AppleSox Look To Start New Streak Tonight
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The Wenatchee AppleSox host the Kelowna Falcons tonight in the first of a four-game Father’s Day Weekend homestand at 6:35 p.m. at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
The AppleSox sit tied with the Victoria HarbourCats for second in the North Division and one game back of the Bellingham Bells for first place in the North Division.
Wenatchee's five-game winning streak came to an end last night with a 10-8 loss to the Springfield Drifters. The AppleSox still took the series, thanks to a 4-2 win on Tuesday and an 11-3 win on Wednesday. The Applesox have won three-of-their-first-four series are tied for the second-best overall record among the 16 teams in the WCL.
Easton Amundson and Reeve Boyd both homered in the series finale to give the AppleSox their first multi-home run game of the summer. Wenatchee has already clubbed seven home runs, tied for the second-most in the WCL. The AppleSox are averaging 0.58 home runs per game a season after whacking 18 bombs (0.33 per game) a season ago. Wenatchee's record for home runs in a single season is 36 in 2019 when it homered a 0.67 per game clip.
Wenatchee is looking to limit the free passes tonight after issuing a season-high 10 walks last night. The AppleSox 52 walks are sixth-fewest of the 16 teams in the WCL. Meanwhile, Kelowna has issued the second-most walks in the WCL with 69 through nine games but the Falcons have only walked one batter in the last two games after handing out six free passes on Tuesday night.
Kelowna salvaged its series against Bellingham with a 3-1 win last night. The Falcons have lost three games by seven runs or more but have also won five games decided by two runs or less. Infielder Jonas Salk enters the weekend with the second-best batting average in the WCL. Salk is hitting .455 through 10 games and already have five multi-hit games. He batted .416 (5-for-12) in the three games at Joe Martin Field. Only three of his 15 hits are extra-base hits and all of them are doubles.
Opening Day starter Garrett Gores gets his third start of the summer and second at home tonight. He was excellent last Friday, allowing one unearned run on three hits, one walk and three strikeouts against Victoria. Gores has a 3.00 ERA in two appearances, both starts. He won NWAC MVP this spring at Spokane Falls with a 1.15 ERA with 92 strikeouts over 13 starts and is transferring to Gonzaga this fall.
Kelowna has not announced a probable pitcher.
Fans can tune in to the action tonight and all season long on KCSY Sunny FM. Pregame coverage begins at 6:10 p.m. You can listen online worldwide at kcsyfm.com, the TuneIn radio app or on one of the following translators.
93.9 FM in Wenatchee
95.3 FM in the Lake Chelan Valley
97.7 FMin Omak, Riverside, Tonasket and Oroville
98.1 FM in East Wenatchee, Rock Island and Quincy
101.3 FM in Brewster and Pateros
106.3 FM in the Methow Valley
Tonight’s game will be televised on the NCWLIFE Channel on channel 12 on LocalTel, channel 19 on Spectrum or online at ncwlife.com. All West Coast League games can also be watched on wcleague.watch.pixellot.tv.
