AppleSox Take On Fish Sticks Tonight in Non-League Matchup
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The Wenatchee AppleSox are riding high coming into Tuesday’s action as they are coming off a series sweep of the Nanaimo NightOwls over the weekend. Their win on Sunday concluded a six-game road trip that took place in Canada with the ball club starting in Kelowna and finishing in Nanaimo. An off-day on Monday allows the team some rest before getting back into it this evening with the Dub Sea Fish Sticks coming to town this evening for a two-game non-league series with first pitch tonight scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
It was a great weekend for the AppleSox as they took all three games in the series against the NightOwls and capped it off with a commanding 18-1 victory in the nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader. Seven Wenatchee bats collected multi-hit games in the win, and Riley Sinclair who has largely been a pitcher for the AppleSox this season recorded his first hit in his first at-bat this season. Pitching was extraordinary in the series as the staff combined for only five runs allowed in three games. It was a series to be proud of and the AppleSox showed resiliency by taking both games of the doubleheader on Sunday to put themselves in playoff contention as they sit in third in the North Division in the WCL standings.
Tonight’s game against the Dub Sea Fish Sticks is the first of a two-game set that will not count towards league standings. It will be a good opportunity for the AppleSox to give some of their players some rest as they need it as well as giving reps to those looking to get more at-bats or innings on the mound as this team strives towards the postseason over the last month of the season. The Fish Sticks have played one non-league game this year against a WCL team in which they defeated the Bellingham Bells by a score of 8-4 on July 3rd. Their best offensive performance came from the right-handed hitting shortstop, DJ Massey as he went 3-for-5 out of the leadoff spot with a double and an RBI. They also got a noteworthy performance out of their starting pitcher, Davis Franklin, who tossed seven innings of shutout baseball while only allowing four hits and walking one.
The bats will look to stay hot tonight after plating 36 runs against Nanaimo in the weekend slate. That number also marks the most runs they have scored in a single series this season. After not having played a game since the opening series on the road at the beginning of June, Corey Jarrell made his return from injury over the road trip and logged two hits over four total plate appearances in the doubleheader on Sunday while also knocking in two runs. Joichiro Oyama extended his hit streak to 11 games, the longest he has this year. Adam Fahsel had a fantastic series as he recorded three multi-hit games and added a homerun to his stat sheet with a solo blast on Friday night. Speaking of home runs, Cole Miller hit his first tater of the year in his 4-for-5 performance on Sunday night.
Traditionally, a good offense will make life easier for the pitching staff and that was certainly the case this weekend. Quincy Vassar had the highlight performance of the series with a seven-inning, three-hit performance where he did not allow any runs in the 12-1 win over Nanaimo on Friday night. Jake Putnam, a native of Danville, Cali. attending Santa Clara University, tossed three scoreless innings of relief on Sunday where he allowed only one hit and struck out four batters. The pitching staff will look to stay locked in over the coming weeks starting tonight in Wenatchee.
With the offense firing on all cylinders, Felix Schlede should be able to take the mound with ease as tonight’s starting pitcher. He is coming off a relief performance where he logged 2.2 innings and allowing only one run and one hit in the AppleSox’ 9-5 loss to the Bend Elks on July 3rd. Schlede, an incoming freshman at Central Arizona College, is looking to keep the AppleSox in the win column to further build momentum going into a big weekend series against the Corvallis Knights.
It certainly will feel like summer tonight, so make sure to take advantage of that summertime feeling with great food and great baseball on another $2 off Tuesday at the ballpark. We have $2 off general admission and premium tickets, $2 off hot dogs, burgers, and Coors Light draft pours! Tonight is also a Taco Tuesday where you can get three tacos for $7.
Tickets are still available to be purchased for today’s game and fans can do so by heading to saferseating.com or by purchasing their tickets in-person at the gate.
Tonight’s game can be listened to live on kcsyfm.com on your computer or smart phone. If you live in Washington you can listen on your radio on any of the following stations:
· 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
Coverage of today’s game begins at 6:10 p.m. with the Horan Estates Winery Pregame Show. Stick around after the game to hear the postgame show with player and coach interviews.
