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Grizzlies Intern Nic Hallisey.
About
Nic
Nic Hallisey is a journalism
student at Colorado State University
in Fort Collins, Colo. He has
combined his passion of writing with
his love for baseball as a media
intern with the Cheyenne Grizzlies
this summer.
Nic has experienced the game of
baseball as a player, umpire, fan
and writer and lists his favorite
activity as spending time at the
ballpark. His favorite team is the
Colorado Rockies.
Besides baseball, Nic enjoys
spending time with friends, family
and dog. He also is a volunteer
Young Life leader and works in the
athletic media relations department
at CSU.
Nic was born and raised in Fort
Collins, Colo. His future career
goals include working inside major
or minor league baseball as a media
relations director.
Ask A Grizzly: Each Monday fans
will have the chance to ask a
selected member of the Grizzlies
roster or coaching staff a question.
The first Grizzly, head coach
Aaron Holley, will have questions
published online on June 14. Fans
can e-mail Nic with questions.
Player features: Every Tuesday
fans will learn about a new
Grizzlies player through a feature
story.
Nic Knows: This weekly series
will be published each Friday and
gives fans a behind-the-scenes look
inside various aspects of the
Grizzlies ballclub. From the sights
and sounds of a game inside the
Grizzlies dugout to traveling with
the team to a road game, or the role
of the grounds crew or what it takes
to try out for the Big Leagues, fans
will feel so close it’s like they’re
actually with the team.
Contact Nic below:
Cheyenne Grizzlies Media Intern:
phone: 307.631.7337 e-mail:
Nic@CheyenneGrizzlies.com
STORIES LAST DATE ORDER
July
23rd 2010
Offense Shines in
Laramie:
Offense shines, pitching falters
in Laramie
LARAMIE, Wyo.—Cheyenne’s
pitching never found the zone
Thursday night, falling to the
Laramie Colts 13-7 at Cowboy
Field in Laramie. The good news:
For the second consecutive
....
....Read the
Offense Shines
July
15th 2010
Grizz Drop Heart
Breaker to Foxes:
Grizz Drop
Jefre Johnson came to the plate
in the bottom of the ninth
inning Thursday night with the
chance to tie the game with one
swing of the bat. He had,
however, drove in and scored the
only run of the game for the
Grizzlies
....
....Read the
Grizz Drop
July
12th 2010
Grizz Claw out
Win:
Grizz Claw Out Win
The Cheyenne Grizzlies scored
twice in the second and two more
in the fifth, and Josh Boyer set
down Laramie hitters over six
innings to put the Grizzlies
back in the win column with a
4-2 win over the visiting
Laramie Colts Monday evening.
The Grizzlies jumped
....
....Read the
Grizz Claw Out win
July
9th 2010
Grizz Rally to
beat Foxes:
Grizz Rally
FORT COLLINS, Colo.—The Cheyenne
Grizzlies took advantage of two
costly errors to score two runs
in the eighth inning Friday
night to come from behind and
defeat the Fort Collins Foxes
2-1 in Fort Collins. The
Grizzlies and Foxes were locked
in a pitcher’s duel, with the
only run of the game being an
unearned run for the Foxes in
the seventh
....
....Read the
Grizz Rally
July
8th 2010
All-Star Game:
All-Star Game Wyo Vs.
Colorado
On the game’s biggest stage, the
Cheyenne Grizzlies didn’t
disappoint. Tuesday night, the
MCBL All-Star Game traveled to
Cheyenne for the first time and
the Wyoming All-Stars recorded
its first victory over Colorado
in the midseason classic, 10-3.
Cheyenne’s K.C. Judge, who hit a
home run Monday
....
....Read the
Wyoming All-Star Victory
July
7th 2010
Home Run Derby:
Home Run Derby
The MCBL All-Star Game
festivities kicked off Monday
evening with the annual Home Run
Derby, featuring five Cheyenne
Grizzlies. While, no Grizzly
made it to the final round, the
event was fun for all, and a
great way to get fans excited
for the All-Star Game, being
played Tuesday night at Pioneer
Park.
