AppleSox Drop Second Game Of Series To Lefties

The Wenatchee AppleSox rallied back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game but fell to the Port Angeles Lefties, 5-3, on Wednesday night at Civic Field.

The loss drops the AppleSox to 19-7 and they are tied with the Bellingham Bells for first place in the North Division with one game remaining in the first half for both teams.

It all comes down to Thursday night. If the AppleSox win, then they will automatically clinch the North Division’s first half playoff berth. Even if Bellingham wins the two teams will have the same record and Wenatchee holds the tiebreaker thanks to its +62 run differential compared to the Bells’ +33. The Bells must win and the AppleSox must lose for Bellingham to earn the North Division first half title.

Quincy Vassar struck out a season-high seven hitters in five innings. He recovered from a rocky start to fire at least five innings for the fourth time in as many starts this summer.

Port Angeles was shut out on Tuesday for the second time in the first four games of the season series with Wenatchee but guaranteed it wouldn’t be shut out again by sending eight men to the plate and scoring three times in the first inning.

Mason Strong recorded a two-out RBI double in the third to plate Sebastian David after his one-out single. The AppleSox strung together four consecutive base-hits in the seventh to briefly tie the game as Izzy Lopez and Reeve Boyd drove in a pair of runs with consecutive doubles.

Two AppleSox errors and a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh helped score the two go-ahead runs.

Wenatchee goes for the road series victory and the season-series victory against Port Angeles at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday. Listen live on 93.9 FM in Wenatchee or worldwide at kcsyfm.com. Pregame coverage presented by Kenady Real Estate Group begins at 6:10 with a preview of the game, a player interview and more.