The Sky Sox were riding high off of their walk-off win on Saturday night and jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning of Sunday’s game, but Omaha had had enough and scored six of their own in the second inning and never looked back winning 11-3. The Chasers scored their 11 runs…
By Aaron Cheris When the Colorado Springs Sky Sox lost their top catcher, Manny Pina, they had to turn to Double-A Biloxi to find a replacement. Rene Garcia arrived in Colorado Springs on June 16, and immediately had an impact. In his Sky Sox debut that night, Garcia drove in the tying run with a…
The Sky Sox had a thrilling come-from-behind, walk-off win Saturday night and rode the momentum to a run in the first inning of Sunday’s game, but that’s about where the good stuff ends. Omaha plated six in the second and cruised to the 11-3 win over Colorado Springs on Father’s Day at Security Service Field.…
I don’t get it and nor do you. Are we starting to expect it? Maybe. These Sky Sox will not go away and it is just incredible. Last night the Storm Chasers plated three runs in the first and two in the fifth, all against Tim Dillard, and looked to be well on their way to…
By Aaron Cheris For most pitchers, gameday is a simple routine. If you are in the bullpen, your day usually consists of shagging balls during batting practice, and hoping you get a shot on the mound as the game progresses. For a couple Sky Sox relievers, the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, June…
The Sky Sox backed up their thrilling come-from-behind walk-off victory Thursday night by scoring in the first inning and jumping out to an early 1-0 lead over Omaha Friday night. The lead, however, would be short-lived as the Chasers tied the game in the third and took the lead in the sixth. Josh Hader made…
The Sky Sox actually hopped out to an early lead Friday night, but couldn’t hold on and ultimately fell 5-2 to the Omaha Storm Chasers in the series opener Friday night at Security Service Field. The Sox rode the left arm of Josh Hader, who turned in another solid six innings, but the offense was…
It was the same old song and dance for the Sky Sox who saw the Cubs plate six runs over the first four innings last night. Once again the Colorado Springs comeback trail started with a run in the fifth, and two more in the sixth. Leading 6-3, Iowa 3B Jeimer Candelario connected for a…
We’re totally running out of words to describe what the Sky Sox have done this season, but they continue to do whatever it is they’re doing. Simply put, the Sky Sox gave up a lot of runs early, trailed 8-3 heading to the bottom of the ninth, scored five runs to force extras, and won…
By Aaron Cheris Rod Nichols has seen his share of good, bad, and ugly days in Colorado Springs. Now the pitching coach for the Iowa Cubs, Nichols spent parts of four seasons with the Sky Sox from 1988-92 when they were the Triple-A affiliate for the Cleveland Indians. Over those four seasons, Nichols compiled a 25-19 record…
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