Orem Owlz


The Orem Owlz are a minor league baseball team based in Orem, Utah, United States. The team competes in the Pioneer League as a Rookie League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The Owlz play home games at Home of the Owlz on the campus of Utah Valley University and are one of two Pioneer League teams in Utah, the other being the Ogden Raptors.

History

Formerly known as the Provo Angels, the team originally played at the Larry H. Miller Field on the campus of Brigham Young University in northeastern Provo. After the 2004 season, the team changed ownership and moved from Provo 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. According to team lore, the two Mascot Owlz live in an abandoned oak tree that is graciously offered by an Orem host family.
The Owlz play in the Pioneer League, which is a Rookie League with an abbreviated schedule. The team has won five Pioneer League titles; one while in Provo, and four while in Orem. With its championship victory in 2016, the Orem Owlz became the quickest franchise in Pioneer League history to win five championships, doing so in just 17 years. The team has also finished first in the South Division of the Pioneer League eight times.
The team is prominently mentioned in the book ', a memoir recounting the author's one season playing for the Provo Angels.
Team owner Jeff Katofsky planned to relocate the team to Pueblo, Colorado, in 2020, where they would be known as the Pueblo Owlz''', but the plan was abandoned due to financial concerns by the city of Pueblo.

Playoffs

All-stars

Players with MLB experience

Players are listed by the season they played for the Provo Angels or Orem Owlz.
There are two different pitchers named "Austin Adams" who have played for the Owlz and have MLB experience; Austin Adams born in 1986 and Austin Adams born in 1991.