AppleSox Wrap Up Homestand With WINatchee Wednesday

First Pitch: 6:35 p.m.
Park: Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium
Tickets: applesox.com/schedule
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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Garrett Ahern makes his third start of the summer and second at home as the AppleSox look for their third sweep of the summer. Ahern has a 1.08 ERA with eight strikeouts, six hits and two walks over 8.1 innings. The incoming sophomore at Grand Canyon fired four scoreless innings in his summer debut vs. Bellingham June 12 before giving up one run in 4.1 innings last Wednesday at Yakima Valley.

Kelowna Probable Pitcher: JJ Luna has not allowed any runs ahead of his fifth appearance of the season. He has struck out four, allowed 10 hits and walked four over his first 11 innings of the summer. The sophomore at West Texas A&M fired four scoreless innings last time out on Friday at Port Angeles.

Last Night: Jonathan Fitz broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the sixth with a 2-RBI single and the AppleSox won, 7-5. Braiden Boyd struck out four over 4.1 innings in relief to earn his first win of the summer. Cannon Peery drove in three runs to extend his hitting streak to eight games.

Dominance Against The North: Last night’s win was the AppleSox’ seventh consecutive against a North Division opponent. Wenatchee picked up its sixth series victory in eight attempts this summer but its first since a three-game sweep at Kamloops June 14-16. The AppleSox are 2-4 against South Division teams but also a half game ahead of Edmonton for first place in the North with four games left in the first half.

First Inning Fireworks: The AppleSox scored in the first inning for the fourth time in the last five games last night. Wenatchee is outscoring opponents 13-2 in the opening frame in that span. This comes after being outscored 11-0 in the open in frame in last week’s three-game road trip to Yakima Valley.

Peery Back With A Force: Cannon Peery plated runs in each of first two plate appearances last night to drive in each of the AppleSox’ first three runs of the game. Peery had missed the previous four games while in Omaha to cheer on his brother, Brock, and Texas A&M in the College World Series. The incoming sophomore at Grand Canyon doubled in a pair in the first inning before tying the game with an RBI single in the third. He extended his hitting streak to eight games last night and is batting .468 (15-for-32) with 12 RBI over it.

Around The Division: Edmonton handed Bellingham its third loss in its last four games with a 2-1 win last night. The Riverhawks have won five straight games and are a half game behind the AppleSox for first place in the North Division, but Wenatchee has a game at hand. The Bells are 2.5 games out of first but host the AppleSox this weekend to wrap up the first half. Edmonton concludes the first half Monday against Port Angeles.

Home Field Advantage: This is the fifth consecutive series between the AppleSox and the Falcons in which the home team has won at least two-of-three games. The last time Wenatchee or Kelowna won a road head-to-head series against each other was July 16-18, 2019, when the AppleSox swept the Falcons at Elks Stadium.