Otis Statum Clubs Two Home Runs, Sox Win 9-1

Otis Statum's first two extra-base hits of WCL play cleared the wall at Oslund Field in Gresham, Ore. The Sox went on to win 9-1. 

GRESHAM - The Wenatchee AppleSox (7-9), bashed three home runs, and Otis Statum hit two of them in a 9-1 win over the Gresham GreyWolves (6-11), Friday night at Oslund Field in Gresham, Ore. 

Statum put the AppleSox on the board in the second inning, when he hammered a three-run home run over the left center field fence. Jordan Rathbone and Alex Gonzales scored, and were aboard on a single and a walk. 

Gresham starter Chris Brown (0-2) continued to struggle with the long ball, Friday, when Ryan Kreidler hit a solo home run in the third inning, following Shane Martinez scoring on a wild pitch. 

Otis Statum ended Brown’s night on the hill with a second home run. His solo shot to open the fourth inning, put the AppleSox up 6-0. It was the first time an AppleSox player had hit two home runs in a game since Evan Douglas accomplished the feat at Victoria, June 26, 2015.

Wenatchee added a seventh run on a Martinez sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. 

Justin Blatner (2-0) carried the AppleSox through 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He struck out four batters while scattering six hits.

The AppleSox scored their last two runs on RBI singles for Michael Toglia and Rathbone in the seventh. Rathbone finished with four hits for the AppleSox, and Martinez, Kreidler, and Statum also chipped-in with multi-hit efforts. 

Gresham got its lone run in the eighth inning off of Taylor Borchers on an RBI groundout. Borchers threw the final 3 1/3 innings for Wenatchee to earn a save.

Game two of the three-game series is Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. Grady Miller (1-1) will pitch for Wenatchee. The AppleSox are going for a fourth-straight WCL series win. 

APPLESOX MEET GRESHAM FOR FIRST TIME

Justin Blatner will be on the hill for the Wenatchee AppleSox to start the second half of a six-game road trip at Gresham. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX at Gresham GreyWolves
Oslund Field     |       7:05 p.m.
L- Justin Blatner (1-0) vs. L- Chris Brown (0-1)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-9, 2-4 North), fifth place in the Gresham GreyWolves (6-10, 4-6 South)...Wenatchee is meeting the GreyWolves for the first time in franchise history, Friday...the club is 10-3 in its inaugural meetings with WCL opponents...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (35-39) (.473), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- APPLESOX 1, ELKS 9
BEND – The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-9), came up short in their try for a first sweep over the Bend Elks (7-11), Thursday night in a 9-1 final at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore...after coming up with 31 hits in the first two games of the series, the AppleSox offense was slowed by Andrew Edwards (1-1), and the Elks...Wenatchee came up with just two hits in the game...Bend opened the scoring with an RBI single for Tommy Lane in the first inning...Wenatchee answered in the third inning after a double for Matt Fraizer...with two outs, Fraizer stole third base and came home to score on a throwing error by the Elk’s catcher...in the fourth inning, Bend took back the lead for good. The Elks brought around five runs in the inning, while knocking Luke Mattson (0-3) out of the game...Lane got his second and third RBI on a double, and Jake Anderson chipped in an RBI single in the frame...the Elks tacked on three more runs in the seventh inning off of Sox reliever Eli Thornquist, who worked after Casey Legumina...the runs were the first allowed this season by Thornquist and came on RBI singles for Anderson and Jarod Gonzales...a throwing error from center field brought home the third run...Wenatchee committed three errors in the game...Tyler Burch pitched the eighth inning for Wenatchee and retired the side with a strikeout...Wenatchee struck out in order in the ninth, and Bend’s pitching staff tallied 14 strikeouts in the win...Edwards tossed nine, Grant Larson threw two, and Sam Boone got the final three.  

TONIGHT'S NOTES
BIG HITS
Over the last three-game set, Wenatchee hammered out 33 hits...a new single-series high for 2016. 

FIGURING OUT LEFTIES
The AppleSox have struggled facing left-handed starting pitching this season...after last night, the Sox are 1-4 against left-handed starters, and are scheduled to face two more left handers on the weekend. 

STILL THE VISITOR
Wenatchee is the road team for three more games on this southerly swing...the AppleSox are amidst a six-game road trip, the first of two six-game stretches away from Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium this summer...the second will be July 23-28 at Bellingham and Kelowna...Wenatchee is 2-4 on the road this season. 

ERRORS COSTLY
With errors committed in 12-of-15 games this season, the AppleSox are looking to get a handle on things defensively...last night the team committed more errors (3) than it got hits (2). 

BLATNER ON THE BUMP
Back on June 11, Justin Blatner delivered the first win of the season for the AppleSox...the lefty recorded the Sox first quality start, giving up just one run and five hits over six innings of work...the Sox have thrown two quality starts since.

THIS WEEKEND’S STARTERS
The three upcoming starters for the AppleSox have a combined 3-1 record over 34.2 innings...the trio has only allowed a total of 5 earned runs in the three wins...they have thrown 35 strikeouts and walked only 10 batters. 

BEND DENIES APPLESOX TRY FOR SWEEP, WENATCHEE WINS SERIES

The AppleSox lost 9-1, but won a third-straight WCL series, Thursday. 

BOX SCORE

BEND - The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-9), came up short in their try for a first sweep over the Bend Elks (7-11), Thursday night in a 9-1 final at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore. 

After coming up with 31 hits in the first two games of the series, the AppleSox offense was slowed by Andrew Edwards (1-1), and the Elks. Wenatchee came up with just two hits in the game.     

Bend opened the scoring with an RBI single for Tommy Lane in the first inning. Wenatchee answered in the third inning after a double for Matt Fraizer. With two outs, Fraizer stole third base and came home to score on a throwing error by the Elk’s catcher. 

In the fourth inning, Bend took back the lead for good. The Elks brought around five runs in the inning, while knocking Luke Mattson (0-3) out of the game. Lane got his second and third RBI on a double, and Jake Anderson chipped in an RBI single in the frame. 

The Elks tacked on three more runs in the seventh inning off of Sox reliever Eli Thornquist, who worked after Casey Legumina. The runs were the first allowed this season by Thornquist and came on RBI singles for Anderson and Jarod Gonzales. A throwing error from center field brought home the third run. 

Wenatchee committed three errors in the game. 

Tyler Burch pitched the eighth inning for Wenatchee and retired the side with a strikeout. 

