By Aaron Cheris From a young age, Eric Young Jr. knew he wanted to be a professional athlete. While his father, Eric Young Sr., was playing in the Major Leagues, the younger Young was soaking in the environment of professional sports, and he was dreaming of a potential future for himself. “I knew being in…
By Aaron Cheris “That was a miserable day.” “That was horrible.” “It wasn’t very fun.” Those are just a couple descriptions of the longest game in Sky Sox history from the people who lived it. The game was truly one for the ages. In five hours and 29 minutes, the Sky Sox defeated the Bees…
By Aaron Cheris For most relief pitchers, at-bats are few and far between. When they rarely happen, rarely do they provide a moment that can provide the spark that a team needs to begin a winning streak. So when Colorado Springs Sky Sox relief pitcher Tim Dillard strolled to the plate with two outs and…
By Aaron Cheris The late Yogi Berra once famously said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have taken that message to heart early in the 2016 season. Through the season’s first two weeks, no Pacific Coast League team has been better at making late comebacks than the Sky Sox. Three…
By Aaron Cheris (@AaronHowie) It’s finally that time of year again. The time of year when two words can mean optimism, hope, and promise for a good season to come. Those two words: Opening Day. For the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Opening Day is tonight on the road against the Memphis Redbirds. First pitch is…
Last night was one of the most amazing baseball experiences that you’ll ever have the good fortune to be witness to. Brandon Hynick’s Perfect Game was truly special to watch and anyone who was there will remember it as just…
The Sky Sox come into tonight’s game with the Portland Beavers riding not only a season-high, five-game winning streak but also a five-game quality start streak. Alan Johnson turned in a quality start yesterday afternoon despite not factoring into the…
After an amazing come-from-behind win, and very long night, last night, the Sky Sox and Las Vegas 51s will play two today. Todays doubleheader is scheduled to make up for the snow out from April 12th between these two teams…
Eric Young Jr. just stole his 30th base of the season in the bottom of the sixth inning today. In doing so, Young Jr. became just the sixth player in Sky Sox history to steal 30 or more bases in…
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