Orem Owlz

Orem Owlz Founded in 2001 Orem, Utah
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-level
Advanced-Rookie (2001-present)
Minor league affiliations
Pioneer League (2001-present) South Division
Major league affiliations
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2001-present)
Name
Orem Owlz (2005-present) Provo Angels (2001-2004)
Ballpark
Home of the Owlz (2005-present) Larry H. Miller Field (2001-2004)
Minor league titles
League titles	2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Division titles	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
Owner(s)/Operated by: Jeff Katofsky
Manager: Tom Kotchman
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, 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.

Provo once had a Pioneer League team (the Provo Expos) and later a triple-A level Pacific Coast League team (the Provo Gulls, also a Montreal Expos affiliate) in the 1970s and early 1980s. The area didn't have a minor league team for 20 seasons until 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Roster

Orem Owlz roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 29 Eric Candejas 44 Brian Diemer 3 Juan "Junior" Carlin -- Seth Fowler 21 Carmine Giardina 17 Caleb Graham -- Erik Gregersen 36 Pil Joon Jang 34 Kevin Johnson -- Taylor Kinzer -- Justin La Tempa 38 Joe Melloris 35 Heath Nichols 28 Daniel Reynolds 26 Donn Roach 27 Dakota Robinson -- A.J. Schugel 24 Daniel Tillman 23 Aaron Tullo		Catchers -- Drew Beuerlein 20 Andrew Oldfield -- Rick Pacione Infielders -- Jean Almanzar 41 Ricky Alvarez 4 Ryan Broussard -- Kaleb Cowart 12 Brandon Decker -- Rolando Gomez 6 Wes Hatton 9 Thomas Nichols 4 Michael Sodders Outfielders 39 Kole Calhoun 3 Daniel Eichelberger 2 Andrew Heid 18 Travis Witherspoon		Manager 11 Tom Kotchman Coaches -- Tom Evans (hitting) 13 Zeke Zimmerman (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated January 13, 2012 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim minor league players

Notable alumni

• Roberto Lopez

External links

• Orem Owlz website
• FutureHalos.com website