Wenatchee struck out in order in the ninth, and Bend’s pitching staff tallied 14 strikeouts in the win. Edwards tossed nine, Grant Larson threw two, and Sam Boone got the final three. 

Wenatchee continues its road trip, Friday, at Gresham. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. 

APPLESOX GOING FOR FIRST WCL SWEEP VS BEND

The AppleSox are going for their first sweep against Bend in the team's WCL history. It would be the Sox first road sweep since August, 2014. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX at Bend Elks
Vince Genna Stadium     |       6:35 p.m.
R- Luke Mattson (0-2) vs. L- Andrew Edwards (0-1)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-8, 2-4 North), tied for fourth place in the North Division, continue a six-game road trip in Oregon against the Bend Elks (6-11, 6-6)...Wenatchee is going for its first series sweep of 2016 and first series sweep in the all-time WCL series vs. Bend, Thursday...Wenatchee has accumulated 31 hits in the first two games of the series...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (35-38) (.479), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- APPLESOX 5, ELKS 3
BEND – The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-8), came up with 15 hits, Wednesday night, to help secure a 5-3 victory over the Bend Elks (6-11), and a third-consecutive WCL series win at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore...Shane Martinez hit the first pitch of the night from Kris Jackson (1-2) for a single, and an Evan Douglas single and a Michael Toglia RBI single got the Sox on the board 1-0...in the second inning, Wenatchee added four more runs on four-consecutive RBI singles for Martinez, Matt Fraizer, Douglas, and Toglia...Jordan Rathbone and Otis Statum also singled in the four-run frame, and came home to score...Bend answered in the home half, off of AppleSox starter Jimmy Dobrash (1-2), with an RBI groundout following a Jarod Gonzales double...Derek Chapman drove in the run, and brought Gonzales home again in the fourth for a 5-2 deficit...after six innings and a quality start, Jimmy Dobrash left the contest and Miceal Taylor allowed the bases loaded on three-straight hits...a fourth hit for Tommy Lane was good for an RBI and cut the Sox lead to two at 5-3..with the bases still loaded and nobody out, Taylor induced a 5-2-3 double play...the next batter grounded out to Toglia to end the inning...Taylor retired the Elks in order in the eighth, before yielding for Dylan Riddle out of the bullpen in the ninth...still holding on to a 5-3 lead,a fourth error of the night for the AppleSox gave the Elks an extra out and brought the tying run to the plate. Riddle retired the next three batters to pick up his first save, and give Wenatchee another 2016 series win. 

TONIGHT'S NOTES
NEVER DONE BEFORE
The AppleSox are trying to accomplish a feat, never before attained against the Elks...a series sweep...Wenatchee is 0-for-1 in series sweep tries this season (Walla Walla), but did earn a third-straight WCL series win last night in the 5-3 final over the Elks.

A DIFFERENT STORY
Need proof that the AppleSox have changed quite a bit over the last week and a half?...the Sox are winners of six of their last seven league games, eight-of-nine overall, and have raised their team batting average by 40 points since an 0-7 start...in fact, over the last five games, Wenatchee is batting .286 and is .265 over the last ten contests...the pitching staff is 4-1, with a 2.63 ERA in the last five games, and 6-4 with a 3.46 ERA in the last ten games.

BACK-TO-BACK
Wenatchee had batters finish with four hits in two-consecutive nights, after Michael Toglia went 4-for-5, Wednesday...Matt Fraizer was 4-for-6, Tuesday.

FROM THE TOP, DOWN
Last night, through four innings, Wenatchee’s one through four hitters were a combined 9-for-11 with three of the team’s five runs scored, and all five of the team’s RBIs...Evan Douglas and Michael Toglia combined 7-for-10 with 3 RBI and a double in the three & four spots of the lineup.

SAVING GRACE
How about the final relievers for the AppleSox in 2016...they have now recorded five saves in six wins and are a perfect 5-for-5 in save opportunities. 

DOUGLAS ON FIRE
Evan Douglas is riding a nine-game hitting streak for the AppleSox and hitting a team-best .545 over the last five games...he also leads the team with an even .500 average dating back to ten games ago. 

MATTSON THE MARATHON MAN
Luke Mattson makes his third start of the season for Wenatchee, Thursday...he leads the team in average pitches thrown per outing this year, with 93.5.

BREAKING OUT BROOMS
It has been awhile since the AppleSox last swept an opponent on the road...a feat not accomplished a season ago, the last Sox road sweet was Aug. 5-7, 2014 at Kelowna...the last Sox sweep in general was July 3-5 at home against Klamath Falls. 

DEFENSE NEEDING A PICK-ME-UP
The AppleSox are still trying to get their gloves going in 2016...the team’s .950 fielding percentage is second-lowest in the WCL, and the 27 total errors committed is fourth most. 

STRONG AFTER SEVEN
When Wenatchee makes it through the seventh inning with a lead in 2016, the Sox hold on...they are 5-0 protecting leads held in the seventh inning or later.

APPLESOX RIDE HOT BATS TO ANOTHER SERIES WIN

With another boisterous effort offensively, Wednesday night, the Wenatchee AppleSox secured a third-straight WCL series win, in a 5-3 victory over the Bend Elks. 

BOX SCORE  

BEND - The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-8), came up with 15 hits, Wednesday night, after a 17-hit performance Tuesday, to help secure a 5-3 victory over the Bend Elks (6-11), and a third-consecutive WCL series win at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore. 

Like Tuesday, the AppleSox hit the Elks hard early, and often, in last night’s contest. Shane Martinez hit the first pitch of the night from Kris Jackson (1-2) for a single, and an Evan Douglas single and a Michael Toglia RBI single got the Sox on the board 1-0. 

In the second inning, Wenatchee added four more runs on four-consecutive RBI singles for Martinez, Matt Fraizer, Douglas, and Toglia. Jordan Rathbone and Otis Statum also singled in the four-run frame, and came home to score. 

Toglia and Douglas combined to go 7-for-10, with Toglia finishing 4-for-5 with 2 RBI. Douglas has now hit safely in a team-leading nine-consecutive games.

Bend answered in the home half, off of AppleSox starter Jimmy Dobrash (1-2), with an RBI groundout following a Jarod Gonzales double. Derek Chapman drove in the run, and brought Gonzales home again in the fourth for a 5-2 deficit. 

After six innings and a quality start, Jimmy Dobrash left the contest and Miceal Taylor allowed the bases loaded on three-straight hits. A fourth hit for Tommy Lane was good for an RBI and cut the Sox lead to two at 5-3. 

