AppleSox Play Penultimate Home Game Of 2023 Regular Season Tonight
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The Wenatchee AppleSox host the Edmonton Riverhawks tonight in the team’s annual trip to Hawaii giveaway night at 6:35 at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
The second game of the three-game set is presented by Worx. Each inning a lucky ticket number will be called and the nine fans will roll coconuts balls from the mound to home plate. The closest one will win a five-night Hawaii vacation at Kona Royal Resort with lodging and airfare paid for. The trip is presented by the AppleSox, Sunny FM and Journey Travel & Tours. Tickets can be purchased at AppleSox.com/2023-schedule.
Meanwhile, the AppleSox are attempting to win their 12th series victory of the summer tonight. Wenatchee walked off Edmonton in 13 innings last night in their longest game of the summer. Last night’s game was the 11th time in AppleSox history that they played at least a 13-inning game and the first time that a game went that long since they defeated the Bend Elks, 3-2, in 14 innings on June 27, 2014 at Vince Genna Stadium. The longest game in AppleSox history was a 7-6 win in 16 innings on the road at the Kitsap Blue Jackets on Aug. 6, 2005.
The AppleSox trailed three different times last night but came back in each instance to even the game. They never led until winning the game in the bottom of the 13th. Wenatchee has not held a lead in a game since scoring five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on Wednesday to take a 5-3 advantage. That means that Wenatchee trailed or was tied with its opponent for 23.5 innings before winning last night.
A key to taking tonight’s game might be how the first inning goes. Wenatchee scored in the first inning in five consecutive games from July 19-25 and won all five games. They outscored their opponents, 10-4, in that span but have now given up runs in the first inning in two of the last three games while losing two of those. Overall, Wenatchee is outscoring opponents, 41-32, in the opening frame.
Ryan Martinez makes his final start of the summer tonight. He is looking to bounce back after allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits, one walk and one strikeout in one inning last Saturday against Nanaimo. Martinez is 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA, 23 strikeouts, six walks and 42 hits over 32.2 innings in seven games (all starts). He opened the summer with a 2.55 ERA in his first four games and went at least five innings each of them but has a 10.10 ERA in the last three games and made it to the fifth inning once.
Edmonton has not listed a probable pitcher for tonight.
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
All West Coast League games are video broadcast on wcleague.watch.pixellot.tv. Tonight’s game can also be watched on the NCWLIFE Channel, their Facebook page or ncwlife.com.
Listen to the latest edition of the AppleSox Podcast below to hear a recap of last night’s game, highlights and the postgame interview with pitching coach Mike Callia. Subscribe to the AppleSox Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
