men’s basketball team did in its final eight games of […]

Baseball: Wolverines avoid sweep, beat Sacramento State

April 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM — UVU’s bats lit up to avoid the sweep against Sacramento State Saturday afternoon. Two big home runs propelled the Wolverines to a one run victory in the final game of the series 7-6. Kaden Schmit took the mound for UVU. He got rocked from the beginning. Sac State opened up the […]