With the bases still loaded and nobody out, Taylor induced a key ground ball to third base. Martinez went home with the throw and Sox catcher Matt Reitano relayed the back end to Toglia in time for a 5-2-3 double play. 

The next batter grounded out to Toglia to end the inning.

Taylor retired the Elks in order in the eighth, before yielding for Dylan Riddle out of the bullpen in the ninth. 

Still holding on to a 5-3 lead, Riddle appeared to have his first out of the inning on a ground ball to second base, but a fourth error of the night for the AppleSox gave the Elks an extra out and brought the tying run to the plate. Riddle retired the next three batters to pick up his first save, and give Wenatchee another 2016 series win. 

Since the AppleSox’ 0-7 start, Wenatchee is now 6-1 in its last seven games. 

Thursday night, Wenatchee will play for its first series sweep of the Bend Elks in WCL play. Bend, outside of new WCL expansion franchise Gresham, is the only team the AppleSox have not swept in the playing history of the WCL. Luke Mattson is scheduled to get the start for Wenatchee. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee Goes For Series Win at Bend

The AppleSox are going for a series win against the Bend Elks, Wednesday night at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX at Bend Elks
Vince Genna Stadium     |       6:35 p.m.
R- Jimmy Dobrash (0-2) vs. TBA
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (5-8, 2-4 North), fifth place in the division, continue a six-game road trip in Oregon against the Bend Elks (6-10, 6-6)...Wenatchee set new highs for runs in a game, hits in a game, runs in an inning, and hits in an inning, Tuesday...six of the AppleSox nine hitters finished with multi-hit nights...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (34-38) (.472), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- APPLESOX 11, ELKS 0
BEND – The Wenatchee AppleSox (5-8), utilized a nine-run third inning, Tuesday night, to lead the way in an 11-0 shutout over the Bend Elks (6-10) at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore...the AppleSox utilized a nine-run third inning to supply the bulk of the game’s offense...after Jeremy Ydens and Matt Fraizer opened the frame with singles, Evan Douglas drove home Ydens on an RBI single to give Wenatchee an early 1-0 lead...a follow-up RBI single for Michael Toglia and a walk of Ryan Kreidler set up the bases loaded for Alex Gonzales with a 2-0 lead and one out...Gonzales unloaded the bases with a 3-RBI triple over the head of the Elk’s center fielder AJ Valencia...Douglas scored easily, while Kreidler was hot on the heels of Toglia, scoring just after his first baseman was able to stand up, following his slide into home...with a 5-0 lead, Wenatchee continued to pile on the runs...Shane Martinez came up with an additional 2-run single, and a third run scored on an error...a Fraizer RBI double completed the frame...Wenatchee added two runs in the fifth off of Jake Forrester, on a 2-RBI triple for Toglia that carried over the head of Valencia...in a lineup comprised of eight true freshmen, six batters came up with multiple hits...the run support was earned for AppleSox starter Ross Clevenger (1-0). In his first start of 2016, following three relief appearances, Clevenger dialed up five scoreless innings, while only allowing two hits. He had retired seven-consecutive batters when he left the contest...Matt Young pitched the final four innings of relief to earn the save.

TONIGHT'S NOTES
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Wenatchee came up with new season highs in hits in a game (16), runs in a game (11), runs in an inning (9), and hits in an inning (7), last night at Vince Genna Stadium...in fact, the nine runs scored in the top of the third were more than in any previous league game during the 2016 season.

THE LAST TIME...
You’re probably wondering the last time the AppleSox came up with 10 or more runs and 15 or more hits in a game...Wenatchee last scored 10 runs at home, Aug. 2, 2015 against Victoria...the team tallied 17 hits at Kelowna July 30, 2015.

FIERY FRAIZER
Matt Fraizer is having quite the start to his 2016 season...hitting .345 in his first seven games, Fraizer has more hits in the last ten games (10), and the last five games (7) than any of his other AppleSox teammates, including four players who have played in more than seven of the last 10 games...Fraizer was 4-for-6 last night with a run scored and an RBI...the last time an AppleSox player collected four hits in a game was July 31, 2015 at home against the Victoria HarbourCats...Joey Jansen accomplished the feat. 

DOUGLAS KEEPS HITTING
Evan Douglas has hit safely in eight-consecutive games...a season-high hitting streak for the AppleSox, and a new AppleSox career-high hitting streak...he previously attained streaks of seven-consecutive games on two occassions in 2015 (June 14-28 & July 29-Aug. 5).

BLANKED
Wenatchee shut out Bend for its second shutout of the 2016 season...if you factor in a non-league shutout over the weekend, the AppleSox have thrown three shutouts in the last seven nights...Wenatchee threw four shutouts in all of the 2016 season.

LATELY
Over the last five games, the AppleSox pitching staff is near the league-low in ERA...with a 2.06 ERA over the last five, the only WCL team with a better mark is Bellingham at 1.88...Bend on the other hand ranks ninth at 5.22...the Sox are also hitting .249 over the last five games with three home runs, and 26 RBI. 

HOT BATS
Five AppleSox hitters are attaining batting averages above .300 over the last five games...Evan Douglas leads the charge at .556 (5x9, 2RBI), followed by Michael Toglia (6x15, 6RBI) and Shane Martinez (2x5, 2RBI) at .400...then Jordan Rathbone is hitting .385 (5x13, 4RBI), and Matt Fraizer is at .318 (7x22, RBI).

FILLED UP
With bases-loaded hitting success last night, the AppleSox are now batting .286 with 14 RBI in 14 at bats with the bases loaded in 2016...the Sox are up to a .293 average with two outs and runners in scoring position.

FOR THE WIN
Wenatchee is looking for its third-straight WCL series win, Wednesday night....this coming after the AppleSox were swept in the first two series of the season by Yakima Valley and Victoria, leaders of the WCL South and North Divisions. 

BIG THIRD INNING PROPELS APPLESOX TO ROAD TRIP-OPENING WIN

The AppleSox set new 2016 season single-game highs for runs scored, hits attained, runs scored in an inning, and total hits in an inning, Tuesday night at Bend. 

BOX SCORE

BEND - The Wenatchee AppleSox (5-8), utilized a nine-run third inning, Tuesday night, to lead the way in an 11-0 shutout over the Bend Elks (6-10) at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore. 

The AppleSox utilized a nine-run third inning to supply the bulk of the game’s offense. After Jeremy Ydens and Matt Fraizer opened the frame with singles, Evan Douglas drove home Ydens on an RBI single to give Wenatchee an early 1-0 lead. A follow-up RBI single for Michael Toglia and a walk of Ryan Kreidler set up the bases loaded for Alex Gonzales with a 2-0 lead and one out. 

