Despite Edwin Uceta's struggles since being promoted to Rancho Cucamonga, there was no apprehension from Quakes manager Drew Saylor to give the bulk of the innings to the 20-year-old in an important playoff game. On Friday, Uceta matured before right before his skipper's eyes.The Dodgers' No. 15 prospect following rehabbing big leaguer

In his first full professional season, Edwin Uceta has established himself as a powerful and effective pitcher who can deploy all three of his pitches when he needs to. On Saturday, he was nearly unhittable. The 15th-ranked Dodgers prospect carried a no-hit bid into the seventh, eventually yielding two runs on

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

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

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

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

Last Saturday, Ogden Raptors starting pitcher Edwin Uceta pitched the best game of his pro career with six shutout innings at Billings.That performance earned him the Pioneer League nod as Pitcher of the Week. If not for a three-batter stretch in the first inning Friday night, Uceta might have replicated

A pitchers' duel broke out Saturday night between two of the top teams in the Pioneer League, and the Ogden Raptors came out on top, 4-0, in 10 innings.The Raptors came within inches of the franchise's first no-hitter. They had to settle for a one-hitter after a triple with two

An under-the-radar international signing last year, Edwin Uceta showed in extended spring training that even as a teenager he had a pretty good handle on professional baseball. Although his numbers seemed inflated after his first seven starts with Rookie-level Ogden, his performance on Saturday night demonstrated just how good he

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

On the verge of their first four-game road sweep since at least 2005, the Ogden Raptors received an excellent start from Edwin Uceta and a two-run second inning by the bats, but the normally-stingy relief corps couldn't hold the lead as Missoula came back for a 4-3 win Sunday evening.The

Patrick Duester wasn't expecting to be summoned into the ballgame. The Ogden Raptors went to the top of the ninth inning with a four-run lead, but an outfield error and back-to-back doubles pulled Idaho Falls within one.Duester entered the game with the potential tying run on second base and allowed

Edwin Uceta pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, then saw his offense go to work.After five runs in the first and seven in the fourth, the Ogden Raptors cruised to a 14-5 win over the visiting Orem Owlz Tuesday night for their first win of the season at