AppleSox Host Lefties On $2 Off Tuesday

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The Wenatchee AppleSox host the Port Angeles Lefties tonight in the first game of their final homestand of the first half at 6:35 at Paul Thomas St. Stadium. The AppleSox sit a game back of the Bellingham Bells for first place in the North Division with nine games remaining in the first half. The team with the best record in the North and South Divisions at the end of play on July 6 will receive a postseason berth. Wenatchee is trying to win a first-half division title for the first time in franchise history since the two halves model was adopted by the West Coast League in 2016. The AppleSox have earned two playoff berths since then (2019 and 2022) and both instances came via winning the second half.

Six-of-the-nine remaining games in the first half are against tonight’s opponent, Port Angeles. The Lefties are 10 games out of first place with a 7-14 record after being swept by the Kelowna Falcons this past weekend. Prior to that Port Angeles had won five of its last six games with a sweep of Kamloops on the road before taking two-of-three vs. Nanaimo. The loss against Kelowna on Sunday marked the third time this summer that the Lefties had been swept.

All eyes will be on Easton Amundson and Roberto Nunez this week as both hitters attempt to extend their league-best hitting streaks. Amundson has hits in each of his last 15 games and leads the WCL with six home runs. He is batting (A ERAGE HERE) over his streak, which began on June 7. Nunez was hitless in his first game of the summer but has rattled off at least one hit per night over the last 19 games for the longest hitting streak in the WCL. Eight of the games have been multi-hit efforts, including a 5-for-6 day against Kamloops on June 18.

Garrett Gores starts for the AppleSox in the series opener in his fourth start of the summer. The incoming junior at Gonzaga is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA, 11 strikeouts, 2 walks and 15 hits over 15 innings. Gores tossed a season-high six innings in his last start on June 16 against Kelowna. He ran into trouble in his final inning on the mound, allowing three runs on four hits in the frame.

Port Angeles sends Drew Standen to the mound for his fifth game of the summer. The right-hander from the New Jersey Institute of Technology is 0-3 with a 5.29 ERA and is making his fourth start tonight. His most recent appearance was last Wednesday, when he allowed three runs on four hits, two walks and six strikeouts over five innings. Standen suffered the tough-luck loss despite matching his season-high for innings pitched.

Tonight’s game is the AppleSox’ first $2 Off Tuesday since the home opener. Take $2 off all tickets and select concession items. Tickets are available for as affordable as $5 and can be purchased at applesox.com/2023-schedule.

Fans can tune in to the action tonight and all season long on KCSY Sunny FM. Pregame coverage presented by Kenady Real Estate Group 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

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