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Show W V W W W V WW W V VI Thursday. June 29, 2006 OREM GENEVA TIMES Page 7 PORTS EEC Owlz still looking for host families for the athletes Neil K.Warner UAH HlKAjD Janice Dabling and her family decided last year thai her family would be a host family for a pair of Orem Owlz players for the 20i),r baseball season. It sounded like fun, so the Dablings opened their door and took in Dallas Morris and Flint Wipke. Now that Morris and Wipke have moved on to play at another lovel in the L.A. Angels of Anaheim organization, how would the Dablings rate their experience? experi-ence? Let's just put it this way: Dabling is now the host family fam-ily coordinator for the Owlz, a position she volunteered for after last season. "We had such a good time as a host family lust year that I offered to do it (host family coordinator) this year," Dabling said. "We already love the players we : f A. Orem'f Scott Knazek, left, gets on .Soto fields a late throw during UVSConJune22. Owlz Continued from I'ugc (' only one earned run and combining com-bining to give up 12 hits. "Our pitching was great, " Kotchman said. "On the first two runs, we didn't make l hem earn it. We a throwing error, then hit a batter with the bases loaded. But they earned the last run." Hut the Orem showing was overshadowed by the play of the Ogden pitching staff, particularly par-ticularly starter Johnson, lie pitched five innings, striking out eight and only allowing a single by Owlz right fielder Luis Rivera. Although an extra-inning V wwww.heraldextra.com ' ""S 6', iu m a t j.t,-jn.ii.ii.iiiir METAL ROOFING & SIDING! it r tyl..i o? c r i i 1-i-ocov.rH neavyyuiy Galvanized 650 qft - $1 .95 lineal LFT T VA.W MA iAILiT J CWl A m ir u 1 m 34 ifc,,n Shear Culling to your Length 161 toulh 1200 lost-lew metalmart biz have. It's great to build a relationship with players as they build their careers and we've enjoyed having them in our home." Apparently other families feel the same because, as of Wednesday, all players who wanted a host family had a home, according to Dabling, but that still doesn't mean there won't be a need for more families. "We're thrilled that all the players have a home, but we still have a need for some additional host families," Dabling said. "Throughout the year we have some additional players play-ers that will need families." i lost families are required to provide housing for the season, from the middle of June through the first of September, and must provide pro-vide transportation to and from the ball park. I hose interesting in becoming be-coming a host family can contact Dabling at 221-8111. l m I JEREMY HARMON UodM County at second usOgdcn's Jesus the Owlz home opener at loss is always lough, Kotchman Kotch-man knows it's still very early in the season. I le said his team needs to bounce back for the next game "They've got to figure some things out," Kotchman said. "We just make the lineup, put nine guys on the field. When they get their chance, they don't need to hit a home run. They just need to have a good at -bat." The Raptors will return to face Orem again this evening at 7 p.m. at Owlz Stadium. Jared Lloyd can be reac hed at 344-2552. Ogden 100 000 100 000 1 3111 Orom 000 0110 011 DUO 0 27 1 0 J 1 Dgaue -opan rariaeri Brown or White 790 qft - $2 37 lineal LFT lDt" 8 ,0 12 14 10 20 24 'II J A l Avl,l Ir Brown) - Delivery Available J Kendrick Continued from Page 6 The Angels are regularly viewed as one of the best clubs at evaluating young talent tal-ent and advancing possible major leaguers through their own system. That system, as Kendrick finds out, can still be frustrating' There are only so many openings, which is why he's in Salt Luke with a .'Mi batting average through Tuesday. "It can be tough if you let it be," Kendrick said. "But I wouldn't change a thing about how I've moved along. I just have to keep working hard, and not put too much pressure on myself. That's what (the Owlz) have to think about." Take it from Kendrick. who worked his way into a dooy of a slump to start in Provo in 2003. He recalled the whole team started slow, and a 4 -for -40 showing at the plate to start his own pro career ca-reer wasn't helping. But Kotchman stuck with him, as Kendrick expects the manager to keep doing with this year's talent. "The only way you can get out of those things is to keep playing," Kendrick said. "Kotch let me do that. He just moved me down in the (batting) order a little, and I came out of it." lie ended up hitting MH in Provo. Kotchman and Kendrick still talk, and the manager would love to have the player down for a visit to talk to the neophytes. Of course, differing differ-ing schedules likely won't make it possible. "They just need to go enjoy it, work hard everyday and not worry so much about a bad game," Kendrick said. Bell Continued from I'uge 6 excited," said Owlz pitching coach Zeke Zimmerman. "His fastball is anywhere from 84 to 92, and lately it's been 91 in the zone. He's getting his stuff back. As a high school kid, he was consistently 93-95. Velocity Veloc-ity i.s a very complicated thing and he's getting it back, so it's pretty exciting. We'll see how he does." Bell didn't sign until the end of July, just in time to pitch in four games with Mesa, the Angels' lower rookie team. Now he's prepped for a full season in Orem, where expectations expec-tations are high. "In high school I was the No. 1 starter, so as far as the pressure goes, I think I have that in control a little bit," Bell said. "Some nerves are going to be there, but as soon as I step out on the mound every www.cougarblue.com WILD A STEEL FENCE Call Metalmart 1st METALmart MifAl. M It XOHi 181 South 1200 ta lehl DEAN KNUTHAnona Daily Star Tucson's Brian Barden is tagged out at second by Suit Lake City's Howie Kendrick in the fifth inning on June H in Tucson, Ariz. "I went through my slump that first year, and it stuck with me. Now 1 know how to get out of those situations, whether it's drop a bunt or thing goes away. I don't even hear the fans, I don't see them. It's just a different world out there. I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait. We've got a great squad; we're going to do really well this year." Bell made his Owlz debut on Tuesday in the season opener when he pitched five shutout innings in a 7-5 win over Ogden. I le fanned four and allowed four hits and gave up just one walk. Not bad for a guy who has done a commercial for Old Navy and as a I lot Wheels and spends much of his free time at the beach. I le's a surfer surf-er dude who doesn't go after monster waves, but he does have several surfing stories to tell. "One time I'm sitting there and I saw two fins that looked like shark fins up ahead of me. I started freaking out. I just froze. I'm sitting there. I don't know what to do," Bell $$$ OoliacindmsUiiz 768-3332 Wtj accept E3 -FXITI-15 W27V get a sacrifice fly or some- thing, "Truthfully, it was a great start for me and I wouldn't trade it for anything." said. "I don't want to swim. I don't want to do anything. Then I see three fins, four fins and more, and I'm thinking, think-ing, 'Okay, they're dolphins.' Pretty sixin I'm surrounded by about 10 dolphins, so that was a pretty cool moment." Nowadays, he's smiling like there are a set of perfect waves rolling in on a sunny Southern California day. Who can blame him? "Baseball is all I've ever really known. It's all I've ever really cared about," Bell said. "So to finally be playing professional baseball on an actual team is a dream come true." We have an Extensive Credit Program. 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