Doubleheader Wraps Up Road Trip To Kamloops

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The Wenatchee AppleSox take on the Kamloops NorthPaws at 4 p.m. this afternoon in a doubleheader at Norbrock Stadium.

Both games will be seven innings. The doubleheader is being played today due to Tuesday’s game being rained out.

Wenatchee is coming off its third consecutive victory with a 3-0 win on Wednesday night. Easton Amundson broke a scoreless tie with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth and Mason Strong added a two-out RBI single later in the inning. Quincy Vassar did not allow any runs in six innings to earn his first win of the summer and Cam Hoiland earned his first save with a scoreless seventh, eighth and ninth.

Vassar’s outing was just the latest impressive effort from an AppleSox starter. Wenatchee starting pitching has not allowed a run since the sixth inning last Friday, spanning the last 19 innings. AppleSox starters have tossed at least five innings in 13-of-16 games this summer and the pitching staff’s 2.86 team ERA is second-best in the West Coast League.

The AppleSox send Bryce Johnson to the mound to start Game 1 in his first game for the AppleSox. The incoming freshman at Oregon State graduated from Eastlake High School and helped them capture the 4A state title this spring with a 0.37 ERA and 110 strikeouts over 76.1 innings. Johnson was named All-KingCo 4A MVP, 1st Team All-KingCo 4A Pitcher and SBLive Washington's 2023 High School Player of the Year. The Seattle native was also named Baseball Northwest's third-best prospect on May 12th from the Class of 2023.

Tony Haarer gets the ball for Game 2 for his third start and fourth appearance with the AppleSox. Haarer is 1-1 with a 2.91 ERA over 12.1 innings. He has struck out 10, walked seven and allowed 10 hits. Haarer is looking for a smooth second inning after troubles in it the last two weeks. He allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits in the second stanza on June 8 before surrounding three runs (one earned) on five hits in the second inning on June 15.

Fans can tune in to the action tonight and all season long on KCSY Sunny FM. Pregame coverage begins at 3:40 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

All West Coast League games can also be watched on wcleague.watch.pixellot.tv.

Listen to the latest edition of the AppleSox Podcast to hear a recap of last night’s game, highlights and interviews with Quincy Vassar, Cam Hoiland, Mitch Darlington and Trent Liolios. Subscribe to the AppleSox Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.