AppleSox Look To Continue Offensive Resurgence vs Lefties
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The Wenatchee AppleSox open up a three-game weekday road trip tonight against the Port Angeles Lefties at 6:35 p.m. at Civic Field.
The AppleSox return to the road after taking two-of-five games during their most recent homestand, though the two wins were both in non-league play. In West Coast League play, the AppleSox have lost six straight but will face a Port Angeles team that is in last place in the North Division.
The AppleSox struggled at driving in runs prior to this past weekend. Overall, the AppleSox have left 61 men on base during this losing streak for an average of just over 10 men left on. Considering they only averaged just under five runs a game during the streak, the men left on base were killing the AppleSox.
That theme changed once the Highline Bears visited Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium this past Friday and Saturday. The AppleSox outscored the Bears 35-9 in the two games, including a 21-1 victory on July 2 in a game called after six-and-a-half innings. Luc Stuka hit for the cycle that evening to become the first player in AppleSox history to achieve the feat. Skylar Hales also homered that night and then Enzo Apodaca and A.J. Guerrero added bombs on July 3.
The AppleSox will look to limit the long ball when they travel to Civic Field. They face a Port Angeles squad that is third in the West Coast League in home runs (13) and has two players in the top-10 in the WCL in home runs. Garrett Lake is tied for first with five home runs, although he is hitting just .200 and three of his home runs came in one game back on June 6 against the Bellingham Bells. Jack Holman is tied for seventh, along with AppleSox infielder Tino Bethancourt and three others, with three home runs. Holman is hitting just .180 and has gone deep once in his last 11 games.
The AppleSox hope to build off their strong weekend and improve their .224 team batting average. They are tied with Ridgefield for the most walks in the WCL despite not playing this past weekend. Wenatchee is also tied four fourth in WCL with 39 stolen bases.
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