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Owlz Lock Down 6th Win in a Row

June 26, 2017 - Pioneer League (PL)
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The Orem Owlz picked up their Pioneer League best sixth win in a row on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Ogden Raptors by a final score of 11-9.

The win advances the Owlz to 6-1 on the year, maintaining their lead atop the Pioneer League South.

The two-run victory is also the closest game that the Owlz have played in this year, as the Raptors came storming back in the later innings of the game to come within two runs.

The early innings lived up to be a see-saw afair, when the Raptors took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Owlz starting pitcher Chris Rodriguez .

The Owlz tied the game on catcher Keinner Pina 's RBI-single in the bottom half of the inning, but didn't take their first lead of the game until the second inning--when shortstop Leonardo Rivas cleared the bases for the Owlz with a two-run triple that made the score 3-2.

Rivas ended up coming across with the Owlz' fourth run of the game on an error committed by Raptors' first baseman Nick Yarnall, that made the score 4-2 heading into the fourth inning.

The Raptors ended up taking their second and final lead of the game in the fourth inning, when they chased Chris Rodriguez out of the game for the Owlz, who exited the game on the losing end of a provisional 5-3 decision.

Rodriguez ended up pitching four innings into the game for the Owlz while allowing five runs on four hits.

In the bottom half of the fourth, outfielder Ryan Vega reached on an error committed by the fist baseman Nick Yarnall, allowing Brandon Marsh to score, which tied the game for one last time at a score of 5-5.

The fifth inning of the game proved to be the climax, when the Owlz put up six runs to take a fate-sealing 11-5 lead.

Leonardo Rivas got the pot brewing with his second tie-breaking hit of the day--a run-scoring double that made the score 6-5.

After another run came home on an RBI groundout from Brandon Marsh, Ryan Vega's first hit of the day scored Rivas off of third base, making the score 8-5. Vega ended up scoring on a wild pitch that made the score 9-5.

A two-run double struck by left fielder Jonah Todd ended up scoring the decisive 10th and 11th runs of the game, prepping the Owlz with an insurmountable six-run lead heading into the latter stages of the game.

The Raptors shaved that six-run lead in half when three runs were scored in the eigth inning off of left-handed pitcher Evan Smith that made the score 11-8, providing the Owlz with their first save situation of the season.

Right-handed pitcher Zac Ryan ended up getting the call from Owlz Manager Tom Nieto, and pitching out of trouble in the ninth to polish off the Owlz' sixth win in a row, earning his first Minor League save.

Ryan surrendered his first professional run on a double lined into the left-center field gap by Raptors shortstop Moises Perez that got Ogden within two runs, producing the final score of 11-9.

Left-handed pitcher Justin Bethell ended up earning the win for the Owlz, pitching two scoreless innings in relief of the starter Chris Rodriguez.

Raptors relief pitcher Conor Costello wound up conceding five runs to the Owlz in their fifth inning eruption, pinning him on the losing end of the game.

The Owlz sixth win in a row also marks their fourth straight against the Ogden Raptors going to back to the opening series of the season, where the Owlz went 3-1 against Ogden.

The Owlz will face the Raptors again tomorrow night at the Home of the Owlz, the second of a four-game series with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 MT.

Follow every pitch of Orem Owlz baseball on the Orem Owlz Baseball Network with the Voice of the Owlz, Steven Cusumano everyday, beginning ten minutes prior to first pitch.

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