AppleSox Continue Weekend Series With Corvallis Tonight
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The Wenatchee AppleSox face the Corvallis Knights again tonight at 6:35 p.m. in the second game of their three-game series at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
The AppleSox scored three runs in the first inning last night and tied it up with a pair of runs in the ninth inning but lost in 10 innings as the Knights scored five-of-their-seven runs with two outs. Ryan Mullan only allowed two runs over six innings on the mound but suffered a no decision in his final appearance of the summer.
Last night’s loss snapped Wenatchee’s five-game win streak (three in WCL play, two non-league victories) and was their first series-opening loss since June 24 against Edmonton. The AppleSox had won the first game of a three-game series in each of their four opportunities. The loss also was the AppleSox’ 12th in 13 games against teams with winning records.
Despite the loss, two different AppleSox hitters extended their hitting streaks. Joichiro Oyama stretched his to 12 games with a pair of base-hits and Matt Halbach extended his to eight with two hits of his own. Oyama tied Michael Davinni for the longest by an AppleSox hitter this season after Davinni collected a hit in each of the first 12 games of the summer.
Wenatchee has now dropped 12 consecutive games to Corvallis, their longest multi-year losing streak against any opponent in their history. The bulk of the Knight's damage against the AppleSox came with a six-game series sweep last year but the it has been over four years since Wenatchee last beat Corvallis, doing so on June 12, 2018, with a 4-0 win at Goss Stadium.
Riley Sinclair makes his fourth start of the summer and fifth appearance overall tonight. He is coming off his best outing of the season to date when he only allowed one run in four innings against the Kelowna Falcons on July 5 and picked up the victory. Sinclair’s only run allowed in that game came in the first inning and then he buckled down to toss fourth shutout innings afterward. The right-hander from Seattle U is 1-0 with a 5.55 ERA along with nine strikeouts, seven walks and 11 hits in 11.1 innings pitched.
Corvallis counters with Kaden Segel, a right-hander heading into his sophomore year at Linn-Benton Community College. He enters tonight 2-1 with a 2.07 ERA in seven appearances, four starts, and has struck out 16, walked 11 and allowed 16 hits in 21.2 innings. Segel faced four batters in relief on Thursday night, allowing three to reach while recording one out before being relieved. None of those inherited runners scored and Corvallis went on to win, 7-4, in the rubber match.
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 tonight’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.
