AppleSox Face Corvallis On Coyote Bobblehead Night
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The Wenatchee AppleSox are hosting their third-ever bobblehead night this evening as they face the Corvallis Knights at 6:35 p.m. at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
After giving away Coyote and Marco Gonzales bobbleheads in 2019, the AppleSox are handing out their second iteration of a Coyote bobblehead. The team mascot is depicted tossing an apple as if it is a baseball.
Meanwhile, the AppleSox will look to even up the weekend series against the Knights and pick up their first win over Corvallis. since June 12, 2018. The Knights have defeated the AppleSox in nine consecutive games since then with last night’s loss the only one in Wenatchee.
The AppleSox got off to a strong start by scoring first but the Knights out-hit Wenatchee, 14-4, and collected at least one hit in all but two innings. Corvallis stranded 12 men on the basepaths compared to just two AppleSox runners left on.
Justin Simpson and Luc Stuka sparked the AppleSox offense last night. Simpson reached twice, scored both times and stole three bases. He leads the AppleSox with 15 runs and is tied for 15th in the West Coast League in runs scored despite playing just 13 games so far. Stuka launched his first home run of the season in WCL play and second overall with two outs in the fourth inning to bring the Sox within a run. It marked the second straight Friday that Stuka went deep after hitting for the cycle against Highline last Friday.
The Knights followed the same strategy that helped them defeat the AppleSox the last time the two teams met on June 27: steal bases. Corvallis swiped six bases last night after stealing nine in their previous game against the AppleSox. The Knights lead the West Coast League with 65 stolen bases and are 10 ahead of the second-place AppleSox.
Jack Lee gets the ball this evening for his second start this summer and first in WCL action. He started last Saturday’s game against the Highline Bears and gave up four runs (two earned) in two innings. He tossed his only game in WCL action against Corvallis on June 26 and and allowed three runs and struck out two in 4.1 innings of relief. Lee spoke with AppleSox broadcaster Joel Norman prior to last night’s game.
Corvallis counters with Ben Kibbe. The right-hander 10.28 ERA is second worst on the Corvallis pitching staff and he has started all four games that he has appeared in this summer. He allowed four runs in four innings against the AppleSox on June 26 but is coming off a start against Ridgefield on July 3 where he only allowed one run against Ridgefield in 3.2 innings.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the first 400 fans will take home a bobblehead. Purchase seats for tonight’s game on AppleSox.com/tickets to secure your spot to the game.
The AppleSox will also provide video with a synced-up radio feed. It can be seen on playsight.com. Joel Norman and Reily Chestnut will provide play-by-play coverage.
Listen live to the action on Sunny FM at kcsyfm.com on your 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 with the Denny’s Late Night Postgame Show.
Live stats can be found on Pointstreak.
