AppleSox Win Another Close Game, Top Falcons

The Wenatchee AppleSox opened up the weekend with a 3-2 win over the Kelowna Falcons on Friday night at Elks Stadium.

Trei Hough (2-0) allowed one run over five innings while Braiden Boyd locked down a four-inning save for his third of the summer. The win was the AppleSox second straight victory in which it only needed two pitchers.

Wenatchee (37-15, 18-7 second half) is still a half-a-game ahead of Victoria (36-15, 17-7 second half) with two games to go and a magic number of two to clinch the North Division second half title. The AppleSox have matched the 2012 team for the second-most victories in a single summer in regular-season play in their 23-year history.

Boyd allowed the first two runners of the ninth inning to reach base but stranded both in scoring position with three consecutive outs. His four innings and five strikeouts were both single-game highs in his nine appearances. Boyd allowed one run on a bases-loaded single with one out in the sixth inning in his first frame out of the pen but recorded the next two outs after that to strand three men.

Mason Persons delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the second before Kelowna evened the game up in the bottom of the inning on three straight hits. Sebastian David hit a sacrifice fly and Jayden Holloway added an RBI single in the third to give the AppleSox the lead again and for good.

Wenatchee will attempt to win its 13th series of the summer on Saturday night as it faces Kelowna at 6:35. Pregame coverage on the AppleSox Radio Network begins at 6:10 p.m. presented by Kenady Real Estate Group. Fans can listen at 93.9 FM in Wenatchee or online at kcsyfm.com.