The Wenatchee AppleSox’s winning streak ended tonight as Cowlitz evened the series up with an 11-5 victory. Cowlitz jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the second after the ‘Sox committed two errors in the frame. From there Cowlitz scored in their next two innings to add to their lead. With three more runs in the ninth, Cowlitz rode that offensive surge to victory. That doesn’t mean the AppleSox gave in.

In their last two innings, Wenatchee scored all five of their runs. Right fielder Enzo Apodaca got back into the hit column and managed to drive in new ‘Sox infielder Ethan Stacy home with an exciting play at the plate. Stacy didn’t beat the throw, but he beat the tag by catcher Jacob Burley. Two batters later, Adam Grob hit a grounder that third baseman Dawson Martin threw too low to first base and gave Apodaca a free pass to home plate. But the fun wasn’t done.

With two runners on, Stacy was back and with one swing he brought the boom! Stacy slugged a high fly ball just over the right field foul pole to give the home crowd a little jolt. Wenatchee has now homered in eight straight games, the most games in a row this summer!

Skylar Hales took the loss but showed just how talented he was on the bump. Hales struck out seven in just three innings in his first ‘Sox start. The AppleSox even witnessed a new face on the hill. Incoming CWU freshman Connor Schlect entered the game in the fourth inning and settled in for the rest of the game. Schlect struck out three hitters and retired ten straight batters at one point in his first game.

The AppleSox will return for their final home game of the regular season tomorrow. First pitch against Cowlitz will be at 5:35! Tickets are available at www.applesox.com/tickets.

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