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Small ball equals big results for Sky Sox
It commonly is referred to as small ball, this Colorado Springs offense. But there is nothing small about it. The Sky Sox might not be scoring with 400-foot monster shots like those hit by Omaha’s Tug Hulett, Brayan Pena and Cory Aldridge on Tuesday night. But a bunt single here and line drive there and…
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Rockies call up Peralta from Sky Sox after Daley injury
A freak injury Sunday to Rockies reliever Matt Daley caused a ripple effect that will leave the Sky Sox without two of their top bullpen arms for at least three days. Daley was placed on the 15-day disabled list after a foot injury that occurred when he stepped on a bat that the umpire had…
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‘Ugly affair’ turns pretty for Sky Sox
First, Omaha pitchers couldn’t find the strike zone. Then they couldn’t find the catcher. Four walks, three runs on wild pitches and a runner reaching on a strikeout snowballed into an eight-run eighth inning Monday and turned a one-run Sky Sox deficit into an 11-6 runaway victory. “We’ve seen some crazy stuff lately,” said Eric…
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Hulett leads Omaha past Sky Sox
Tug Hulett had a grand slam and a career-high six RBIs as Omaha pounded Colorado Springs 11-5 on Sunday at Security Service Field. Hulett lost another RBI on an unusual play in the ninth inning, but it doesn’t compare with the loss he suffered 16 years ago. Hulett was 10, the oldest of major leaguer…
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Sky Sox ‘infielder’ stands out by blending in
There’s always a smidgen of awkwardness when anyone asks Mike McCoy what position he plays. “I usually just say infield,” the Sky Sox’s leading hitter and supersub said. “Maybe middle infield … whatever. It’d be nice to have a position, but if it gets me to the big leagues then that’s OK.” McCoy continued to…
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Sky Sox give up 54 runs, but split series
Although Iowa battered Sky Sox pitchers in record fashion in the series, Josh Fogg and three relievers did the job Friday and salvaged an unlikely split with their tormentors. Colorado Springs jumped ahead early and held on to beat the Iowa Cubs 8-4 before 5,027 appreciative fans at Security Service Field. “It didn’t even feel…
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Sky Sox can’t cool off Iowa’s Fox
Jake Fox, with plenty of help from his Iowa Cubs teammates, continued to wreak havoc on Pacific Coast League pitchers Thursday. Fox had four hits, including a home run and double, as Iowa pounded Colorado Springs 17-4 at Security Service Field. Fox leads the PCL in all Triple Crown categories: Average (.420), homers (15) and…
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Young’s double seals Sky Sox victory in 10 innings
Eric Young Jr. ended a roller-coaster four-hour marathon with a dramatic two-run double in the 10th inning as the Sky Sox rallied for a 16-15 victory Tuesday at Security Service Field. Young’s walk-off double over the left fielder’s head scored Edwin Bellorin and Christian Colonel, who had both singled. And it trumped the late-game heroics…
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Sky Sox pounded 18-4 by Iowa Cubs
Momentum, said a veteran baseball man long ago – or maybe it was Mark Twain during the game’s infancy – is only as good as tomorrow’s starting pitcher. And so it went for the Sky Sox, who turned almost certain defeat into dramatic victory Tuesday but saw pitcher Jason Hirsh suffer his worst outing of…
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Sky Sox drop pair to Sacramento
The Sky Sox would have been better off with more rain Sunday. In a quasi-doubleheader that included the completion of Friday’s game and a regularly scheduled game shortened to seven innings, Colorado Springs lost 6-3 and 7-4 to Sacramento in a wet-blanket finish to a precipitation-plagued series. “Ah, that’s just baseball,” second baseman Eric Young…