Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez With the semester winding down and my time at the UVU Review coming to an end, I decided that my last column will be dedicated to what I have come to love: the UVU athletic teams. I have been covering these teams since November 2014. My first article was based around […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The UVU baseball team opens a three-game series with conference opponent Chicago State on Friday with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday. The Wolverines have not had trouble with the Cougars in the past, going 26-2 all-time. CSU has a poor record overall but has a .500 record in WAC play, including […]
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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold Just under two months into TJ Hubbard’s first season as the head coach of the UVU softball team, the Wolverines were one win shy of matching the previous season’s win total of nine despite having played only 23 games. Over the previous two seasons, the team had a combined record of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The baseball team faces crosstown rival BYU Tuesday night for the second matchup against an in-state foe this season. The Cougars sport a record just above .500 with a winning mark at home and losing record on the road. They have a plus-70 run differential over UVU on the season, showing […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Manningmbd In a tournament which featured inexperienced schools getting their first chances at Final Four glory, it was the University of North Carolina, one of the sport’s most prestigious schools of all-time, that ended up cutting down the nets. The Tar Heels avenged last year’s final loss to Villanova by beating Gonzaga […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo courtesy of Jeff Turner A common quality exists among all people associated with professional sports, from team presidents, to general managers, trickling down to coaches and players, and it is that of loyalty. This powerful sense of allegiance is not to the team or the players, however. Rather, it is to money. Each year, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Cal.ISIPhotos.com The new head coach of the UVU women’s soccer team is seeking to establish a culture in which the players are always improving and having fun in order to build on the success the program has experienced in recent years. “Today is another great day to be a Wolverine,” UVU Athletic […]