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​​Pioneer Baseball League Announces 2022 Schedule

November 3, 2021

MLB Partner League Launches 96 Game Schedule on May 23rd, Two New Teams Added

Boise Ends Ogden’s Season, Hawks Top Raptors 8-7 in 12-Inning Playoff Epic

September 12, 2021

Ogden, UT - In the only extra innings game played in the Pioneer Baseball League this season, the Boise Hawks walked away as the PBL Southern Division Champions, winning 8-7 over the Ogden Raptors in 12 innings at Lindquist Field on Saturday night. Things started very poorly for the Hawks,

PBL Announces Postseason Award Winners

November 10, 2021

All Star Team, Award Winners and Stats Champs Announced

'Multifaceted' Josh Broughton emerges as two-way weapon for Ogden Raptors

June 17, 2021

OGDEN — Josh Broughton is competing in professional baseball for the first time since 2019 and is playing positions that put him in the batter's box regularly for the first time since college. He got a call to join the Ogden Raptors about a week before the season and jumped

An Independent Success, Ogden Raptors Prepare to Host Pioneer League Playoff Game Saturday

September 7, 2021

OGDEN — The first season of independent ball for the Pioneer Baseball League and the Ogden Raptors is coming to an end and, looking at available data, it seems the league found solid standing despite soul-crushingly losing major league affiliation just after the 2020 season was canceled due to a

Goldfarb's Knock Out Homer Clinches First-half Title for Ogden Raptors

July 12, 2021

OGDEN — A back-and-forth battle Sunday in a monumental series for both teams came down to the Pioneer League's unique tiebreaker at Lindquist Field, the Knock Out Round home run derby. With his first swing of the second round, Ogden Raptors outfielder Jakob Goldfarb, the league's home run leader, put

Pioneer League becoming MLB 'Partner League'

Eight teams transferring to newly independent circuit for 2021
@SamDykstraMiLB
November 30, 2020

A new brand of baseball is coming to the Mountain time zone in 2021. The Pioneer League has been designated a "Partner League" of Major League Baseball, both the circuit and MLB announced Monday. The move will transform the Rookie Advanced loop into an independent league and comes as part

RAPTORS 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON CANCELLED

Please stay tuned to the Raptors Social Media and website for future summer events
July 1, 2020

Ogden, UT - On Tuesday June 30th, 2020, Major League Baseball informed Minor League Baseball that it will not be providing professional affiliated players for the 2020 season. As a result, there will be not professional season which includes the Ogden Raptors. The Raptors were set to open their 28th

RAPTORS UNABLE TO PICK UP TITLE

Ogden defense commits four errors to hand Idaho Falls league championship
September 15, 2019

OGDEN, UT - The Ogden Raptors tied a Pioneer League record for wins in a season in 2019, but the season will go down with a measure of disappointment.The Raptors committed four errors and gave up 13 hits - nine for extra bases - as the Idaho Falls Chukars took

RAPTORS FALL AS CHUKARS FORCE RUBBER MATCH

Title to be decided in Game Three on Sunday afternoon
September 15, 2019

OGDEN, UT - A win Friday night in Idaho Falls seemed to give the Ogden Raptors momentum going into a possible Pioneer League Championship-clinching game on Saturday at Lindquist Field.Despite going on the board first, the Raptors dropped Game Two of the title tilt, 6-2, as the visiting Chukars forced

RAPTORS BEAT CHUKARS; ONE WIN NEEDED FOR TITLE

Ogden pitching strikes out 17 to stymie Idaho Falls and hang on in sloppy game
September 14, 2019

IDAHO FALLS, ID - The Ogden Raptors survived walks and sloppy defensive play in the middle innings Friday night to beat the Idaho Falls Chukars, 5-3, and pull within one win of their second Pioneer League championship in three years.The Chukars put three runs on the board on only one

RAPTORS LAND FINAL BLOW, ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP

Two-out error in 10th scores winning run in back-and-forth battle
September 10, 2019

OGDEN, UT - A two-run first inning wasn't enough. Neither were home runs by Andy Pages or Sauryn Lao. Thanks to the Grand Junction Rockies continuing to come back and tie the game, it finally took a mistake for the Ogden Raptors to win and advance to the Pioneer League

SHAPS' SHOT PUTS RAPTORS ONE WIN FROM TITLE TILT

Clutch blast in ninth the difference in tight, well-played first game of South division playoffs
September 9, 2019

GRAND JUNCTION, CO - Multiple times in the 2019 regular season, the Ogden Raptors saw a late road lead over the Grand Junction Rockies in a low-scoring game disappear with a walkoff win by the hosts.Sunday, the Raptors and Rockies reprised that type of contest in the first game of

RAPTORS DROP REGULAR SEASON FINALE

Two solo home runs not enough for Ogden to set league wins mark
September 9, 2019

