AppleSox Open 2021 Season Against NW Star Academy
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The Wenatchee AppleSox open the 21st season in team history with a pair of non-league games against the Northwest Star Academy. The AppleSox are 122-43 all-time against non-league opponents, including a perfect 5-0 record against non-WCL teams in 2019.
Tonight is the AppleSox' first game since 656 days ago they lost to the Victoria HarbourCats, 8-7, in Game 3 of the 2019 WCL Division Series. The AppleSox last played at home 658 days ago in Game 1 of that Division Series, a 5-1 win.
The AppleSox are 14-6 in season openers, 12-8 in home-openers. They have won each of their last two season openers. This is the third consecutive season that the AppleSox' Home Opener is against a non-WCL opponent.
Tonight the AppleSox face the Northwest Star Academy for the first time since June 30, 2018. Their team is made up of players from Oregon and Southwest Washington who are between their senior year of high school and freshman year of college.
The AppleSox are 7-2 all-time against the NW Star Academy and have outscored them 67-14, averaging 7.44 runs per game. The AppleSox are 5-0 against the NW Star Academy since June 9, 2007 and have shut out their non-WCL foe in four straight games.
Fans attending this evening’s game will receive an AppleSox magnetic schedule. To purchase tickets to tonight’s game, please visit applesox.com/tickets.
If you cannot attend tonight’s game, then you can still listen live to the action on Sunny FM. Listeners can tune in at kcsyfm.com or by tuning in at any of the following stations below.
Wenatchee: 93.9 FM
East Wenatchee/Rock Island: 98.1 FM
Lake Chelan Valley: 95.3 FM
Brewster/Pateros: 101.3 FM
Okanogan Valley: 101.9 FM
Omak/Tonasket/Oroville: 97.7 FM
Methow Valley: 106.3 FM
Pregame coverage begins at 6:10 p.m. with the Horan Estates Winery Pregame Show and the broadcast wraps up each night with the Denny’s Late Night Postgame Show. Tonight’s gave will also have a live video feed. It can be seen on playsight.com
