Lefties Top AppleSox in Series Finale

Joichiro Oyama and Michael Davinni both extended their hitting streaks to six games but the Wenatchee AppleSox dropped Wednesday night’s game at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium to the Port Angeles Lefties, 7-1.

Oyama singled in the first and doubled in the seventh to record his team-best fifth multi-hit game of the summer. Davinni delivered a two-out single up the middle off the pitcher for his 10th hit of the year and he leads the AppleSox with a .417 batting average through the first six games.

After holding the Lefties for 18 innings spanning three games, the AppleSox finally allowed Port Angeles to score again on Wednesday night. A two-out opposite field home run in the bottom of the second by Evan Jilbert gave Port Angeles a 2-0 lead and they never looked back from there. The Lefties scored another run in the third, two more in the fifth and another two in the seventh.

The AppleSox scored their only run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Xander Orejudos and Jett Nelson drew back-to-back walks and a wild pitch during Nelson’s at-bat put Orejudos at third base. He scored a batter later when Nick Giesinger reached on a fielder’s choice.

Wenatchee has Thursday off after opening the season with six games in six straight days. They continue their seven-game homestand this weekend beginning on Friday night when they face the Springfield Drifters for the first-of-three games. It’s Diamonds at the Diamond Night and two lucky fans will walk away with a diamond necklace and a watch thanks to Harry Ritchie’s Jewelers. Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. game is Rally Towel Giveaway Day sponsored by IBEW-191. All three games are part of Wenatchee Youth Baseball Weekend and all members of Wenatchee and Eastmont Youth Baseball receive free admission to all three games if they wear their jersey to the game.

Listen to the latest edition of the AppleSox podcast for a recap of tonight’s game as well as Joel Norman’s pregame interview with AppleSox pitcher Will Jacobson.