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

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

The Ogden Raptors entered Friday night's game with a playoff spot in hand, but it was undecided whether they would be the second-half South division champion or the South wildcard.A 7-4 win over cellar-dwelling Idaho Falls, in addition to Grand Junction holding off the Orem Owlz, vaulted Ogden two games

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

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

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

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

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

Friday and Saturday in Orem, the Ogden Raptors carried large leads into the bottom of the ninth, watched the Owlz stage a comeback and put the potential tying run on base, and finally closed out the victories with clutch pitching. The story repeated itself Tuesday night at Lindquist Field. Ogden

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

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

Luis Paz hit his 12th home run of the season, but the three-run blast didn't keep the Ogden Raptors from dropping their first game overall in a week and first at home in nearly a month.Paz blasted his 454-foot shot to right-center field in the third. It pulled Ogden within

When the Ogden Raptors were in Billings and Great Falls, they struggled to hit home runs. The Pioneer League's most prolific home run-hitting team sent only four over the fence in seven games at the circuit's two most difficult parks for hitting bombs.A return home has benefitted the Raptors bats.

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

The Ogden Raptors bats had been quietly efficient for three weeks, scoring enough to win most games but not obliterating the opponent as they did so many times early in the season.That changed Saturday night, as the Raptors broke out for a 15-6 victory over the Billings Mustangs in the

A three-run first inning wasn't enough for the Ogden Raptors as the host Great Falls Voyagers powered their way back via the home run for a 6-5 win Tuesday night at Centene Stadium.With Ogden leading, 4-1, in the bottom of the fourth, Voyagers second baseman Tate Blackman hit a three-run

The Ogden Raptors relief corps has been so good since the start of July that it's a surprise when things don't go right for them. Sunday was one of those shockers, as the Raptors took leads in the middle of the game and had the advantage going to the bottom

Saturday night, Ogden's Jared Walker lashed three hits and missed hitting for the cycle by just a home run.Sunday afternoon, Walker made up for the missing clout and more, hitting a pair of dingers as the Raptors held off the Grand Junction Rockies, 7-6, to complete a four-game sweep and

The first half of the Pioneer League season has come to an end, but the Ogden Raptors and Grand Junction Rockies are only halfway through their four-game series.The Raptors, with a 6-2 win over visiting Grand Junction, guaranteed at least a series split in a set that spans the end

Coming off a nearly-perfect road trip, the Ogden Raptors showed off their power and shutdown relief pitching Thursday night in a 3-1 win over the visiting Grand Junction Rockies.Jared Walker blasted his first 2017 Raptors home run to give Ogden a second-inning lead. After Grand Junction tied the game in

The Ogden Raptors have been eliminated from Pioneer League South division first-half title contention, but they are still in position to play spoiler.The Raptors landed the first punch in hampering the playoff push of the North division's Helena Brewers, going in front in the second inning and holding off an

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

Lindquist Field was abuzz Tuesday night for two different reasons. First, the Los Angeles Dodgers' first-round pick in the recent draft, Jeren Kendall, was making his professional debut as a member of the Raptors. Second, the hosts plated 10 runs in the fourth and cruised to victory from that point

The Ogden Raptors scored early and often Sunday afternoon and played well all-around to beat the visiting Helena Brewers, 7-4.Ogden scored four runs in the second inning without hitting the ball out of the infield. Tyler Adkison was hit by a pitch and Brayan Morales drew a walk before Gersel

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