West Coast League Announces 2021 Schedule

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The West Coast League released its 2021 schedule for its 16th season on Thursday. The Wenatchee AppleSox will play 54 games against 13 of the WCL’s 15 teams. The only two opponents that they AppleSox will not face are the Ridgefield Raptors and the expansion Edmonton Riverhawks.

June 1, 2021, marks the return of AppleSox baseball as the Sox host the expansion Nanaimo Night Owls for three straight games. The June 1 Opening Day marks the earliest start to an AppleSox’ season since also opening the 2018 season on June 1 with a 2-1 win over the Victoria HarbourCats.

A trip to Portland for the first time since 2018 to face the Pickles June 4-6 kicks off the AppleSox’ first road trip of the season. The AppleSox won’t be on the road for long as they return to Wenatchee and remain there from June 8-20 for 12 consecutive home games, which is then followed up by 12 consecutive road games.

The three-time defending-champion Corvallis Knights visit Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium for the first time since 2017 on July 9-11. The AppleSox head back on the road for three different three-game series against Bellingham, Walla Walla and Bend spread across 17 days. The final homestand of the season kicks off on July 30 with a three-game set against Kelowna. The AppleSox follow that up with a trio against Port Angeles and then a series against Victoria to end the home schedule. The regular season concludes on the road against Yakima Valley Aug. 10-12.

The AppleSox plan to add more non-league games to fill out as many of the open dates on their schedule as possible. Stay tuned to AppleSox.com and follow @AppleSox on Twitter for the latest schedule updates and changes.