....
....Read the
Home Run Derby
July
6th 2010
Grizzlies
Grounded:
Grizzlies Grounded
The Cheyenne Grizzlies
experienced a post-holiday
hangover Monday afternoon at
Pioneer Park.
Uncharacteristically, the
Cheyenne Grizzlies’ offense
failed to produce for the second
consecutive game, and the
pitching was ineffective,
resulting in a 13-3 loss to the
Fort
....
....Read the Grizzlies
Grounded
July
5th 2010
July
4th 2010
Offense Explodes:
Grizzlies offense explodes at
Greeley
The Fourth of July fireworks
came a few days early in
Cheyenne, as the Grizzlies
exploded for 17 runs on 21 hits
in a 17-8 win over the visiting
Greeley Grays Thursday evening.
Cheyenne took an early 1-0 lead
in the first inning....
....Read the Grizzlies
Offense Explode
July
2nd 2010
Grizzlies in First:
Grizzlies in First
Pitching, timely hits keep
Cheyenne in first place
Friday night featured everything
you’d expect from two teams
battling for first place: solid
pitching, timely hitting and
competitive spirit. Mike Lessig
threw 7 2/3 of two-run baseball ...
....Read the Grizzlies in First storey
Q&A
Series (Pt.2)
Bryce Reid:
Ask the Grizzlies (Q&A
Feature)
You submitted the questions and
Grizzlies pitcher Bryce Reid has
the answers. Reid is a
second-year pitcher for the
Cheyenne Grizzlies and is
entering his senior season at
Vanguard University in Lake
Ellsinore, Calif. Reid is
majoring in Marketing and has
compiled a 4-0 record with a
2.54 ERA this summer for the
Grizzlies ...
....Read the Bryce Reid Q&A storey
June
28th 2010
Grays silence Grizzlies:
Grays silence
Grizzlies
Base runners were hard to come
by Saturday afternoon, as the
Cheyenne Grizzlies (14-5) fell
to the Greeley Grays 8-2 at
Pioneer Park. A night after
putting up 21 runs, the
Grizzlies, a team that averages
8.4 runs per game, couldn’t buy
a hit. “They kept us
off-balanced,” head coach Aaron ...
....Read the Grays silence Grizz storey
June
26th 2010
Grizzlies clobber Colts:
Grizzlies clobber Colts
Cheyenne hitters record 22
hits in win: A night after
runs were hard to come by and a
stolen base of home accounted
for the fourth and winning run
in the 14th inning, the Cheyenne
Grizzlies (14-4) needed ...
....Read the Grizz clobber Colts storey
Grizz Try Out
Grizzlies Try Out
(Nic
Knows Series):
CASPER, Wyo.—On Wednesday, Grizzly
players got the opportunity to live
out life-long dreams.
The full-day event included a
morning tryout in front of two
Rockies scouts and several team
representatives and an evening game
against the Rookie-level Casper
Ghosts...
....Read the
Grizz Try Out storey
Little Big
leaguer - Try Out
Little Big Leaguer (Nic's Try out
Story):
The
tale of a little leaguer trying out
for the big leagues: It is every
young boy’s dream to become a
professional athlete when he gets
older. For me, it was baseball.
Baseball wasn’t merely a game ....
....Read the Little Big leaguer storey
Q&A
Series (Pt.1)
Coach Aaron Holley:
Ask the Grizzlies (Q&A
Feature)
You submitted the questions and
Grizzlies head coach Aaron
Holley has the answers. Holley
is in his first year at the helm
of the Cheyenne Grizzlies. He
also has served as an assistant ...
....Read the Coach Holley Q&A storey
View From
Press Box
A View from the Press Box
(Nic Knows
Series):
Nic
Knows is a weekly series that gives
fans a behind-the-scenes look at
different aspects of the Cheyenne
Grizzlies organization. From the
sights and sounds of a game inside
the dugout to traveling with the
team on a road trip; from the ...
