Newsletter #11

November 11, 2022

Fall team practice is complete and we enter our post fall practice workouts with excitement. The seven weekend fall practice session was an important time as a new recruiting class found its way around campus and returning players worked to improve. The fall was highlighted by a game against Colorado Mesa in which Utah Valley outscored the Division II powerhouse 25-8 over the course of an 18 inning game. There are several exciting events going on in the program as we go forward.

2023 Schedule Release

The 2023 schedule is released in segments every Tuesday as featured in our “Tuesday’s Two Thousand Twenty Three Schedule Release”. You can find the latest schedule release below and stay tuned every Tuesday for another release. The complete schedule will be released in early January. So far the schedule release has included the following weekends:

Week 1 – at UC Davis

Week 2 – at UC Riverside

Week 3 – at Portland

Week 4 – Lehigh

Week 5 – at Seattle

Week 6 – Tarleton

Week 7 – Grand Canyon

Midweeks in first 7 weeks – vs. BYU, at BYU, vs. BYU,

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Winter Camps Offered in December and January

Players have the opportunity to participate in camps this December and January using the facilities of the Utah Valley Baseball Program. December 3 will be the Saturday that the annual hitting, pitching, and catching camp is hosted at Utah Valley which provides a day of skill instruction by the Utah Valley coaching staff. Saturday, January 14 a winter prospect camp is being held to give players interested in pursuing baseball at the college level an experience on a college campus and playing in front of college coaches. Registration is available at www.UVUBaseballCamps.com.

Black Squad Sweeps Wolverine World Series

The last two days of our Fall team practice period were dedicated to our Wolverine World Series in which the team was divided in to a Black and Green Squad to face off for a best of 3 series. The series was managed and coached entirely by the players and provided great competition. Black Squad, managed by senior Brandon Luna, swept the series with an 8-5 win in Game 1 and held on for a 4-3 victory in Game 2. The Black Squad was rewarded with a meal served by the Green Squad for their victory.

Former Major Leaguer and World Series Hero Brandon Guyer to Assist Team With Mental Skills Development

Seven year Major Leaguer and 2016 American League Champion Brandon Guyer has worked with the Wolverines to maximize the mental skills in the team. Major League Mindset is an idea that Guyer has transformed in to a reality as he works with college and professional teams and players from throughout the country in search of peak performance. The team has participated in zoom calls with Guyer this fall which will continue in to the Spring.

We hope that you can join us for one of the many great events we have going on this fall!

Go Wolverines!

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