SEASON OPENS……THE 42ND SEASON OF UTA BASEBALL BEGAN WITH THE MAVERICKS WINNING 2 OF 6 AGAINST DALLAS BAPTIST AND MISSOURI STATE…SR/RHP JASON MITCHELL PITCHED THE GREATEST GAME IN OUR HISTORY ON FRI 2/26 VS MISSOURI ST AT CLAY GOULD BALLPARK…18 K'S (SCHOOL RECORD ) IN 9 INNINGS WALKING 1 AND ALLOWING THE ONLY HIT WITH 2 OUTS AND 2 STRIKES IN THE 9TH …HOWEVER THE MAVS NEEDED 14 INNINGS TO WIN 1-0…JR/LHP ADAM BOYDSTON HAD 8 K'S IN RELIEF TO TIE THE ALL TIME NCAA STRIKEOUT RECORD OF 26 IN A GAME BY A PITCHING STAFF………MITCHELL WAS NAMED NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE WEEK……SR/DH STEFFAN GUEST AND JR/C CHAD COMER HAVE LED THE WAY WITH THE BAT ALONG WITH OUR TEAM USA AND PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN JR/CF MICHAEL CHOICE (PROBABALE 1ST / 2ND ROUND MAJOR LEAGUE DRAFT CHOICE) THE BOYS WILL BE HOME FOR A 10 GAME HOMESTAND STARTING MARCH 4TH 5TH, 6TH HOSTING BYU THEN TCU ON THE 9TH CREIGHTON ON THE 10TH AND DEFENDING SLC CHAMP SAM HOUSTON ON THE 12TH,13TH,14TH ……COME ON OUT TO THE BALLPARK PICK UP YOUR SEASON PASS AT THE WILL CALL WINDOW AND SUPPORT OUR GUYS

MAJOR LEAGUE UPDATE……AS SPRING TRAINING BEGAN ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE 9 FORMER MAVERICKS WEARING BIG LEAGUE UNIFORMS…KC ROYALS MGR TREY HILLMAN (3RD SEASON),COACHES DAVE OWEN & STEVE FOSTER…SEATTLE MARINERS RHP MARK LOWE AND CATCHER ADAM MOORE …HOUSTON ASTROS ALL-STAR RF HUNTER PENCE…ARIZONA D-BACKS 2B RYAN ROBERTS…BOSTON RED SOX RHP ALL-STAR JOHN LACKEY AND THE NY METS ROOKIE RHP DILLON GEE…GOOD LUCK TO ALL WE WILL BE WATCHING ALL YEAR ON BASEBALL TONITE…………ANOTHER 7 MAVERICKS ARE IN THE MINORS LED BY LAST SEASON'S STANDOUTS ANDREW KAINER 36 GAME HITTING STREAK…MATT OTTEMAN SCHOOL RECORD 69 RBI'S…AND NATHAN LONG 104 K'S SCHOOL RECORD…………CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2000'S ALL DECADE TEAM HONORED AT THE BALLPARK ON SUNDAY…1B DARRELL PRESTON…2B CRAIG MARTIN…SS KJ HENDRICKS…3B RYAN ROBERTS…C ADAM MOORE…OF DAN ORTMEIER, MICHAEL CHOICE, HUNTER PENCE…DH ANDREW KAINER UTL MATT OTTEMAN AND PITCHERS AARON PULLIN, PIERCE LOVELESS, DILLON GEE, NATHAN LONG AND MICHAEL SNAPP ALL 11 WERE IN ATTENDENCE THE OTHER 4 WERE IN MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING ……CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS ON OUR WEBSITE ALONG WITH THIS YEAR'S EDITION OF THE MEDIA GUIDE …A GREAT JOB BY OUR SID SCOTT LACEFIELD

SINCE WE LAST TALKED………CHICAGO BEARS WERE A VERY DISAPPOINTING 7-9 ??? LOVIE SMITH ??? I AM DONE……THE COWBOYS NICE SEASON A LITTLE SLIP UP IN MINNESOTA THOUGH… JERRYWORLD COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP, YES I ACTUALLY TOOK MY WIFE TO THE THANKSGIVING GAME I CAN NOW SAY… `BEEN THERE DONE THAT'…SPRING TRAINING NOTES… AS ALWAYS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CUBS BUT NO DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST 102 YRS FOR CUB FANS ( THANK GOD FOR WRIGLEY FIELD )……RANGERS LOOKIN' FORWARD TO BIG DADDY VLAD HOPE HE HAS SOMETHING LEFT ,WHO WINS MORE GAMES ???? CUBS OR RANGERS ?????HAS ANYBODY SEEN MARK PRIOR ???????DALLAS STARS HOPE THEY MAKE PLAYOFFS…DALLAS MAVERICKS (YOU'VE MISTAKEN ME FOR SOMEONE WHO CARES )…UTA BASKETBALL MARQUEZ HAYNES 24 PTS PER GAME (3RD IN NATION) HE WAS A REAL TREAT TO WATCH THIS SEASON………ANOTHER SEASON OF AMERICAN IDOL AS ALWAYS I'M ON BOARD……REALLY ENJOY MAD MEN…DAMAGES AND MAN VS FOOD……STILL MISSING THE SOPRANOS & THE WIRE……HOPEFULLY THE COLD WEATHER IS BEHIND US AND THE HOT DOGS AND SAUSAGES ARE CLOSE TO BEING ON THE GRILL……AND DON'T FORGET IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME TO LIGHT UP THE MACUNADO…………GOTTA GO …MOE