March 3, 2004

Utah Valley State (0-4) vs. University of Portland (0-7), Gonzaga University
(2-8), Washington State (7-3), and Lewis & Clark State (10-1)
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Date: March 4th (vs. Portland), 5th (vs. Gonzaga), 6th (Games 3 & 4 vs. WSU &
LCSC) 
Times: Game 1: 2:00 pm (MST), Game 2: 2:00pm (MST), Games 3 & 4: 2:00 pm (MST)
Site: Harris Field on campus of Lewis & Clark State College
Radio: None
Internet Broadcast: For live stats of the Gonzaga game, go HERE. Other
games aren't available through internet.
Series Record: First Meeting against all four teams 

OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley State baseball team will travel to Lewiston, Idaho to play in the Banana Belt Tournament hosted by Lewis & Clark State College March 4 – March 6. Thursday's game against the University of Portland (0-7) and Friday's game against Gonzaga University (2-8) will both start at 2:00 pm (MST), and Saturday's doubleheader against Washington State and Lewis & Clark will start at 2:00 pm (MST), and 5:00 pm (MST).

Live stats of the Gonzaga game will be available through an internet broadcast by going here.

Wolverine Update
The Wolverines started the 2004 season slow in their opening series against Mesa State College Feb. 20 - 22. The Mavericks, who are ranked 10th in NCAA Division II polls, swept UVSC in a four-game series. 

After not starting the first game of the series, sophomore Canyon Vance started the second game at 3B and the final two games in LF. In three games, Vance exploded offensively going 7 for 10 with two 2B's, one HR, and two RBI. In the final two games of the series freshman Dan Bulow got the call to DH and went 5 for 8 with two 2B's and four RBI. Junior first baseman Trent Perry also had a nice weekend offensively. He went 5 for 15 with two HR, one 2B, and knocked in five.

Jason Ward will be on the mound against Portland and is looking to get back on track after taking the opening day loss.

Wolverine Probable Starters
Catcher: Jeff Broadhead (.143, 0 RBI)
First Base: Trent Perry (.333, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
Second Base: Ryan K. Jones (.182, 1 RBI)
Shortstop: Dylan Priest (.200, 1 2B, 1 RBI)
Third Base: Reno Mendenhall (.125, 0 RBI)
Left Field: Sam Van Dyken (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Center Field: Canyon Vance (.700, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Right Field: Jed Jensen (.000)
Designated Hitter: Josh Hinckley (.500, 1 2B, 1 RBI) or Dan Bulow (.625, 2 2B, 4
RBI)

Probable Pitching Rotation:
Thursday Starter: Jason Ward, RHP (0-1, 6.75)
Friday's Starter: Aaron Tash, RHP (0-1, 15.00)
Saturday's Starters: Jed Jensen, RHP (0-1, 11.25), and Brady Drake, LHP (0-1,
38.57)

On the Road Again
UVSC will play 18 road games before hosting Albertson College for a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 30th. The Wolverines will play all their home games at Brigham Young University due to the construction of Parkway Crossing Stadium.

Parkway Crossing Stadium
The future home of Wolverine Baseball will be a long awaited 3.5 million dollar stadium to be built and ready for the 2005 campaign. Parkway Crossing Stadium will have primary grandstand area seating of 2,500. An additional 2,500 fans can throw down blankets on the grass berming down the left field line extending behind the left field wall. The unique design will follow the trend of several of the major league fields that have been constructed recently with different
angles and corners down the lines and in the gaps around the outfield wall. The field dimensions will challenge opposing hitters in the gaps expanding to 449 feet in left-center and 413 feet to right-center. The center field wall will be 435 feet away. Directly down the left field line will be 325 feet with a 16-foot wall to contend with, and the short porch directly down the right field line is 307 feet, but immediately gets deeper toward the right-center field gap. The convenient location just off the I-15 will allow baseball fans to enter and exit the stadium quickly. The stadium will also be host to future high school state tournaments and Division I college tournaments and post-season play. 
 
On Deck
The Wolverines travel to Cedar City, Utah to play a single game against Central Michigan University on the campus of Southern Utah University on March 10th. The game is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm (MST).