....Read the
View from Press Box storey
June
20th 2010
Grizzlies Sink Bombers:
Grizzlies sink Bombers
Hits were hard to come by in the
second game of Saturday’s
doubleheader against the Denver
Bombers, but between terrific
pitching and finding ways to get
on base, the Grizzlies were able
to get...
....Read the Grizz sink Bombers storey
June
19th 2010
Bombs Away:
Grizzlies’ starter Josh Boyer
threw 6 2/3 of no-hit baseball
as Cheyenne cruised to a 7-1
victory in the opening game of
Saturday’s doubleheader against
the Denver Bombers. “Josh
pitched awesome,” head coach ...
....Read the Bombs Away storey
June
17th 2010
Grizzlies dominate Foxes:
Grizzlies dominate Foxes
A night after playing with
professionals, the Cheyenne
Grizzlies came out and looked as
professional as they have all
season, dominating the Fort
Collins Foxes 10-2 and claiming
a first-place tie with the Fort
Collins in the MCBL...
....Read the Grizz Dominate
Foxes storey
June
18th 2010
Grizz 9th
inning Rally falls short:
The situation was set up
perfectly for the team’s first
walk-off hit of the season.
Trailing by one run, 7-6,
entering the bottom of the
ninth, Laramie’s closer Justin
Kanas walked three ...
....Read the 9th inning Rally
Fall Short storey
June
14th 2010
Hot Bats Fuel Win Story:
GREELEY, Colo.—Without a doubt,
there was a multitude of offense
Monday night at Tom Roche Field.
The Grizzlies pounded out 18
hits en route to 14 runs and a
14-9 victory over the Greeley
Grays, their third win in as
many tries on the Grays’ home
.....
....Read the Full Hat Bats Fuel
Win storey
June
11th 2010
Grizzlies Rally in Rain Story:
FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Prior to
Friday, the Grizzlies were 0-2
against the Fort Collins Foxes,
but 6-1 against everyone else.
Friday’s game was different,
however, featuring two rain
delays, a rain-shortened game,
an ejection and most
importantly, a 6-4 Grizzlies win
in
.....
....Read the Full Grizzlies
rally in rain storey
June
6th 2010
Reid One Hits Grays Story:
GREELEY, Colo.—Bryce Reid threw
seven innings of one-hit ball
and the offense exploded for
eight runs on 11 hits Saturday
night, giving the Grizzlies an
8-0 win over .....
....Read the Full Reid One Hit storey
June
4th 2010
Foxes Rally
Again Story:
In their three wins, the
Grizzlies have combined for 32
runs on 42 hits. In their two
losses, both against the Fort
Collins Foxes, Cheyenne has
mustered out just .....
....Read the Full Rally Again storey
May
30th 2010
Grizz Fall to
Foxes Story:
On Saturday night, the Grizzlies
pounded out 12 runs on 16 hits.
On Sunday evening, they couldn’t
buy a hit. Fort Collins Foxes’
starter .....
....Read the Full Grizz Fall
storey
May
29th 2010
2010 Opener
Story:
The Cheyenne Grizzlies opened
their 2010 season with an
offensive explosion. Seven
hitters stepped to the plate
Saturday.....
....Read the Full Home Opener
storey
May
29th 1st 2010
2010 Get Ready
Story:
Baseball fans have experienced
nearly 10 months of withdrawal
since the Cheyenne Grizzlies
last stepped foot inside Pioneer
Park. That ends tonight at 6:30
p.m.....
....Read the Full Baseball Fans
storey
May
25th 2010
Host Families
Story:
Bryce Reid lives in Lake
Elsinore, Calif., while Jack
Winters is from Oradell, N.J.
Combined, they live 2,845 miles
away from Cheyenne, where they
........
....Read
the full Host Families
Storey
