Big Second Inning Leads Knights Past AppleSox
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The Corvallis Knights scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning en route to a 9-4 win over the Wenatchee AppleSox on Friday night at Goss Stadium.
Michael O’Hara led the AppleSox by going 2-for-5 to record his third multi-hit game in just six games played for the AppleSox.
The AppleSox (8-8) struck first with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning by Luc Stuka, but it would be their only lead of the game. Stuka led off the fourth inning with a double to extend his season-best hitting streak to four games. Stuka is hitting .500 (6-for-12) over the last three games with a pair of doubles and 3 RBI.
The AppleSox plated four runs in the fourth inning two innings after the Knights erupted. Wenatchee stranded two runs on the basepaths with two outs and the stranded two more in scoring position with one out in the fifth. The AppleSox’ 11 men left on base marked the second-highest total this summer, two off the team-high set one Thursday.
Jacob Hughes toes the rubber on Saturday night at 6:35 looking to turn the series around. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m.