Gonzales unloaded the bases with a 3-RBI triple over the head of the Elk’s center fielder AJ Valencia.  Douglas scored easily, while Kreidler was hot on the heels of Toglia, scoring just after his first baseman was able to stand up, following his slide into home. 

With a 5-0 lead, Wenatchee continued to pile on the runs. 13 batters came to the plate in the inning, as Shane Martinez came up with an additional 2-run single, and a third run scored on an error. A Fraizer RBI double completed the frame, in which Bend starter Ryan Ward (0-2), was chased.

Wenatchee added two runs in the fifth off of Jake Forrester, on a 2-RBI triple for Toglia that carried over the head of Valencia. 

Toglia and Gonzales each finished with 3 RBI for Wenatchee, while Fraizer went 4-for-6. In a lineup comprised of eight true freshmen, six batters came up with multiple hits.

The run support was earned for AppleSox starter Ross Clevenger (1-0). In his first start of 2016, following three relief appearances, Clevenger dialed up five scoreless innings, while only allowing two hits. He had retired seven-consecutive batters when he left the contest. 

Matt Young pitched the final four innings of relief to earn the save. He gave up just three hits, and struck out four batters. The defense stayed spotless behind him, committing zero errors. 

Game two of the series and the road trip is Wednesday night. Jimmy Dobrash gets the start for Wenatchee at 6:35 p.m. 

APPLESOX HIT OREGON TRAIL FOR SIX ROAD GAMES

The AppleSox leave the friendly confines of Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium for a six-game road trip, beginning Tuesday. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX at Bend Elks
Vince Genna Stadium     |       6:35 p.m.
R- Ross Clevenger (0-0) vs. R- Ryan Ward
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (4-8, 2-4 North), fifth place in the division, open a six-game road trip in Oregon against the Bend Elks...Wenatchee is coming off of back-to-back 2-1 series wins over Walla Walla and Corvallis, after starting the season 0-7...Tuesday’s game opens a string of 18-straight for Wenatchee, with nine to be played in Oregon...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (33-38) (.465), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

SUNDAY NIGHT -- APPLESOX 7, SEALS 3
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the San Francisco Seals in non-league play, 7-3 behind a six-run sixth inning, Sunday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Shane Martinez went 3-for-5 in his AppleSox debut, batting in the leadoff spot for Wenatchee...he drove in two runs on a single in the sixth inning, which yielded six runs for the AppleSox...Wenatchee brought 11 batters to the plate in the inning, which included three hits, a sacrifice fly, four walks, and a batter hit by pitch...other RBIs in the inning were credited to Ryan Murkle, Otis Statum, Haydan Hastings, and Jeremy Ydens...the runs undid a respectable five-inning start for Blaze Hastings, who left the game with a 3-1 lead, but the bases loaded...Trey Jeans allowed two runs of his own without recording an out in the inning...Miguel Villafane came on to earn the final outs of the frame...the AppleSox got a quality start on the other side from Grady Miller...he threw six innings of three-run baseball, giving up scores in the second on an RBI single for Paul Kunst, and a 2-RBI double in the sixth for Marcus Williams...Wenatchee scored its first run in the second to tie the game at one, on a double steal that resulted in Ryan Kreidler crossing the plate on an attempted caught stealing of Jordan Rathbone at second base...Nick Hoefling threw threw the final three innings for a save, allowing three hits with three strikeouts. 

TONIGHT'S NOTES
LONG STRETCH OF BASEBALL
The AppleSox open a string of 18-straight games, Tuesday...the stretch ends July 7 in a double-header at Corvallis...12 of the next 18 games are to be played on the road, with nine of the contests being played in Oregon...the Sox play the final game of their WCL First-Half schedule, July 5, at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

FRESHMAN POWER
With Jeremy Ydens’ home run to left field a night ago, Wenatchee has received its first three home runs of 2016 from true-freshman hitters...Michael Toglia and Haydan Hastings each went deep in Wednesday’s extra-inning win.

DEFENSE REELING
A lone black mark on a good report card over the last week for the Sox has been defensively...Wenatchee has committed at least one error in 10 of its first 12 games. 

CLEVENGER TO MAKE FIRST 2016 START
After starting in 12-of-13 games for Northwest Nazarene in 2016, Clevenger will make his first start for Wenatchee, Tuesday...Clevenger has faced 10-or-more batters in each of his three appearances out of the bullpen for Wenatchee this season...in his last start, he earned his first save while throwing new personal season-highs in innings (4), strikeouts (5), and runs allowed (0, 2x).

LEFT-HANDERS GIVING OPPONENTS FITS
Wenatchee’s left-handed pitching has been a point of strength in 2016...opposing batters are batting just .218 off of lefties, as opposed to a .309 average against right-handed pitching...of right-handed pitchers, Clevenger has the third-lowest opposing batting average at .188 (Lardner/.143 and Burch/.176)...the team’s leader in opposing batting average is Eli Thornquist (.059).

RATHBONE COMING ON
Jordan Rathbone has tallied a team-leading 6 hits over the last five games...has also driven in a team-leading 4 RBI over the same stretch...he has the second-highest batting average in the last five games of any player with more than two games played.

LOW ERA
The AppleSox pitchers have tossed a 2.44 ERA over the last five games...a 4-1 stretch that includes all of the team’s 2016 wins, and two series-clinching victories.

CLUTCH HITTING
Wenatchee is out-hitting its opponents .294 to .288 with runners in scoring position and two outs...of 35 RBI on the season, 20 have come with two men out and runners in scoring position for Wenatchee. 

APPLESOX COMPLETE TWO-GAME SWEEP OF SEALS, 6-2 HOMESTAND

The AppleSox won 7-3, Sunday, behind a 3-for-5 debut for Shane Martinez, a 2-for-4 night for Ryan Kreidler, and a quality start for Grady Miller. Wenatchee went 6-2 on its homestand.

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE - The Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the San Francisco Seals, 7-3 behind a six-run sixth inning, Sunday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

Shane Martinez went 3-for-5 in his AppleSox debut, batting in the leadoff spot for Wenatchee. He drove in two runs on a single in the sixth inning, which yielded six runs for the AppleSox. 

Wenatchee brought 11 batters to the plate in the inning, which included three hits, a sacrifice fly, four walks, and a batter hit by pitch. Other RBIs in the inning were credited to Ryan Murkle, Otis Statum, Haydan Hastings, and Jeremy Ydens. 

