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League | Pioneer League (from 2022) | ||||
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Colors | Navy blue, gold, silver, white | ||||
Ballpark | Future Legends Complex | ||||
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The Northern Colorado Owlz are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, an MLB Partner League, who are scheduled to begin play in 2022. They will be located in Windsor, Colorado, and play their home games at Future Legends Complex.
In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Pioneer League was converted from an MLB-affiliated Rookie Advanced league to an independent baseball league and granted status as an MLB Partner League.[1] The league's Orem Owlz of Orem, Utah, relocated to Windsor concurrent with this change to the league.[2]
With the addition of the Boise Hawks from the former Northwest League, the Pioneer League was left with nine teams for the 2021 season, though this problem was solved when the Owlz elected to sit out the 2021 season to allow for construction of their new ballpark to be completed.[3] TicketSmarter Stadium at Future Legends Complex is expected to open in 2022. The Owlz and Hailstorm "will play in a secondary location while construction concludes."[4]
References
- ^ "Pioneer League named MLB Partner League". Baseball America. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Kirk, Alexander (November 30, 2020). "Orem Owlz announce move to Windsor in 2021". 9 News. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Pioneer League unveils 96-game 2021 schedule". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. January 28, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Future Legends Complex Announces Stadium Naming Rights and Ticket Sales Partnership with TicketSmarter". Northern Colorado Owlz (Press release). April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.