AppleSox Continue Road Trip Against Black Bears Tonight
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The Wenatchee AppleSox look to take the series against the Cowlitz Black Bears with tonight’s 6:35 p.m. game at David Story Field.
The AppleSox took a series-opener last night for the fourth consecutive series and have now done so in four-of-five attempts. The AppleSox collected a team-high 16 walks to finish one short of tying their single-game record, set on July 29, 2014, against the Victoria HarbourCats. Jared Engman fired three scoreless innings of relief to become the first AppleSox hurler to record multiple wins this season. John Newman Jr. collected the AppleSox’ only RBI base-hit with a double in the first inning.
A win tonight would give the AppleSox their third series victory in their last four played and would give them wins in three-of-the-last-five. The AppleSox currently sit second in the West Coast League’s North Division, two-and-a-half games back of the Yakima Valley Pippins, who have won six straight games.
Last night’s loss for Cowlitz marked only the second time this summer that they played a game that was decided by more than two runs. The other came in their most recent win, a 10-1 triumph over the Corvallis Knights on Saturday. The Black Bears have now scored five-runs-or-fewer in eight-of-10 games this summer and are 2-6 in those games.
Despite the loss last night, the Black Bears hit multiple home runs in the same game for the first time this season. Wilson Weber drove in four runs with a double and a homer while batting ninth. Cary Arbolida hit the other long ball with an eighth-inning solo shot. The Black bears are tied for second-to-last in the West Coast League with three home runs hit this summer. Their only other home run in WCL play came on June 18 when Jaden Sheppard hit a solo shot against Corvallis.
Tonight’s starter for the AppleSox is Trey Miller. The right-hander from the University of South Carolina Upstate recorded a 4.33 ERA, struck out 23, allowed 35 hits and walked nine in 35.1 innings over 13 games as a freshman. In high school, he played at two different schools. His 2020 senior year was cancelled but Miller was lights-out in 2019, posting a 1.82 ERA while striking out 84, allowing 46 hits and walking just 13 in 12 games as a junior at Danville High School in Pennsylvania. Six of his of 11 games started were complete games. 2019: 8.40 ERA, 8 K, 11 H, 13 BB in 6 games as a sophomore at Bonney Lake HS (WA)...
Cowlitz has not announced a probable pitcher for tonight.
Though the AppleSox are on the road, you can still listen live to the action on Sunny FM. Listeners can tune in at kcsyfm.com on their desktop computer 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.
Live stats can be found on Pointstreak.