The runs undid a respectable five-inning start for Blaze Hastings, who left the game with a 3-1 lead, but the bases loaded. Trey Jeans allowed two runs of his own without recording an out in the inning. Miguel Villafane came on to earn the final outs of the frame. 

The AppleSox got a quality start on the other side from Grady Miller. He threw six innings of three-run baseball, giving up scores in the second on an RBI single for Paul Kunst, and a 2-RBI double in the sixth for Marcus Williams. 

Wenatchee scored its first run in the second to tie the game at one, on a double steal that resulted in Ryan Kreidler crossing the plate on an attempted caught stealing of Jordan Rathbone at second base. 

Nick Hoefling threw threw the final three innings for a save, allowing three hits with three strikeouts. 

After an off day, Monday, Wenatchee hits the road for a six-game road trip, and the beginning of 18-consecutive games until July 7. First pitch at Bend, Tuesday, is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. 

Father's Day Matchup With Seals Completes Homestand, Sunday

Wenatchee ends a nine-game homestand, Sunday, with a Father's Day matchup against the San Francisco Seals. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

WENATCHEE APPLESOX vs San Francisco Seals (NON-LEAGUE)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       6:05 p.m.
L- Grady Miller (1-1) vs. TBA
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (4-8, 2-4 North), fifth place in the division, finish a nine-game homestand, hosting the San Francisco Seals in a three-game non-league set...Wenatchee won its first series of the season, Sunday with a 3-0 shutout of the Corvallis Knights, and won another series, 2-1 over the Walla Walla Sweets, Tuesday-Thursday...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (32-38) (.457), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

FRIDAY NIGHT -- APPLESOX 7, SEALS 0
SATURDAY NIGHT -- RAIN-OUT
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the San Francisco Seals 7-0 in non-league action, Friday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Evan Douglas led the AppleSox offensive charge with three hits, including two doubles, and two runs scored..Justin Blatner offered up seven scoreless innings in the victory...he gave up just two hits and struck out six batters...Mac Lardner worked the other two innings in relief, striking out three while preserving the shutout...Wenatchee opened the scoring in the second inning with three runs on an RBI single for Jeremy Ydens and a 2-RBI single for Parker Price...Ryan Kreidler, Jordan Rathbone, and Alex Gonzales each scored, after reaching on singles and a walk, respectively...the AppleSox chased the San Francisco Seals’ starter in the third inning, with two outs...he was charged for two runs on an RBI double for Douglas and a bases-loaded walk of Otis Statum...Evan Douglas scored the sixth run of the game on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, after reaching base on his second double of the game...Price set up the game’s final run with a leadoff triple in the eighth inning...Matt Reitano brought home Price on a sacrifice fly RBI.

TONIGHT'S NOTES
APPLESOX NON-LEAGUE GAMES
Friday’s contest with the San Francisco Seals is the first of six non-league contests for the Sox in 2016...Wenatchee will also host the Alaska Goldpanners July 29-31, famous for playing the ‘Midnight Sun Game’ in Fairbanks Alaska...Wenatchee went 3-1 in non-league matchups in 2015...the only loss coming to these very Seals in the second game of the year...Wenatchee holds a 108-40 mark all-time in non-league action, including games played when the team was a PIL franchise from 2000-2004. 

FRESHMAN POWER
With Jeremy Ydens’ home run to left field a night ago, Wenatchee has received its first three home runs of 2016 from true-freshman hitters...Michael Toglia and Haydan Hastings each went deep in Wednesday’s extra-inning win.

DEFENSE REELING
A lone black mark on a good report card over the last week for the Sox has been defensively...Wenatchee has committed at least one error in 10 of its first 12 games. 

BLATNER TRYING TO GET TEAM BACK ON TRACK
If you look back to last Saturday’s game with Corvallis, Justin Blatner was the man that got the Sox going for a four-game winning streak...he turned in Wenatchee’s first quality start of the season, following his first spring at Gonzaga...the sophomore is holding opposing hitters to a .238 average. 

LEFT-HANDERS GIVING OPPONENTS FITS
Wenatchee’s left-handed pitching has been a point of strength in 2016...opposing batters are batting just .218 off of lefties, as opposed to a .309 average against right-handed pitching. 

RATHBONE COMING ON
Jordan Rathbone has tallied a team-leading 6 hits over the last five games...has also driven in a team-leading 4 RBI over the same stretch...he has the second-highest batting average in the last five games of any player with more than two games played.

ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO SEALS
In their 30th season of summer baseball, the Seals home field is not in the city for which they are named...their diamond is in Alameda...,ore formerly the team was the San Francisco Bay Area Collegiate Baseball Club...now they are merging their brand with the Alameda Merchants...because of split-squad games, multiple doubleheaders and all of the travel, the Seals have 45 players on the roster...outside of the Golden State there are games in Washington, Nevada, Alaska and British Columbia...they are coming from Alameda to Wenatchee and returning right home according to their schedule...the team is a “pay to play” outfit, with each player paying for membership.

APPLESOX SHUTOUT SEALS FOR VICTORY

The AppleSox won their first non-league game of 2016, Friday, in shutout fashion, 7-0 over the San Francisco Seals. 

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the San Francisco Seals 7-0 in non-league action, Friday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Evan Douglas led the AppleSox offensive charge with three hits, including two doubles, and two runs scored. 

Justin Blatner offered up seven scoreless innings in the victory. He gave up just two hits and struck out six batters. Mac Lardner worked the other two innings in relief, striking out three while preserving the shutout. 

Wenatchee opened the scoring in the second inning with three runs on an RBI single for Jeremy Ydens and a 2-RBI single for Parker Price. Ryan Kreidler, Jordan Rathbone, and Alex Gonzales each scored, after reaching on singles and a walk, respectively. 

The AppleSox chased the San Francisco Seals’ starter in the third inning, with two outs. He was charged for two runs on an RBI double for Douglas and a bases-loaded walk of Otis Statum. 

Evan Douglas scored the sixth run of the game on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, after reaching base on his second double of the game. 

Price set up the game’s final run with a leadoff triple in the eighth inning. Matt Reitano brought home Price on a sacrifice fly RBI. 

Game two of the series is Saturday night, and first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Local arm Grady Miller will pitch for Wenatchee. 

