AppleSox Wrap Up Season Series Against Bells Tonight
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The Wenatchee AppleSox attempt to salvage their mid-week series against the Bellingham Bells tonight at 6:35 at Joe Martin Field.
Wenatchee dropped the series-opener, 12-1, on Tuesday night before falling, 3-2, last night. This is only the AppleSox’ fourth series loss of the summer but their second to the Bells.
Wenatchee entered the series leading the WCL in runs scored but have only tallied three runs in the first two games. The AppleSox have scored six runs in their last six games at Joe Martin Field dating back to the start of the 2022 season. The Bells have won each of those games and 12 of the last 13 head-to-head meetings. Bellingham also has the top ERA in the WCL at 2.89.
The AppleSox are still in first place in the second half North Division standings but are only a half-a-game ahead of the Victoria HarbourCats and two games ahead of the Kelowna Falcons. A Wenatchee loss and a Victoria win tonight would flip flop the two teams. If the AppleSox can hang into the second seed, then they will have home-field advantage in the best-of-three North Division Series against the team with the best overall record in the division that did not win the first or second half. Game 1 will be played at the site of the team the lower record before the higher seed hosts Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 3.
Wenatchee will need to slow down outfielder Dean West to salvage the series against Bellingham. The incoming freshman at UCLA is batting .234 through 27 games but is hitting .417 (5-for-12) with six walks and seven runs in four games against the AppleSox. He has not stolen any bases in this series but swiped four bags last week at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium and leads the Bells with 15 stolen bases.
Wenatchee sends newcomer Wyatt Queen to the mound for his first start of the summer. The incoming freshman at Everett Community College is making his AppleSox debut after graduating from Lake Stevens High School this spring. Queen posted a 0.74 ERA with 52 strikeouts, five walks and 23 hits over 37.2 innings as a senior. He is the 14th different AppleSox pitcher to make a start this summer.
The Bells send Hunter Long to the mound to try and earn the series sweep. The incoming freshman at Michigan State has 0.67 ERA, 18 strikeouts, six walks and seven hits over 13.1 innings. Long fired four scoreless innings with five strikeouts, two walks and one hit last Thursday against the AppleSox. Bellingham starters have combined to allow seven runs over 18.2 innings in five games against the AppleSox.
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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