The Northern Colorado Owlz are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with

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(MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are based in

Windsor, Colorado Windsor is a home rule municipality in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 32,716. Windsor is located in the Northern Colorado region. History In 1873, a settl ...

and will play their home games at the under construction TicketSmarter Stadium at Future Legends Complex upon completion of the ballpark. 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. The league's

Orem Owlz 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 o ...

Orem, Utah Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is approximately south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Me ...

, relocated to Windsor concurrent with this change to the league. With the addition of the

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from the former

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, 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. TicketSmarter Stadium at Future Legends Complex is expected to open in 2022. The Owlz will play at Jackson Field at the

University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has officially changed ...

until then.

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* Pioneer League (baseball) teams Professional baseball teams in Colorado Baseball teams established in 2021 2021 establishments in Colorado Weld County, Colorado {{Colorado-baseball-team-stub