Sky Sox season recap
Fast start
The Sky Sox won their first three games and didn’t slow for four months. They went 14-6 in April and reached their high-water mark above .500 in July at 49-33.
Perfection
Brandon Hynick threw the first perfect game in team history with a seven-inning gem June 30 against Portland. It was the ninth perfect game in the 107-year history of the Pacific Coast League.
Another no-no
The Sky Sox became the first PCL team in eight years with a pair of no-hitters when Jhoulys Chacin, Joel Peralta, Juan Rincon and Randy Flores combined to blank Oklahoma City on Aug. 18.
Place in the pipeline
Carlos Gonzalez was leading all minor-league players with 59 RBIs when the Rockies promoted him June 4. Gonzalez is one of 15 Sky Sox players to join the Rockies this year. Seven Colorado players rehabbed injuries in Colorado Springs.
EY runs to records
Leadoff hitter Eric Young Jr. set Sky Sox season records for stolen bases (58) and runs (118) and was the first Colorado Springs player to be voted PCL Rookie of the Year.
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A 5-11 finish allowed Tacoma — aided by a nine-game win streak — to erase a 7½-game lead in 2½ weeks and leave the teams tied. Tacoma advanced on a tiebreaker.
