BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] PUEBLO — During his second year at the helm of the Spradley Collegians, Tony Pechek was seeking for a way to showcase his squad to the public. Pechek and his close friends quickly came up with an idea that would stick in the community for six years running. “We didn’t have too many fans coming to games at that point.”  Pechek said. “We had a random idea – if we can rally to get beer, we can get the proceeds to go to the team. It all happened within three days.” And it has been a hit within [...]

BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] COLORADO SPRINGS — Behind the stick of New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM) junior third baseman Mitchell Shaw, the Colorado Springs Renegades were able to handle Thunder Academy by final scores of 11-3 and 7-6 at UCCS Ballpark on Tuesday afternoon. “We are really clicking as a team,” Shaw said. “Especially in these games we just played. We get down by a run or two, and we don’t really give up. We put more up and try to win every inning. We have a lot of good approaches.” Shaw (3-4, 4 RBI’s) led a Renegades (4-0) [...]

BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Renegades continued their early season momentum, defeating the Greeley Grays 13-8 on Sunday afternoon at UCCS Ballpark. Greeley (2-3) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. However, Colorado Springs (2-0) would score eight runs the next three innings to help create a commanding 8-5 lead after the fourth inning. The Grays struck with two runs in the top of the fifth inning to slash the Renegades lead to just one run. With the rain pounding on the turf, Colorado Springs struck with four runs, which eventually ended [...]

BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] JOHNSTOWN — As I waited to interview Greeley Grays owner Gil Carbajal, I couldn’t help but notice his interaction with every single person at Nelson Farm. He kept me waiting about 15 minutes in between games. But, I didn’t mind. His grace and care for every person was inspiring. He even went into the opposing team’s dugout to make sure they were even taken care of. That’s just the kind of person he is. “I just enjoy helping young men become better men,” Carbajal explained. “I don’t have to be doing this. I am 83 years old; [...]

BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] LITTLETON — The Colorado Khaos hung on to defeat the Denver Generals 6-3 on Thursday evening at Littleton High School in both team’s season openers. The Generals (0-1) hopped on the Khaos (1-0) in the second inning, via a homerun from Jack Paterson. Colorado struck in the bottom of the fourth inning, piling on three runs, and another in the sixth. Denver answered in the seventh inning with two runs, to slash the Khaos’s lead to just one run. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Colorado added two insurance runs. Blake Macintosh (3 IP, 3 K’s) [...]

BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] JOHNSTOWN — The reigning MHCBL champion Colorado Cyclones took off where they left things a season ago, with a 5-3 and 8-2 sweep of the Greeley Grays on Thursday evening at Nelson Farm in the league’s season opener. “When I haven’t seen a lot of our guys play yet, it makes it tough to judge things,” Cyclones head coach J.L. Buchanan said. “Once we settle down and realize the caliber of pitching, we have, things will start to settle down.” The first game went scoreless into the fifth inning, where Colorado (2-0) erupted for four runs. However, [...]

BY NICK ROBINSON [email protected] JOHNSTOWN — Five years ago, J.L. Buchanan took the helm of a Colorado Cyclones team that was in the cellar of the Mile High Collegiate Baseball League. “Before I came in, we had been the worst team in the league,” Buchanan said. “In my first year, we got to .500 and I decided I didn’t want to waste my summer like that again. So, when the season got over, I got on the phone and started planning for the next season. That worked very well and has since. A lot of other coaches will wait, but I [...]

For Immediate Release – May 29, 2019 DENVER, CO — The Mile High Collegiate Baseball League has announced the release of the 2019 regular season schedule. Each of the 11 teams will play 30 regular season games, ranging from Opening Day on May 29, to the final day, which is July 15. The Colorado Cyclones, who’ve won the last four MHCBL championships, kick Opening Day off, with a doubleheader against the Greeley Grays at Nelson Farm in Johnstown on May 29. First pitch is slated for 5pm. The postseason tournament will be played from July 18-22 at Nelson Farm. Since the [...]