Baseball makes pitch to the nation

August 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley Wolverines ended their season ranked 27th in the nation. This helped show some national recognition as ESPN as well as College Insiders who included the Wolverines in their conversations surrounding the college national playoffs.

UVU Athletics sport a growing future

August 6, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Utah Valley University’s athletic program excelled in multiple programs throughout last season including earning Great West Conference titles in baseball, men’s basketball, soccer, volleyball and cross country.

Pitcher’s duel

July 24, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes It was a pitcher’s duel early on as Owlz starter Gabriel Perez and Osprey starter Yoimer Camacho were dealing early. But with the Missoula defense failing them later in the game, the Orem Owlz were able to open up a lead in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings that the Osprey could not overcome, defeating […]

Internal disconnect proves irrelevant for Owlz

July 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a saying that goes “offense wins games, but pitching wins championships.” The Orem Owlz has arguably the best offense in the Pioneer League but the worst pitching statistics. Despite low pitching statistics, the Owlz are finding ways to win games. It involves hitting the ball hard. What looked like a dismal start for […]

Idaho Falls Chuckars head home after Orem Owlz 20-6 victory

July 10, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Orem Owlz finished off the three-game series Monday night against Idaho Falls Chuckars with a dominating 20-6 victory following a rollercoaster weekend. After a tough 1-4 loss on Saturday, the Owlz came back Sunday with a leading 13-9 win, which continued into tonight’s game against the Chuckars. Joel Capote came out strong in the […]

Orem Owlz edge The Rockies in home win

July 4, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Orem Owlz were getting into a groove entering Monday night after a slow start to their season. They had won 4 of their last 5 games and were looking to build on that momentum. The Rockies of Grand Junction were the team standing in their way before the Owlz went on their four-game road […]

Orem Owlz make a pitch for season turnaround

July 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes This will not be the same Orem Owlz Utah has been used to. Nor were they expecting it to be. Although they had returning players in Andrew Ray and Drew Martinez, the Owlz had a lot of new players coming in this season, none of them coming from the first four rounds of the draft. […]

Men’s baseball coach Eric Madsen signs contract extension

June 18, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Madsen led UVU to a 47-12 record and its third straight Great West Conference regular season and tournament titles in 2012. “I’m elated because this is where I want to be. Utah Valley is a terrific place to work and to coach. We have a great administration with wonderful support under Mike Jacobsen and President […]

UVU recieves national recognition

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every year one college baseball player receives national honors by recieving the Golden Spike Award. The annual award is one that highlights the nation’s best amateur baseball player.   It’s an award that one would expect to see placed in the hands of a nationally recognized player from a large conference. All of these are […]

Dominant season

June 4, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Numbers never lie. Going into the Great West Conference tournament, Utah Valley University had not lost in conference play all season long, posting a 24-0 record against the likes of Texas-Pan American, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the University of Northern Colorado. But it was the two victories against Houston Baptist in the tournament […]