AppleSox Sweep NorthPaws
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Enzo Apodaca delivered a go-ahead single in the sixth and Evan Canfield tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in relief as the Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the Kamloops NorthPaws, 6-5, on Thursday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
The AppleSox picked up their third series sweep of the summer, all of which have come against teams in their first season in the WCL. Thursday night’s win was their toughest of the series. After a 16-4 win on Tuesday and an 7-2 victory on Wednesday the AppleSox were knotted up, 5-5, until Apodaca’s two-out hit in the sixth.
The AppleSox led 5-2 after three innings but gave up three runs in the top of the third to tie the game up before Apodaca’s heroics. Aiva Arquette doubled in a pair in the first inning and Andrew Haight doubled in Xander Orejudos in the third. Two wild pitches plated a pair of runs in the second.
Canfield entered in the top of the sixth with one out and a runner at second. He walked three and allowed one hit but struck out five hitters, including four consecutive in the seventh in the eighth and then the last one for the final out
Orejudos, Arquette and Matt Halbach all recorded multi-hit games in the AppleSox’ win. The AppleSox collected at least 10 hits in all three games of this series and remain in first place in the West Coast League in the North Division in the second half with an 8-4 record.
Prior to Thursday’s game the AppleSox presented Joichiro Oyama with the 2022 Tommy Watanabe Award. He became the fourth recipient of the AppleSox’ annual award. Oyama was honored for his respect for the game and those around it.
Wenatchee won six-of-the-eight games on this homestand and have won four-of-their-last-five games. They travel to Walla Walla to face the Sweets on Friday night for the first game of a three-game series. It is the first road game for the AppleSox since July 10. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
Listen to the latest edition of the AppleSox Podcast to hear a recap of the game, highlights and interviews with Canfield, Apodaca, Mitch Darlington and Reese Ligtenberg. Subscribe to the AppleSox Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