Wenatchee Opens Father's Day Weekend at Home: San Francisco Seals In Town

The Wenatchee AppleSox play three non-WCL games this weekend, starting Friday night at 7:05 p.m. vs. the San Francisco Seals. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX vs San Francisco Seals (NON-LEAGUE)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       7:05 p.m.
L- Justin Blatner (1-0) vs. TBA
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (4-8, 2-4 North), fifth place in the division, continue a nine-game homestand, hosting the San Francisco Seals in a three-game non-league set...Wenatchee won its first series of the season, Sunday with a 3-0 shutout of the Corvallis Knights, and won another series, 2-1 over the Walla Walla Sweets, Tuesday-Thursday...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (31-38) (.449), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- APPLESOX 4, SWEETS 8
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (4-8), fell 8-4 to the Walla Walla Sweets (6-6), in the series finale, Thursday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Wenatchee won the three-game series 2-1...AppleSox starter Luke Mattson (0-2) was hit hard in the second inning by the Sweets, walking three batters and giving up two hits for the Sweets first runs of the night...a wild pitch surrendered the first run, while an RBI single for Ryan Johnston plated the second on an RBI single...struggling with command, Mattson allowed an additional run in the fifth inning and left two runners aboard when he exited with two outs in the frame, after an RBI single for Nick Vigo...Casey Legumina entered in relief and the two runners scored on a 2-RBI single for Austin Kopacz...Walla Walla went on to add a run in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings...Nick Nyquist, the Sweets leading hitter and a former AppleSox player came up with an RBI single in the sixth and a 2-RBI triple in the eighth off of Taylor Borchers, making his AppleSox debut...in the seventh, an RBI double led to another run for the Sweets...catcher Griffin Mazur had the third extra-base hit of the game for Walla Walla...Wenatchee tried to make a game of it in the late innings...with one out, Jeremy Ydens delivered a solo home run off of Walla Walla reliever Joe Heineman...he was working to back up six scoreless innings from Easton Lucas (2-0). ..four walks led to another Wenatchee run...Jordan Rathbone followed up with a 2-RBI single to cut the deficit to 8-4.  

TONIGHT'S NOTES
APPLESOX NON-LEAGUE GAMES
Friday’s contest with the San Francisco Seals is the first of six non-league contests for the Sox in 2016...Wenatchee will also host the Alaska Goldpanners July 29-31, famous for playing the ‘Midnight Sun Game’ in Fairbanks Alaska...Wenatchee went 3-1 in non-league matchups in 2015...the only loss coming to these very Seals in the second game of the year...Wenatchee holds a 107-40 mark all-time in non-league action, including games played when the team was a PIL franchise from 2000-2004. 

FRESHMAN POWER
With Jeremy Ydens’ home run to left field a night ago, Wenatchee has received its first three home runs of 2016 from true-freshman hitters...Michael Toglia and Haydan Hastings each went deep in Wednesday’s extra-inning win.

DEFENSE REELING
A lone black mark on a good report card over the last week for the Sox has been defensively...Wenatchee has committed at least one error in 10 of its first 12 games. 

BLATNER TRYING TO GET TEAM BACK ON TRACK
If you look back to last Saturday’s game with Corvallis, Justin Blatner was the man that got the Sox going for a four-game winning streak...he turned in Wenatchee’s first quality start of the season, following his first spring at Gonzaga...the sophomore is holding opposing hitters to a .238 average. 

LEFT-HANDERS GIVING OPPONENTS FITS
Wenatchee’s left-handed pitching has been a point of strength in 2016...opposing batters are batting just .218 off of lefties, as opposed to a .309 average against right-handed pitching. 

RATHBONE COMING ON
Jordan Rathbone has tallied a team-leading 6 hits over the last five games...has also driven in a team-leading 4 RBI over the same stretch...he has the second-highest batting average in the last five games of any player with more than two games played.

ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO SEALS
In their 30th season of summer baseball, the Seals home field is not in the city for which they are named...their diamond is in Alameda...,ore formerly the team was the San Francisco Bay Area Collegiate Baseball Club...now they are merging their brand with the Alameda Merchants...because of split-squad games, multiple doubleheaders and all of the travel, the Seals have 45 players on the roster...outside of the Golden State there are games in Washington, Nevada, Alaska and British Columbia...they are coming from Alameda to Wenatchee and returning right home according to their schedule...the team is a “pay to play” outfit, with each player paying for membership.

APPLESOX FALL 8-4, WIN SERIES VERSUS SWEETS

The AppleSox fell 8-4 Thursday night, but won their second-consecutive series during a nine-game homestand at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (4-8), fell 8-4 to the Walla Walla Sweets (6-6), in the series finale, Thursday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. Wenatchee won the three-game series 2-1. 

AppleSox starter Luke Mattson (0-2) was hit hard in the second inning by the Sweets, walking three batters and giving up two hits for the Sweets first runs of the night. A wild pitch surrendered the first run, while an RBI single for Ryan Johnston plated the second on an RBI single. 

Struggling with command, Mattson allowed an additional run in the fifth inning and left two runners aboard when he exited with two outs in the frame, after an RBI single for Nick Vigo. Casey Legumina entered in relief and the two runners scored on a 2-RBI single for Austin Kopacz. 

Walla Walla went on to add a run in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. Nick Nyquist, the Sweets leading hitter and a former AppleSox player came up with an RBI single in the sixth and a 2-RBI triple in the eighth off of Taylor Borchers, making his AppleSox debut. 

In the seventh, an RBI double led to another run for the Sweets. Catcher Griffin Mazur had the third extra-base hit of the game for Walla Walla. 

Wenatchee tried to make a game of it in the late innings. With one out, Jeremy Ydens delivered a solo home run off of Walla Walla reliever Joe Heineman. He was working to back up six scoreless innings from Easton Lucas (2-0). 

It was Ydens’ first home run of 2016 and the Sox third home run of the season. Parker Price, Ryan Kreidler, and Michael Toglia each walked after the home run and with two outs, Matt Reitano walked with the bases loaded to score Wenatchee’s second run. 

Jordan Rathbone followed up with a 2-RBI single to cut the defecit to 8-4. The score held the rest of the way, as Nick Vigo came out of center field to pitch in the ninth for Walla Walla. 

Wenatchee will play three non-league games Friday-Sunday against the San Francisco Seals. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. 

