Orem Owlz

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Orem Owlz
Founded in 2001
Orem, Utah
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Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
  • Advanced-Rookie (2001-present)
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Orem Owlz (2005-present)
  • Provo Angels (2001-2004)
Colors
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Ballpark
Minor league titles
League titles 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Division titles 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
Owner(s)/Operated by: Casey Katofsky
Manager: [[]]
General Manager: Brett Crane

The Orem Owlz are a minor league baseball farm team affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball franchise. The team plays in Orem, Utah.

Hootz, the Orem Owlz mascot.

Formerly the Provo Angels, They are 1 of the 2 teams in Utah in the Pioneer League, the other being the Ogden Raptors. the team changed ownership after the 2004 season and moved to a new stadium in neighboring Orem. While retaining its affiliation with the Angels major league club, the team introduced a new name and logo at the time of their move. The Owlz also introduced a new mascot named Hootz, a red owl with a head in the shape of a large baseball. Hootz was married in 2009 in an on-field ceremony to Holly, a female Owl.

The Owlz play in the Pioneer League, which is a rookie-level league with an abbreviated schedule. They won the 2004 Pioneer League championship (while still in Provo) and won the 2005 championship as well, after moving to Orem. The Owlz have also won the 2007 and 2009 championships. The Owlz play their home games at the Home of the Owlz, on the campus of Utah Valley University.

The team is prominently mentioned in the book Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit, a memoir recounting the author's one season playing for the Provo Angels.

In 2012 Tom Kotchman quit after Zimmerman got fired for last years pitching problem.

Contents

Roster [edit]

Orem Owlz roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 19 Austin Adams
  • 26 Tyler DeLoach
  • 14 Pat Lowery
  • 39 Aaron Newcomb
  • 41 Chris O'Grady
  • 45 Gabriel Perez
  •  5 Robert Powell
  • 46 Nataniel Rodriguez

Catchers

  • -- Samuel Mulroy

Infielders

  •  1 Caleb Bushyhead
  •  7 Jose Rondon

Outfielders

  • 33 Jonathan Walsh

Manager

  • Vacant

Coaches

  • -- Carson Vitale (hitting)
  • -- Chris Gissell (pitching)


Injury icon 2.svg 7-day disabled list
* On Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated April 10, 2013
Transactions
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim minor league players


Notable alumni [edit]

Footnotes [edit]

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