Raptors Ride Familiar Formula to Upper Hand
In the first and fifth, it was Rylan Bannon. In between, Luis Paz. Late in the game, a host of relievers.Key players abounded Thursday night as the Ogden Raptors took Game One of the Pioneer League Championship Series over the Great Falls Voyagers, 7-4. The win was the team's 28th
Raptors Ride Wave of Runs to Victory
Donovan Casey stroked three hits, Luis Paz and Brayan Morales drove in three apiece and the Ogden Raptors used three runs in the first and four in the second to cruise to a 9-4 win over the Orem Owlz Sunday evening in Game One of the Pioneer League South division
Raptors Clinch Playoff Spot
For two days in Grand Junction, the Ogden Raptors took leads in attempting to clinch a playoff spot, but each time they have disappeared in a barrage of Rockies home runs.Wednesday night in Ogden, the Raptors finally kept Grand Junction from staving off elimination, scoring six runs in the second
Floodgates Open in Ogden
After three-straight losses to the rival Orem Owlz, the Ogden Raptors were in desperate need of a comfortable win.Scoring 11 runs in the first three innings Saturday did the trick, as Ogden cruised to a 16-4 victory to avoid a four-game sweep and jump back into sole possession of first
Raptors Overcome Rough Start to Sweep Chukars
The Ogden Raptors entered Tuesday night with a chance to sweep the Idaho Falls Chukars after two straight wins. They had fallen short of a four-game road sweep in Idaho, and after the top of the third it appeared a second shot would fall by the wayside.The Chukars jumped on
Strong Start Leads to Sixth-Straight Ogden Win
With the Ogden Raptors' strict pitch count limits, their starting pitchers haven't stayed around long enough to earn many wins in 2017. Tuesday night at Lindquist Field, Osiris Ramirez notched his second victory of the campaign, working around a first-inning home run for five innings of solid pitching as the
Raptors Nearly No-Hit Billings
A pitchers' duel broke out Saturday night between two of the top teams in the Pioneer League, and the Ogden Raptors came out on top, 4-0, in 10 innings.The Raptors came within inches of the franchise's first no-hitter. They had to settle for a one-hitter after a triple with two
Raptors Nearly No Hit Billings Before Winning in Extras
Parade of Relievers Pocket Early Lead for 8th-Straight Win
Facing the Pioneer League's second-best pitching staff in the opener of a four-game series, the Ogden Raptors used walks in the first two innings and solid pitching throughout for a 4-3 win over the Billings Mustangs Thursday night.Brayan Morales opened the game with a walk and moved to second base
Raptors Eek Out Win to Open Second Half
The Ogden Raptors began the second half the same way they started and ended the first: with a win.The Raptors went out to a three-run lead after four innings and withstood a Grand Junction rally to beat the Rockies, 5-4, Saturday night.With Ogden trailing by two entering the bottom of
Break Out The Brooms
Early in Wednesday night's game, it appeared the Ogden Raptors would be swinging hot bats and cruise to victory.The win came, but it required Ogden's biggest comeback of the season.The Raptors strung hits together and came up with five runs in the top of the eighth inning to overtake the
Yarnall HR, 3 RBI Lead Raptors Win
Ogden Raptors first baseman Nick Yarnall continued his hot hitting Friday night in the second game at Missoula, leading the Raptors to an 8-2 win with his three runs batted in.Yarnall stepped to the plate in the first inning and saw Jeren Kendall steal both second and third bases, then
Heredia's Three RBI Lead Raptors to Win
For the first time in five games, the Ogden Raptors scored before their opponent. The last time they did so, July 9 at Grand Junction, Starling Heredia hit a first-inning home run and the Raptors cruised to a win.In the four game since then, Ogden allowed the opposition on the
Heady and Paz Homer Twice in 11-2 Thrashing
Entering Wednesday night's game, the Ogden Raptors had hit the most home runs in the Pioneer League. The Missoula Osprey, making their first foray into the South division this season, had allowed the second-most in the circuit.That combination came out in favor of the host Raptors, who hit five home