OREM, UT - Entering their final regular season game Saturday at the Orem Owlz, the Ogden Raptors were on the verge of Pioneer League history: a win would set the league record for wins in a season.In a hard-fought battle, the Raptors kept the game close, but they dropped the

DELUGE OF RUNS PUTS RAPTORS IN WINS RECORD TIE

Ogden's 54th win of the year comes on the backs of six home runs (three consecutive in the ninth), 12 extra-base hits
September 7, 2019

OREM, UT - In the first inning of Friday's game between the Ogden Raptors and Orem Owlz, the visiting Raptors roped two doubles and scored twice.That set the tone for a team trying to build momentum after plating a total of four runs over the previous two games. Ogden's offense

LATE HOMER CLINCHES SECOND HALF TITLE FOR RAPTORS

Eddys Leonard puts Ogden ahead in only plate appearance as Raptors win both halves for third time in franchise history
September 6, 2019

OGDEN, UT - Eddys Leonard homered leading off the bottom of the eighth to give the Ogden Raptors their third lead of the game, and the Raptors were able to hang on and beat the Orem Owlz, 3-2, to end their home slate for the 2019 season.The win clinched the

PAGES BLAST IN FIRST NOT ENOUGH FOR RAPTORS

Ogden strikes out 16 times and only musters three hits a day after scoring 12
September 5, 2019

OGDEN, UT - When the Ogden Raptors' third batter of the game, Andy Pages, hit a home run, it seemed as if the hosts would continue their hot hitting of the night before.It quickly became apparent that was not to be. The Raptors put only five of their next 32

SERRANO TAKES HOME PITCHER OF THE WEEK

September 4, 2019

OGDEN, UT - Elio Serrano has been named the Pioneer League's Pitcher of the Week for August 26-September 2, Minor League Baseball announced Tuesday.The 21-year-old right hander pitched twice during the week, though only one of those counted - his start on Sunday, September 2, at the Orem Owlz. In

RAPTORS' DOZEN DOES IN OWLZ

Ogden slams rivals with excellent play in all facets of the game for third-straight win
September 4, 2019

OGDEN, UT - After two consecutive one-run escapes over the Orem Owlz, the Ogden Raptors decided to try something different.Tuesday night at Lindquist Field, the Raptors were on fire at the plate, made the plays in the field and avoided trouble on the mound to turn in a 12-0 victory,

RAPTORS HANG ON FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN

Big first, late Ching home run help Ogden start final homestand with victory
September 3, 2019

OGDEN, UT - For the second-straight night, the Ogden Raptors held off the Orem Owlz for a one-run victory.Zac Ching's home run in the eighth provided a two-run cushion and Mitchell Tyranski struck out three to work around an inside-the-park home run in the ninth for the save as the

SERRANO SHARP AS RAPTORS REACH 50

Ogden becomes first Pioneer League team in a decade to win 50 in a season; victory nearly derailed by Orem 9th-inning rally
September 1, 2019

OREM, UT - The Ogden Raptors hit two home runs and received production from the top and bottom of the lineup to support an excellent start by Elio Serrano and beat the Orem Owlz, 5-4, Sunday afternoon.The victory was the 50th of the season for Ogden. The Raptors became the

THREE RAPTORS HOMER IN LOSS

Round trippers drive in all of Ogden's runs, but they fall short on road in Orem
September 1, 2019

OREM, UT - The Ogden Raptors played long ball Saturday night in Orem, but the shots were too little, too late as the visitors fell, 18-5.After both teams went in order in the first, the Owlz went wild and picked up nine runs while sending 14 batters to the plate

WARD'S SIX RBI LEADS RAPTORS ROUT OF ROCKIES

Ogden thrashes visitors to end season-worst three-game losing streak
August 31, 2019

OGDEN, UT - After three consecutive close games in which the Ogden Raptors couldn't find enough clutch hits, a breakout game was needed.Thanks in large part to Ryan Ward, a breakout is just what the Raptors put on Friday night.It was a bonus that it came against the Grand Junction

LOSING STREAK HITS SEASON-HIGH THREE GAMES

Raptors leave multiple on base, threaten in ninth; game ends on obscure ruling after walk
August 30, 2019

OGDEN, UT - In the first inning of Thursday night's game with the Grand Junction Rockies, the Ogden Raptors had runners on the corners but saw the inning end on a botched double steal. The Raptors, in the ninth, nearly had another first-and-third situation with two out - but an

LAO EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

August 29, 2019

OGDEN, UT - Ogden Raptors infielder Sauryn Lao was named the Pioneer League Player of the Week for August 19-25, Minor League Baseball announced Monday.Lao was in the lineup for all six games the Raptors played during the stretch, and he notched at least one hit in each of the