AppleSox Rally Again Late To Sweep Lefties
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The Wenatchee AppleSox rallied from a seven-run deficit to sweep the Port Angeles Lefties with an 11-10 win on Thursday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
Wenatchee trailed 8-1 entering the bottom of the fifth but scored in each of the next four innings to come back and pick up their third consecutive win. The AppleSox outscored the Lefties 10-3 from the fifth inning on.
AJ Guerrero and Collin Villegas both homered and the AppleSox cashed in on four Lefties errors. Garrett Cutting recorded his second consecutive multi-hit game with a triple, a single, a walk and 2 RBI. He is now 4-for-his-last-7 in the last two games.
The go-ahead run scored in the bottom of the eighth with runners at second and third. Jackson Van De Brake popped a ball up between first base and second base that was unable to be caught in the infield. Both runners took off on contact and scored.
Jared Engman (3-1) picked up his third victory of the summer with two strikeouts in 1.1 scoreless innings. He followed up Jack DeDonato, who made his AppleSox debut. The incoming freshman at Washington State struck out three but one of the runners he allowed to reach scored after he exited the game. Chase Grillo allowed one run in the ninth but kept the lead to earn his fourth save of the summer, tied for sixth-most in the West Coast League.
The AppleSox have now won five consecutive home games, league and non-league combined. In WCL action, they have won four-of-their-last-five. They’ll look to continue the strong home play on Friday night when they host the Cowlitz Black Bears for Hawaiian Night. Fans are encouraged to wear their favorite Hawaiian attire as everyone who comes to the game will have the opportunity to win a free trip to Hawaii, thanks to Sunny FM, Journey Travel and Tours and the AppleSox. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. and tickets are available at applesox.com/tickets and at the gate. Gates open at 5:35.
Listen to postgame interviews with Engman and Grillo below.
