AppleSox Take On Elks On $2 Off Tuesday
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The Wenatchee AppleSox go for the series victory tonight as they face the Bend Ells at 6:35 at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
The AppleSox used an eight-run bottom of the fifth inning to turn a 6-1 deficit into a 9-6 lead last night. Wenatchee scored two more runs of insurance in the sixth to put a cap on an 11-6 victory. Four different AppleSox hitters recorded multi-hit games and Jadon Williamson did not allow any runs over the final four innings and struck out eight.
Wenatchee homered for a third consecutive game when Carson Ohland hit a one-out solo shot in the bottom of the third. His brother, Austin, smacked his first home run of the season on Sunday afternoon and Izzy Lopez homered on Saturday. The AppleSox have homered in five of their last six games and have gone deep nine times in that span. Their 22 home runs in 37 games this summer have already surpassed their total of 18 in 54 games from a year ago. Wenatchee’s record for home runs in a summer is 36 in 2019.
Last night’s win moved the AppleSox a half game back of first place in the second half with a 7-3 record. The rest of the North Division was idle but is back in action tonight. This series is the AppleSox last one against a South Division team. By the end of tomorrow night Wenatchee will have played Springfield and Bend six times apiece. The AppleSox are 7-3 against them so far while going 19-8 against North Division foes.
Wenatchee has guaranteed a win of the season series against Bend by taking each of the first four head-to-head matchups this season. The AppleSox had never swept a series against the Elks prior to June 2-4 and now have won the season series against them for the first time since 2010 when the AppleSox took five-of-nine meetings thanks to taking the WCL Championship Series, two games to one. The last time Wenatchee took a regular-season series against Bend was in 2009, when the AppleSox won two-of-three games July 7-9 at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
Trent Liolios makes his first start of the summer and second appearance on the mound in WCL action tonight for the AppleSox. Liolios has also appeared on the bump in non-league play and did not allow a run over 7.1 innings while striking out eight. He made his first appearance in league action last Tuesday, surrendering two runs in the final frame of 3.2 innings out of the bullpen. The right-hander struck out six, walked four and allowed four hits. Liolios did not pitch this spring at Northwestern but recorded a 1.31 ERA with 77 strikeouts over 69.2 innings in 16 games as a senior at Newport Harbor High School in California in 2022.
Kellen Oakes goes for the Elks as they look to even up the mid-week series. The right-hander from Linn-Benton Community College is 1-0 with a 2.65 ERA, 20 strikeouts, 12 walks and 11 hits over 20.1 innings in five games, four starts. Oakes last pitched five days ago, tossing 4.2 innings and giving up three runs on two hits, five walks and four strikeouts against the Cowlitz Black Bears. He picked up a no-decision and the Elks went on to eventually win, 16-3.
Tonight is another $2 Off Tuesday. Fans can save $2 off tickets, hot dogs, burgers and Coors Light at tonight’s game. Purchase tickets for tonight’s game and any of the remaining 11 home games now 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 FM in 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
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