Boshers shuts down Chukars

Orem starting pitcher Buddy Boshers held the Chukars to one run through six innings Sunday to hand the Chukars a 5-1 loss.
He struck out nine while walking one and allowing five hits to pick up the win.
“He changed speed really well against us and stayed ahead in the count the majority of his outing,” [...]

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Inside the numbers: Why traditional stats don’t work anymore

The sport of baseball is older than the country that declares it its pastime.
Origins of the game date to the English and the Irish with each region playing regional versions called rounders, tut-ball and stoolball, which has to be the most unpleasant-sounding game of all time.
The first batted-ball game appears in a French manuscript in [...]

Around the Pioneer League

Helena outfielder Scott Krieger hasn’t had much trouble adjusting to professional baseball and wooden bats. Through Saturday, Krieger is leading the league in home runs and RBIs. The base for the majority of those stats came from his Sunday night performance in Missoula. In a 15-10 Helena win that featured 10 home runs, including six [...]

CHUKARS EXTRA: Alfaro still swinging a big bat

While Alfaro has made all kinds of changes from the 2008 season, one skill is still the same — crushing pitches.
After finishing ninth in the Pioneer League in slugging percentage (.504) in 2008, the Royals promoted the Chukars’ everyday shortstop to its Low-A affiliate in Burlington, Iowa.
For the first time in his professional career, Alfaro [...]