Salinas Honored With WCL Pitcher Of The Week

AppleSox right-hander Hunter Salinas has been named the West Coast League’s Pitcher Of The Week for the week of June 22-27. Salinas is the first AppleSox player to earn Pitcher or Player Of The Week honors this summer.

Salinas, an incoming sophomore at Colorado State-Pueblo, pitched once last week but dazzled in his only outing. He fired six shutout innings and struck out four in a 4-3 win over the Cowlitz Black Bears on June 24. Salinas only allowed three baserunners on one hit, one walk and a defensive error.

The win tied him for second on the AppleSox in victories with reliever Jared Engman. Salinas leads the AppleSox in strikeouts with 15 in 15.1 innings and leads the WCL with a 0.59 ERA through four games. His effort against Cowlitz was also crucial because it helped secure a series victory in the rubber match against the Black Bears.

The AppleSox return to action on Tuesday night against the Portland Pickles at home. First pitch for all five home games this week, including Saturday’s Fireworks Night, is at 7:35 p.m. Tickets for all remaining AppleSox home games are available now at applesox.com/tickets.