Wenatchee Going For First Sweep, Thursday

The AppleSox are looking to extend a four-game winning streak with a series sweep of the Walla Walla Sweets tonight at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. First Pitch is at 7:05 p.m. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (4-7) vs Walla Walla Sweets (5-6)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       7:05 p.m.
R- Luke Mattson (0-1) vs. L- Easton Lucas (1-0)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (4-7, 2-3 North), fifth place in the division, continue a nine-game homestand, hosting North division foe, the Walla Walla Sweets (5-6, 3-5 North)...Wenatchee won its first series of the season, Sunday with a 3-0 shutout of the Corvallis Knights, and has a chance to sweep its first series Thursday night...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (31-37) (.456), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

SUNDAY NIGHT -- APPLESOX 5, SWEETS 4 (12 innings)
WENATCHEE – It took extra innings, Wednesday night, but the Wenatchee AppleSox (4-7), won a fourth-straight game on a Parker Price RBI single in the 12th inning, to secure a 5-4 win over the Walla Walla Sweets (5-6), at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Eli Thornquist (1-0) was the winning pitcher for the AppleSox, posting three innings of relief for the AppleSox in extra innings...the loss was charged to Kyle Narahara (0-2), the West Coast League’s save leader...Wenatchee fell behind in the fourth inning, as the Sweets reached Sox starter Jimmy Dobrash for their first runs for a 2-0 lead....that score held into the bottom half as Walla Walla starter Bobby Ay was facing Toglia without allowing a hit to Wenatchee on the night...that’s when Toglia hammered his two-run home run to dead center field to tie the ballgame...trailing in the sixth, Wenatchee cut into the two-run, 4-2 deficit with Toglia’s third RBI...he landed a single in shallow right field to score Price, who was aboard earlier in the inning on a walk...Hastings hit the game-tying solo home run down the right field line off of AJ Carkner in the seventh...the score would hold until Price broke the tie for good in the 12th...with two outs, and Narahara in a groove, Jeremy Ydens walked to get a runner aboard...after stealing second base, Price delivered the single that won the game for Wenatchee.  

TONIGHT'S NOTES
THE STREAK
The AppleSox have now won 4-consecutive games, tied for the second-longest WCL winning streak...it is the AppleSox longest positive streak since a five-game stretch in August, 2014...all of the wins have occurred at home. 

CRUSHED
Two home runs tied the game twice a night ago for the AppleSox...the team’s first of the year was crushed to center field off the batt of Michael Toglia...it came in the fourth to tie the game 2-2...Haydan Hastings provided another in the seventh...a solo shot after Jordan Rathbone was caught trying to stretch a single into a double...that tied the game at 4...the home run came in game number 11 last night...a year ago, it took 13 games and change for the Sox to put one over the wall...the long is 15 games back in 2007.

CLOSE CALLS
The recent history of the Sox-Sweets history has delivered plenty of close games...now 8 of the last 12 games with Walla Walla have been decided by one run.

FREE BASEBALL
Last night, the AppleSox played their second extra inning contest of the season...Wenatchee is now 1-1 on the year, and has drawn even with the Sweets at 4-4 all-time in extra-inning games...the win last night broke a 5-game losing streak in extra-inning contests, dating back to June 10, 2015, a 10-inning 3-0 win at Walla Walla, after the game was scoreless into extra frames...Wenatchee played back-to-back extra-inning games to end that first series with Walla Walla a season ago (1-1)...the Sox are 35-30 in lengthened games, and 16-18 at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

PITCHING LEADING THE CHARGE
Over the last five game nights, and the AppleSox 4-game winning streak, the pitching staff has had a heavy hand in changing Wenatchee’s fortunes...in the last five games, the team has tossed a 2.06 ERA, allowing 11 earned runs...if you take only the games during the four-game win-streak, it is a 1.38 ERA for the staff (6 earned runs)...in the series against Walla Walla, just four earned runs have been allowed (1.71 ERA).

PREP THE BROOM CLOSET
Wenatchee has a chance to get a sweep over the Walla Walla Sweets, Thursday...the last AppleSox sweep came July 3-5, 2015 at home against the Klamath Falls Gems...the last sweep versus a divisional opponent was Aug. 5-7, 2014 at Kelowna...the final two games of that series both went to extra innings. 

WITH TWO OUTS
All of the AppleSox scoring a night ago came with two outs...Parker Price leads the AppleSox (19) in two-out RBI with four. 

STRIKEOUT KINGS
Last night the AppleSox struck out 13 batters, while Walla Walla K’d 15...the two teams are the WCL leaders in batters sent down on strikes. Wenatchee has thrown 106 strikeouts so far, and the Sweets 104...Wenatchee is on pace to throw 520 strikeouts this season...it would shatter the WCL record, set by the Sox pitching staff in 2014 (468). 

APPLESOX WALK OFF SWEETS, EARN FOURTH-STRAIGHT WIN

Parker Price delivered a game-winning RBI single for the AppleSox in the 12th inning, Wednesday night. Wenatchee walked off the Sweets to win the game 5-4.

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – It took extra innings, Wednesday night, but the Wenatchee AppleSox (4-7), won a fourth-straight game on a Parker Price RBI single in the 12th inning, to secure a 5-4 win over the Walla Walla Sweets (5-6), at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

Price ended the night 1-for-4 with two runs scored. He was brought home on two of Michael Toglia’s three RBI in the game-two win. Toglia launched a two-run home run in the fourth inning, tying what was a 2-0 game. 

Haydan Hastings also hit a home run for the AppleSox; a solo shot in the sixth to tie the game at 4-4. 

Eli Thornquist (1-0) was the winning pitcher for the AppleSox, posting three innings of relief for the AppleSox in extra innings. He struck out six batters, leading a pitching staff that sent down 13 Sweet batters on strikes. 

The loss was charged to Kyle Narahara (0-2), the West Coast League’s save leader. He struck out seven AppleSox batters, but Wenatchee waited him out for the game-winning single in the 12th. 

Wenatchee fell behind in the fourth inning, as the Sweets reached Sox starter Jimmy Dobrash for their first runs. A leadoff triple for Jarren Duran, set up an RBI on an error at second base; the first of four errors on the night for the AppleSox. 

An RBI single for Clayten Ayers later in the inning made it 2-0 Sweets. That score held into the bottom half as Walla Walla starter Bobby Ay was facing Toglia without allowing a hit to Wenatchee on the night. That’s when Toglia hammered his two-run home run to dead center field to tie the ballgame. 

In the sixth inning, Nick Nyquist helped get the Sweets back on top. He and Ayers singled to start the frame, and both runners advanced on a balk. Facing reliever Dylan Riddle, Hunter Villanueva delivered a sacrifice fly RBI for a 3-2 lead, followed by an RBI single for Haydan Duer. 

