AppleSox Can’t Hang On To Lead, Walked Off By Falcons

The Wenatchee AppleSox took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh but fell to the Kelowna Falcons, 7-6, in 10 innings on Saturday night at Elks Stadium.

Wenatchee (37-16, 18-8 second half) falls to second place in the North Division in the second half with the loss thanks to Victoria (37-15, 18-7 second half) winning on Saturday at Edmonton. If the HarbourCats win again on Sunday at noon then the AppleSox will earn the first wild card spot in the North Division and host Game 1 of the North Division Series against Victoria on Tuesday at 6:35.

Back-to-back singles to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning walked it off for Kelowna and gave Wenatchee its first extra-inning loss in five instances. The AppleSox loaded up the bases in the top of the 10th with two outs but stranded them to keep the game tied.

The Falcons tied the game up with four consecutive hitters reaching base in the bottom of the ninth before the first out was recorded. The winning run nearly scored in that inning but was tagged out trying to score on a passed ball.

Jayden Holloway and MJ Sweeney led the AppleSox’ bats with 3-for-5, 2-RBI nights. Sweeney plated two runs in the top of the first on an opposite-field single and Holloway delivered RBI singles in the fifth and seventh innings. Frankie Carney drew three walks and extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a two-out RBI single in the fourth to score Mason Persons after he delivered a two-out RBI double of his own.

Wenatchee wraps up the regular season on Sunday night with a 6:05 game against Kelowna. A win would give them their second-most victories in the regular season in franchise history.