How Obtained: Signed by Steve Tady in 1995 as a non-roster
invitee.
Contract Status: Free agent.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE...Nickname-The Chinese Bear...had
game-winning hit in championship game of '97 season...voted league's
most improved player in '98...the self-made hitter became one
of team's toughest outs...one fan was overheard in the grandstand
in 2001 saying about Owyoung: "That fella's all gone now"...attended
Arroyo High School...the Hong Kong-born second sacker had to
perform under the alias of "Brian Burns" in '96 Tahoe
City tournament...not afraid to get dirty...has risen so high
in Bears circles that he even managed a game in '98...a post-game
hit with the ladies at any venue...has his own website: www.owyoung.com...resides
in San Francisco, CA.