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Quick Hits: Season Ends with 12-3 Loss, Sky Sox Swept Out Of Iowa…Finish 2016 Campaign in Second Place at 67-71

Unfortunately for Colorado Spring their offensive road woes plagued them over the last seven games away from Security Service Field, including the 12-3 loss at the hands of the Iowa Cubs Monday afternoon in the season finale. The Sky Sox held a 1-0 lead thanks to a Ramon Flores homer in the third inning and…

September 6, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Scribbles: Sky Sox Falter Again 5-1…Season Ends Today in Iowa, Burgos Looking for 6th Straight W to Finish 2016 Campaign

The Iowa Cubs continue to send the Sky Sox in a downward spiral to wrap up the 2016 season and won again by the 5-1 margin Sunday afternoon. Drew Rucinski was outstanding and allowed just one run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings. The Sky Sox didn’t get the first of their three hits…

September 5, 2016 in Quick Hits, Sox Scribbles.

Quick Scribbles: Sky Sox Bats Dormant Again in 5-1 Loss…Penultimate Game of the Season Pits Wilkerson vs. Rucinski Sunday Afternoon

The road has served the Sky Sox trouble over the entire season, and it continues to stymie them up until the final few games. Iowa took home the 5-1 victory in the second game of the four-game set Saturday night at Principal Park. Wei-Chung Wang gave up the five runs over 4 2/3 innings and…

September 4, 2016 in Quick Hits, Sox Scribbles.

Quick Hits: Misstep Quiets Late Rally, Sox Fall To Iowa 3-2 in Opener

The Sky Sox opened up the series in Des Moines with a bunt base hit on the first pitch of game one and it was the hope that it would bode well for Colorado Springs, but that was not the case as Iowa took home the win in 3-2 fashion. Josh Hader took the hill…

September 3, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Hits: Sky Sox Bid Adieu to Security Service Field and Sweep Away Zephyrs with 4-0 Gem…Finish Home Season 41-27 Record, Most Wins Since ’05

  The Sky Sox played 68 games at home and they won 41 of them. 41! How about that! The most wins at home since 2005 when the Sox picked up 41 as well. It all culminated in the form of a three-hit, 4-0 shutout over the New Orleans Zephyrs, Thursday night at Security Service…

September 2, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Hits: Fab Five For Burgos as He Helps Pace Sox Past Zephyrs 11-3…5-0, 1.13 ERA For The Righty In His Last Five Starts

The Sky Sox continue to steamroll opposing pitchers and that continued last night as they picked up an 11-3 win over New Orleans Wednesday night at Security Service Field. Hiram Burgos stole the show, despite the prolific offensive production. The right-hander went another six strong innings and allowed 1 run on 5 hits, didn’t walk…

September 1, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Hits: Grand Opening Propels Sky Sox Past Zephyrs 13-5 In Opener of Final Homestand

The Sky Sox and Zephyrs enjoyed an off day Monday thanks to Mother Nature and it certainly paid off for the Sox bats at least. Colorado Springs plated six runs on seven hits in the first inning and cruised to a 13-5 win over New Orleans in the first game of a rain-shortened three-game homestand.…

August 31, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Hits: Sox Postseason Hopes Vanish with 6-1 Loss to OKC…Wang Outstanding in Defeat

It was a good ride, there is no doubt. To be playing games that matter with one week left in the season is an accomplishment in and of itself and the Sky Sox have put together one of the better years in the franchise’s recent memory. Unfortunately the thoughts of postseason ball ended with a…

August 29, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Hits: Sky Sox Swept in Double Dip 1-0, 5-1…Tragic Number Down to One

The Sky Sox and Dodgers left everything on the field in a lengthy twinbill Saturday evening and unfortunately for Colorado Springs they ended up on the wrong side of both ends, losing 1-0 in 9 innings of game one and dropping the second in 5-1 fashion. Junior Guerra started game one on a rehab assignment…

August 28, 2016 in Quick Hits.

Quick Hits: Killer Bs Help Sox Sting Dodgers 5-0…Burgos Turns In Tremendous Outing, Brinson Towers Two Bombskis

Oh me, oh my what a night for Hiram Burgos and Lewis Brinson. Colorado Springs kept the must-win tour alive with a 5-0 blanking of the first-place OKC Dodgers Thursday night in the 405. Burgos kept his personal win streak alive and extended it to four with seven shutout frames, while Brinson left the yard TWICE and made…

August 26, 2016 in Quick Hits.

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