Boilermaker Sunday is always a big day in the city of Utica. Boilermaker Sunday 2019 became even bigger as the Blue Sox were set to host the Geneva Red Wings with the two teams tied for first place in the West Division with the winner taking the outright lead in the division. Considering what was
Khalyd Cox arguably had the biggest bat in Blue Sox history. In his lone season in 2018, Cox had perhaps the most prolific season the organization had ever seen. He hit .368 in 44 games and eclipsed Taylor Olmstead’s franchise single-season home run record of seven by hitting nine. He was particularly dominant against one
Every great team usually has a fiery, emotional on-field leader. For the 2016 Blue Sox, that guy was Franklin Jennings. As the team’s leadoff hitter, he carried himself with the charisma and swagger of a team captain. And he played with the same level of charisma and swagger too. Jennings hit .312 with 17 RBIs
5 weeks into the 2019 season, the Blue Sox trailed the Geneva Red Wings for first place by 3.5 games in the PGCBL West Division and were 14-11 overall. On the day after Independence Day, the Amsterdam Mohawks came to town with an impressive record of 21-5. On this night though, it would be the
It’s fair to say that Taylor Olmstead is “Mr. Blue Sox.” Olmstead joined the organization when they were known as the Utica Brewers in 2015 and made an immediate impact on a team that had finished with a league-worst 9-36 record the year prior. He slugged a franchise-record seven home runs that summer while hitting
In April 2016, the Utica Brewers officially changed their name to the Utica Blue Sox. This would be the first time in 15 years that the Blue Sox would be taking the field in Utica. Although the team had already played their first game under their new name the night before, which they won by