#4 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “The Comeback” (June 9, 2018: Utica Blue Sox vs. Adirondack Trail Blazers)
As cliche as it sounds, anything can happen in baseball. A game on June 9, 2018 between the Utica Blue Sox and the visiting Adirondack Trail Blazers proves this theory to be 100% true. The Trail Blazers entered the night still searching for their first win of the season at 0-7 overall. Meanwhile, the Blue […]
#3 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “T.O. Takes Over” (July 23, 2017: Utica Blue Sox vs. Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs)
The Blue Sox welcomed the archrival Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs on July 23, 2017 for a Sunday matinee at Murnane Field as they continued their chase of the Saugerties Stallions for the fourth and final playoff spot in the PGCBL East Division, sitting five games behind entering the day. Considering that the team had lost 18 […]
#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 […]
#1 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “Winning the West” (August 4, 2016: Utica Blue Sox @ Elmira Pioneers, Game 3 of the West Division Championship Series)
No one could have imagined that Utica’s PGCBL team would be a legitimate contender for a PGCBL title just two years after finishing with the worst record in PGCBL history at 9-36. Yet, here they were. Facing a perennial powerhouse in the West Division, the Elmira Pioneers, the Blue Sox took Game 1 in Elmira […]
#10 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “Back in Blue” (June 3, 2016: Utica Blue Sox vs. Elmira Pioneers)
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 […]
#9 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “The Streak Begins” (July 5, 2019: Utica Blue Sox vs. Amsterdam Mohawks)
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 […]
#8 Moment in Blue Sox Franchise History: “The New Best in the West” (July 14, 2019: Utica Blue Sox vs. Geneva Red Wings)
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 […]
#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 […]
#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 […]