Relentless Raptors Reach Pioneer Pinnacle
Thanks to rain in Great Falls Friday and Saturday, the Pioneer League Championship Series Game Two scheduled for Saturday night was unable to be played, forcing a potential doubleheader to decide the crown Sunday.It took longer than expected, but the Ogden Raptors bounced back from a blowout loss in the
Cuadrado Carries Raptors to Championship Series
Romer Cuadrado entered the Pioneer League postseason on a tear, with hits in 13 of his last 14 games to raise his batting average from .312 to .335. The Orem Owlz couldn't cool him or the rest of the Ogden Raptors down. Now, the only team that stands in the
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
Huge Comeback Secures Two-Game Sweep
A day after scoring 11 runs in clinching their playoff spot, the Ogden Raptors took it easy on the Grand Junction Rockies.Until the ninth.Ogden, trailing by four runs, plated five in the bottom of the ninth to win, 8-7, and sweep the two-game series.The winning run came on a fly
Late Home Runs Sink Raptors
The Ogden Raptors entered Monday's matinee at Grand Junction needing just a victory to clinch a playoff spot for the second-straight year.The Raptors came close, but two late Rockies home runs put off the party at least one day thanks to a 7-6 win by the hosts.With Ogden in a
Rincon Drives Raptors Closer to Playoff Spot
Early celebration turned into a dragging deficit, but in the end the Ogden Raptors prevailed against the Grand Junction Rockies to inch closer to clinching a playoff spot.Shortly after a first-inning home run to break the Pioneer League's single-season team mark, the Raptors found themselves trailing by seven. Ogden didn't
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 Crumble in Ninth
The Ogden Raptors took a lead into the ninth inning for the first time in three days. That advantage quickly evaporated, as did the Raptors' chances of winning the ballgame. Ogden fell, 10-4, to the Orem Owlz and also dropped into a first-place tie with their adversaries after having sole
Raptors Smash Record but Fall Short of Win
The Ogden Raptors, on the verge of both the franchise and Pioneer League single-season home run records, passed the team mark quickly Thursday night.That was the extent of the damage against the Orem Owlz, however, and the Raptors ended up allowing seven unearned runs in an 11-5 loss at Lindquist
Raptors club hat trick of home runs
After following up Luis Paz's homer with his own, Rylan Bannon was caught off guard when Ogden's dugout erupted again to celebrate a long ball by Mitchell Hansen. The Dodgers prospects launched back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning of Rookie-level Ogden's 11-5 loss to Orem on Thursday night.
Raptors Fall in "Away" Game at Lindquist Field
Because of an unplayable field in Orem, the Ogden Raptors agreed to host the Owlz' two home games this week. The friendly confines of Lindquist Field didn't treat Ogden well, as the hosts playing as the visiting team fell, 5-1, to snap a three-game losing streak.Despite the loss, Ogden remains
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
Peña, Rincon Lead Second-Straight Win
Coming off two consecutive rough outings, Adalberto Peña was looking to get back on track against one of the Pioneer League's best offenses.The Ogden Raptors' designated hitter, Carlos Rincon, was searching for consistency after going hitless in his first eight at-bats with Ogden before a home run and single Sunday
Varsho's big week eclipses the competition
Ancient myths claim that solar eclipses can be bad omens. For catcher Daulton Varsho, last week's spectacle was anything but. The D-backs' No. 16 prospect won Northwest League Player of the Week after going 10-for-20 (.500) with three homers, one triple, four doubles, seven RBIs and seven runs scored over
Raptors Get Revenge, Hammer Chukars
The Ogden Raptors, on the verge of completing a four-game road sweep, lost at Idaho Falls Saturday night. Sunday, they put the memory of that four-run output in the past, scoring multiple runs in four separate innings in a 17-6 victory over the Chukars at Lindquist Field.The Raptors remain alone
Unearned Runs Drop Ogden in Series Finale
An error in the third inning led to two Idaho Falls runs, and the Ogden Raptors were unable to comeback in a 6-4 loss Saturday night. The Raptors had a chance for a rare, four-game road sweep, but three Chukars runs in the first and two following an error in
Paz Blasts Raptors to Extra-Inning Comeback Win
Entrenched in a heated battle with the Pioneer League South's last-place team, the division-leading Ogden Raptors fell behind going into the ninth but tied the score to send the game to extra innings. With two out in the tenth, Ogden put together a rally capped by Luis Paz's 13th home
Raptors Piece Together Win Over Idaho Falls
First, it was Rylan Bannon, then Mitchell Hansen. Finally, Garrett Hope joined the party.All three Ogden Raptors hitters launched opening-frame home runs to seemingly put the visiting team at Melaleuca Field on track for a blowout win over the Idaho Falls Chukars.The Raptors did end up taking a win by
Raptors Race to Sole Possession of First
After taking three of four from the Orem Owlz over the weekend, the Ogden Raptors entered play Wednesday in a dead heat with the Owlz and just one game up on the Grand Junction Rockies for the Pioneer League South division second-half crown.While the Rockies took care of the Owlz
Raptors Fall By One
Despite two early home runs and a late five-run rally, the Ogden Raptors fell to the visiting Orem Owlz Monday night, 11-10.The loss put Orem a game ahead of Ogden in the Pioneer League South division second-half standings after the Raptors had pulled into a tie by sweeping two games
Homers, Hoyt Hand Ogden Sweep
The Ogden Raptors entered Friday night's game in Orem two games behind the Owlz for first place in the second half with 22 games to play.After the brief two-game set at the Home of the Owlz, the Pioneer League's two Utah-based teams are tied for first in the South division.After
Raptors Escape in Marathon at Orem
After a seven-run Ogden Raptors second inning, it seemed the outcome wasn't in doubt.In the bottom of the ninth, that feeling changed as the Orem Owlz brought the tying run to the plate.However, Raptors starting first baseman Luis Paz took the mound for the second day in a row and
Raptors Finish Off Winning Homestand
The Ogden Raptors completed their seven-game homestand Thursday night by falling to the Great Falls Voyagers, 19-2.Ogden took the first five of the seven games in their final stretch against Pioneer League North division teams before two losses to Great Falls.The visitors went on the board first with seven runs
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 Walk Off to Sweep Billings
Early in Sunday afternoon's game, Donovan Casey provided pop to put the Ogden Raptors in front. Mitchell Hansen was consistent throughout, and he provided the biggest hit of the night as the Raptors came back from a two-run deficit to finish off a three-game sweep of the Billings Mustangs, 6-5.With