By Aaron Cheris Thursday, July 7 was shaping up to be another ordinary game day for Pawtucket Red Sox starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson. The 27-year-old Texan was getting ready to start for the PawSox in Durham, N.C., when he got news that would change the course of his career. “I was getting stretched out, getting…
The Sky Sox gave the Cubs a helping of another late-inning comeback courtesy of an Orlando Arcia three-run go-ahead double in the seventh and looked to be on their way to a third straight victory. That was until the next half inning when the Cubs gave Colorado Springs a taste of their own medicine when…
Home. Sweet. Home. Three words that are taking on more meaning by the game for the Sky Sox. Following the Sox 15-5 win over the Cubs last night at Security Service Field, they are now hitting .324 and have scored 287 runs on 481 hits in 44 games at home. Compare that to the .237…
The Sky Sox have bounced back nicely from their sweep at the hands of Oklahoma City and their four-game losing streak, scoring 26 runs on 31 hits over two games against the Iowa Cubs. Friday night it was Colorado Native Pierce Johnson that was the punching bag for the Sox offense as they jumped on…
Game one of the four-game series between the Sky Sox and Cubs had a little bit of everything. Some hail, some wind, some rain, a delay, a lot of singles, a bunch of runs, and it all tallied up to an 11-7 victory for the Sky Sox. For the seventh straight game, the Sox gave…
The Sky Sox returned home a little downtrodden and riding a four-game losing streak, coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers, but put all of that behind them and thwarted the Iowa Cubs and Mother Nature in the 11-7 victory Thursday night. for the seventh straight game the Sox gave up…
Colorado Springs couldn’t get off the ground in Oklahoma City and the Dodgers completed the three-game series sweep with a 3-2 win in the finale Wednesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Sky Sox came back to tie the game 2-2 courtesy of an Orlando Arcia two-run homer in the sixth inning against Jose De…
The Sky Sox dropped another one-run heartbreaker, 3-2 to the OKC Dodgers in the series finale Wednesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. They had the tall task of facing righty Jose De Leon and were silenced over the first five innings against the young pitching prospect. Trailing 2-0 in the sixth, Orlando Arcia stepped in…
The Sky Sox have not fared well at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, dropping the first two of the series 7-2 and 6-5 in walkoff fashion. Last night the Sox scored first and then rallied back from a 5-1 deficit to tie the game at 5-5, while handing things over to their very capable bullpen. Sam Freeman…
By Aaron Cheris Team chemistry can often be the difference between a winning team and a losing team. The Colorado Springs Sky Sox feel the same way. Just ask any one of the players, and he will tell you how much fun this team is. “We’re having a blast inside and out. It’s awesome,” pitcher…
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