SLUMP BUSTED: In Monday’s game, 3B Ryan Wheeler (above) had his first three-hit game of the season, falling a triple shy of the cycle, while driving in three runs. Prior to the game, however, Wheeler was just 1-for-25 in his last six games, dropping his season average to .210, but now is up to .235…
Chris Martin is headed to the Big Leagues. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies announced they purchased the contract of the 27-year-old right-hander from Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox and optioned down RHP Chad Bettis. Martin, who received his first Major League call-up, made a team-high 8 appearances while he was with the Sox in 2014…
CLEMSON CRUSH: This season, former Clemson Tiger teammates, Ben Paulsen and Kyle Parker (left), have been red-hot with runners on the pond. Combined, the two are hitting .434 (23-for-53) with six doubles, two triples, three long balls and 22 RBI. The rest of the Sky Sox lineup is hitting .257 (56-for-218) with runners on base.…
UPDATED: Chacin’s rehab date has been moved forward to April 24th. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies announced that RHP Jhoulys Chacin will rehab with Triple-A Colorado Springs on Thursday when the team faces the Iowa Cubs at Security Service Field. The 6-foot-3, 215 pound righty was sidelined during the early parts of Spring Training because of a shoulder…
The first home stand of the season certainly had its highs and lows for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, but one thing is for sure, the baseball didn’t disappoint. Each game was as exciting as the last and it showed with the Sox winning all three of their seven games in walk-off fashion and came…
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox could only manage to get in one game of Monday’s twin bill before the cold temperatures and wind forced the second game to be postponed. The Sky Sox (5-6) dropped the seven-inning affair to the Round Rock Express (7-4), 6-3. The Express struck Sox starter Yohan Flande (0-2) for three…
In game one of a doubleheader in Round Rock, RHP Tyler Chatwood continued the strong Sky Sox pitching to start the season and led the Sox (4-1) to a 4-1 victory against the Express (2-3). The Sky Sox now have won four games in a row. Chatwood was great in his return to the Sky…
Baseball is back, and with the 2014 season underway both at the Minor League and Major League level, it’s time to take a quick look at some of the top prospects in the Colorado Rockies organization. The Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox featured two players currently on MLB.com’s Top 20 Prospects on their 2014 Opening…
The Colorado Rockies announced Sunday afternoon RHP Tyler Chatwood will make a rehab start with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Tuesday in Round Rock, Texas. LHP Christian Friedrich was slated to start Tuesday in the second game of a four-game set against the Round Rock Express. Chatwood, who was placed on the 15-day disabled…
What a day for former Sky Sox Charlie Blackmon. The former second-round draft pick who made the Colorado Rockies Opening Day roster went berserk in their 12-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday afternoon in the team’s home opener at Coors Field. Blackmon finished the game with six hits in six at-bats, smacking three…
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