Reading Time: 6 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez UVU envisioned a baseball stadium on its campus dating back to its state college (UVSC) days in 1998. The ballpark would seat 2,500 people and accommodate another 2,500 on grass berms, serving as a catalyst for UVSC baseball’s leap to Division I status and a symbol of the growth the institution […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]