Theriot’s pinch-hit triple gives Chukars 12-9 win

Chukars catcher Ben Theriot found a memorable way to record his first professional hit in a 12-9 win in Casper. Theriot stepped into the batter’s box as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning with the game tied 8-8 and the bases loaded. Theriot fell behind 1-2 and then ripped a line-drive [...]

LIVE BLOG: Chukars at Casper Ghosts, June 30

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Taylor promoted to Iowa

No one expected Chukars third baseman Jason Taylor’s stay to be long. On Monday, the Royals’ second-round draft pick in 2006, who was coming off a 50-game recreational drug suspension, was called up to the Low-A Burlington Bees. Taylor played in five games with the Chukars, hitting .333 with a double, two home runs and [...]

Offense keeps rolling, Chukars win 10-2

The Idaho Falls Chukars’ offense kept rolling as it pounded the Orem Owlz 10-2 Monday night in Orem. The Chukars tacked on one run in the second, fourth, five and seventh innings before erupting for five runs in the top of the eighth. Idaho Falls has scored at least six runs in every game so [...]

LIVE BLOG: Chukars at Orem Owlz, June 29

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Batista named Pioneer League player of the week

With the first week of the season on the books, the Chukars are already reeling in awards. Second baseman Deivy Batista was named the league’s first hitter of the week Monday. After Sunday’s game, Batista’s stat lines stands as follows: .444 (8-18), 7 R, 0 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 4 [...]

Reinforcements join Chukars during road trip

Two new Chukars, infielder Jason Morales and right-handed pitcher Richard Folmer, were expected join the team in time for tonight’s series-ending game at Orem. Morales was originally assigned to start the season with the Chukars before a last-minute change sent him to the Royals’ rookie-level club in Burlington, N.C. Last year with the Burlington Royals, [...]

Homers, walks, Orem errors lead to Chukars win

Three Chukars home runs and five Orem errors led to an 8-3 win for the Chukars in Orem. Jason Taylor got it started for the Chukars with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning. Orem rallied with a Michael Wing two-run home run in the bottom of the first, but the [...]

CHUKARS EXTRA: Paukovits impresses in first outing

While Tommy John surgery has improved over the years from certain career ender to a surgery with an 80 to 90 percent success rate, there’s no guarantee a pitcher will come back from it the same. But Tuesday night, you’d have never known right-hander Bryan Paukovits underwent surgery. He pitched five innings, allowing three hits [...]

Around the Pioneer League

The Ogden Raptors have led the Pioneer League in attendance the past nine years. Stadium renovations last year that boost Lindquist Field’s capacity to 6,700, nearly twice the size of the second largest park in the league, gave it the inside track for the next nine years. It’s 2009 promotion all but ensures the economy [...]

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