The Orem Owlz were a Minor League Baseball team located in Orem, Utah , United States, from 2001 to 2020. The team competed in the Pioneer League as a Rookie League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels . The Owlz played their home games at Home of the Owlz on the campus of Utah Valley University . They were previously known as the Provo Angels from 2001 to 2004. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Pioneer League, of which the Owlz had been members since 2001, was converted from an MLB-affiliated Rookie Advanced league to an independent baseball league and granted status as an MLB Partner League. Concurrent to this change, the Owlz relocated to Windsor, Colorado , and became the Northern Colorado Owlz .
5-811: Formerly known as the Provo Angels (2001–2004), the team originally played at the Larry H. Miller Field on the campus of Brigham Young University in northeastern Provo . After the 2004 season, the team changed ownership and moved from Provo to a new stadium in neighboring Orem. The Owlz played in the Pioneer League , which was a Rookie League with an abbreviated schedule ( short-season ). The team won five Pioneer League titles; one while in Provo (2004), and four while in Orem (2005, 2007, 2009, and 2016). The team
10-691: Is a stadium complex in Provo, Utah . The complex is named after businessman Larry H. Miller ; the field is primarily used for baseball . The ballpark has a capacity of 2,204 people and was opened in 2001. Larry H. Miller Field was previously the home of Provo Angels . It currently hosts the BYU Cougars baseball team. In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the field as the second-best setting and second-most underrated venue in NCAA Division I baseball. A 20-foot by 50-foot video board
15-569: Is prominently mentioned in the book Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit , a memoir recounting the author's one season playing for the Provo Angels. Team owner Jeff Katofsky planned to relocate the team to Pueblo, Colorado , in 2020, where they would be known as the Pueblo Owlz, but the plan was abandoned due to financial concerns by the city of Pueblo. Ultimately, they relocated to Windsor, Colorado , in 2021 and became
20-602: The Northern Colorado Owlz . This move was made in conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball in 2021 in which 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. Players are listed by the season(s) they played for the Provo Angels (2001–2004) or Orem Owlz (2005–present). Larry H. Miller Field Larry H. Miller Sports Complex
25-578: Was installed in 2022. Miller Park has been home to BYU baseball since it opened in 2001. It is described as a "unique baseball-softball back-to-back complex." BYU baseball plays on Larry H. Miller Field. The softball team plays on Gail Miller Field. Miller Park seats 2,204 fans in two tiers. 1,000 additional fans can be placed in temporary seating when necessary. There is a press box that hosts radio and television stations, other media facilities, concession stands, event facilities, training rooms, batting cages, offices, etc. The taut spire-accented tensile roof
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