AppleSox Send Hughes To Face Corvallis Tonight
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The Wenatchee AppleSox look to even up their weekend series tonight against the Corvallis Knights at 6:35 p.m. at Goss Stadium. The AppleSox fell in a series-opener last night for just the second time after winning each of the last four games they played to open up a series against a new West Coast League opponent.
The loss continued a middling stretch for the AppleSox. They've alternated wins and losses in each of their last five games and are now 2-4 in their last six games. The AppleSox have not lost more than two games in a row nor won more than three consecutive this summer. They dropped the first game of a three-game series last night for just the second time in six attempts.
Michael O'Hara recorded his third multi-hit game in just six starts for Wenatchee last night but the offense stalled with the regular No. 3 and 4 hitters (Adam Grob and Tino Bethancourt) given rare nights off. The fourth inning continues to be the AppleSox most productive inning after plating three in it last night. They have now scored 16 runs in the fourth inning through their first 16 games.
The Knights were buoyed by a six-run second inning to pick up their fifth consecutive victory. Their nine runs scored tied for their third-most this summer and was only four off their season-high set on June 7 in a 13-10 win over Port Angeles. The Knights' 99 runs scored are second-most in the WCL, but their .255 team batting average is fourth. Their 4.77 ERA is down the 2.93 ERA that led the WCL in 2019.
Three different Knights recorded multi-hit efforts in the victory last night. Nate Nankil went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and two runs and Spencer Scott went 2-for-5 with a bases-clearing 3-RBI double in the second inning. Jackson Arnsdorf tossed 3.2 scoreless innings of relief and struck out three to earn the win.
Tonight’s starting pitcher is Jacob Hughes. He’s making his third start of the summer and is an incoming freshman at Oregon. He is second on the AppleSox with 12 strikeouts and tossed one of the four games this summer (June 10) in which an AppleSox starter tossed at least five innings. He struck out six Walla Walla Sweets that night but earned a no-decision in a 3-1 win.
The last time Hughes pitched he got off to a rough start, allowing three runs on six hits in the first two innings. Hughes buckled down to retire seven of the final eight hitters that he faced before exiting after the fourth inning against the Bend Elks.
Corvallis counters with Ben Kibbe. The incoming sophomore at Utah is 0-1 with a 15.63 ERA in two games, both starts. He has allowed at least six runs in both outings, including surrendering seven runs in 3.1 innings in a 10-1 loss to Cowlitz on June 19. He has struck out five, walked three and allowed 13 hits in 6.1 innings.
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.
