#2 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “First PGCBL Playoff Win in Franchise History” (August 1, 2016: Utica Blue Sox vs. Jamestown Jammers, 2016 West Division Semifinal)
The Utica Blue Sox earned the right to host a PGCBL playoff game for the first time ever in 2016 as they finished the regular season in second place in the West Division at 31-18 overall. They would face the third-place Jamestown Jammers, who had gone 29-20 in the regular season, at Murnane Field in […]
Robbie Young
Robbie Young is one of only three players in the history of the Utica Blue Sox franchise to play three seasons with the organization. Young was a member of the inaugural Blue Sox team in 2016 that went on to advance all the way to the PGCBL Championship Series, hitting .205 with 11 RBIs. His […]
New York Mills Native Zach Vennaro Gets Invite to Brewers Spring Training
By Robert Stevens │ Utica Blue Sox Communications Assistant On February 18, Zach Vennaro will be presented a chance to show the Milwaukee Brewers the very best New York Mills, New York has to offer. It is this day that he will report to Maryvale, Arizona, along with other non-roster invitees, to compete for […]
Three 2021 Blue Sox Signees Named Most Draftable MEAC Prospects
By Sean O’Malley │ Utica Blue Sox Communications Assistant The 2021 Utica Blue Sox roster will showcase three of the top 10 most draftable players in the MEAC conference, according to a D1Baseball.com ranking. All of these players currently play at Coppin State. Redshirt freshman Giovanni Canales ranked in the top five. Canales […]
Blue Sox Name Joe Puccio Director of Communications
By Sean O’Malley ┃ Blue Sox Communications Assistant The Utica Blue Sox have named Joe Puccio Director of Communications for the 2021 season. Puccio will serve as the play-by-play broadcaster for all Blue Sox’ home games this upcoming summer, while also assisting in social media, marketing and public relations efforts for the organization as […]
Franklin Jennings
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 […]
Khalyd Cox
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 […]
#6 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “PGCBL Playoff Bound for the First Time Ever” (July 29, 2015: Utica Brewers @ Adirondack Trail Blazers)
In 2014, the Utica Brewers finished with the worst record in PGCBL history at the time with a record of 9-36. Needless to say, the team bounced back strongly in the summer of 2015. Led by PGCBL batting champion Ryan Cox and PGCBL home run co-leader Taylor Olmstead, the “Brew Crew” needed a win and […]
#5 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “Walkoff City is Officially Born” (June 15-22, 2016: Utica Blue Sox vs. Jamestown Jammers on June 15, Utica Blue Sox vs. Glens Falls Dragons on June 18, Utica Blue Sox vs. Elmira Pioneers on June 22)
The 2016 season was so magical for a variety of reasons for the Utica Blue Sox. One of the predominant reasons as to why this was the case was because of the birth of “Walkoff City.” The team got their first walkoff win of the season on June 8 in the nightcap of a doubleheader […]
#7 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “Clinching a Playoff Spot with a Bang” (July 28, 2021: Utica Blue Sox vs. Watertown Rapids)
The race in the PGCBL Central Division was tight in the homestretch of the 2021 season as Utica and Auburn were tied for first with Mohawk Valley just a half-game behind both teams entering July 28, the second-to-last day on the regular season schedule. All the Blue Sox needed to clinch a playoff spot that […]