Wenatchee cut into the two-run, 4-2 deficit in the bottom half of the inning on Toglia’s third RBI. He landed a single in shallow right field to score Price, who was aboard earlier in the inning on a walk. 

Hastings hit the game-tying solo home run down the right field line off of AJ Carkner in the seventh. The score would hold until Price broke the tie for good in the 12th. 

With two outs, and Narahara in a groove, Jeremy Ydens walked to get a runner aboard. After stealing second base, Price delivered the single that won the game for Wenatchee. 

The AppleSox have now won 4-consecutive games in 2016. 

Wenatchee will go for the series sweep Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. Walla Walla is starting Easton Lucas (1-0), and Wenatchee will counter with right-handed pitcher Luke Mattson (0-1). 

APPLESOX GO FOR SERIES WIN, WEDNESDAY

The AppleSox are set to try and win a second series in 2016, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m., at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (3-7) vs Walla Walla Sweets (5-5)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       7:05 p.m.
R- Jimmy Dobrash (0-2) vs. R- Bobby Ay (0-0)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (3-7, 1-3 North), fifth place in the division, continue a nine-game homestand, hosting North division foe, the Walla Walla Sweets (5-5, 3-4 North)...Wenatchee won its first series of the season, Sunday with a 3-0 shutout of the Corvallis Knights, and has a chance to win another series Wednesday night...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (30-37) (.448), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

SUNDAY NIGHT -- APPLESOX 5, SWEETS 1
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (3-7), won a third-straight game behind stellar pitching and a breakout performance for Jordan Rathbone in a 5- 1 win over the Walla Walla Sweets (5-5), Tuesday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Wenatchee opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning after loading the bases on Walla Walla starter Connor Cannon (0-1), with one out...Otis Statum walked on four pitches for Wenatchee to force home the game’s first run...in the third, Walla Walla answered with an RBI triple from Ryan Johnston, but the tie was short-lived, as Wenatchee broke the 1-1 score in the bottom half of the frame when Matt Fraizer scored from third on a balk...Wenatchee added to its lead in the sixth inning, facing Zach Weisz. He was one of three Walla Walla outfielders called on to pitch in relief, Tuesday...Rathbone brought home Michael Toglia with an RBI single to make it 3-1, AppleSox...Toglia was aboard on a double off the center field wall in his debut...in the eighth, Wenatchee got two more runs off of Ryan Johnston...with one out, Ryan Murkle singled, setting up a run scoring play on a Jordan Rathbone RBI triple...it was Rathbone’s first extra-base hit of 2016, and it placed the AppleSox ahead 4-1...Haydan Hastings followed it up with a double down the left field line to give Wenatchee it’s 5-1 final score...all of the added runs came in support of reliever Ross Clevenger, who earned his first save of the season, offering four innings of no-hit baseball...he and Young each struck out five Sweet hitters in the winning effort.  

TONIGHT'S NOTES

STIFFLING OPPONENTS
The pitching staff for the Wenatchee AppleSox only has allowed 3 earned runs during the team’s current three-game winning streak...a 1.00 ERA.

RATHBONE BACK
Last night, Jordan Rathbone looked like the 2015 Jordan, netting his first multi-hit game of 2016...he tallied five multi-hit games in 12 games at the plate in 2015...including 2-for-4 nights in each of the last three games of the year, played at Yakima Valley...Rathbone’s triple last night was the first of his collegiate career.

DOBRASH’S STARTS
In each of Jimmy Dobrash’s first two starts, the AppleSox fell victim to run-scoring third innings...in the season opener against Yakima Valley it was a 3-run third, and at Victoria June 8, it was a 6-run inning. 

APPLESOX LEADS
Wenatchee has only scored first in three games this season...the Sox are now 2-1 when scoring the game’s first run.

LAST 5 SUCCESS
Over the last five games, the AppleSox have featured a better offensive attack, coupled with strong pitching...the Sox are hitting .261 with 41 hits over the last five games, after only securing 25 hits in the first five games...the Sox also have 18 RBI compared to 8 in their first five games...over that same stretch, the pitching staff has tossed a 2.86 ERA.

FOUR-HIT NIGHT
The last time the AppleSox held an opponent to four hits, as they did against the Sweets last night, was July 5, 2015, in a home victory over the Klamath Falls Gems. 

SOX DRAFTED
Wenatchee had a total of 18 current/former players drafted in the 2016 MLB Draft...eight of  the players drafted are currently affiliated with the AppleSox, including four who were in the order a night ago.

Brandon Bailey - Round 6, Oakland Athletics
John Pomeroy - Round 13, Pittsburgh Pirates
Trenton Brooks - Round 17, Cleveland Indians
Taylor Jones - Round 19, Houston
Eric Filia - Round 20, Seattle Mariners
Hunter Wells - Round 23, Miami
Mike McCann - Round 24, Kansas City
*Casey Legumina - Round 25, Toronto
Gage Burland - Round 26, NYY
John Brontsema - Round 26, Kansas City
CJ Gettman - Round 34, San Francisco
*^Michael Toglia - Round 35, Colorado
*^Ryan Kreidler - Round 35, Chicago (Cubs)
*Matt Fraizer - Round 38, Oakland
*^Shane Martinez - Round 39, Oakland
*^Otis Statum - Round 39, Cincinatti
*Jeremy Ydens - Round 40, St. Louis
*Evan Douglas - Round 40, Miami

*Denotes current player
^Denotes player who hasn’t yet arrived w/ AppleSox

APPLESOX PITCHING SHINES, OFFENSE DELIVERS IN TUESDAY'S WIN

Jordan Rathbone backed a strong pitching outing for the Wenatchee AppleSox, Tuesday night in a 5-1 win. Rathbone finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. 

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (3-7), won a third-straight game behind stellar pitching and a breakout performance for Jordan Rathbone in a 5- 1 win over the Walla Walla Sweets (5-5), Tuesday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

Rathbone finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI, in his first multi-hit game of the season. He backed a stellar combined performance on the mound for Matt Young (1-0) and Ross Clevenger (1 SV), in which the duo only allowed 4 hits. Clevenger didn’t allow a hit in four innings of work. 

The four hits allowed are the fewest to an opponent in 2016, and the lowest total allowed dating to July 5, 2015 in a victory at home against the Klamath Falls Gems. 

Wenatchee opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning after loading the bases on Walla Walla starter Connor Cannon (0-1), with one out. Otis Statum walked on four pitches for Wenatchee to force home the game’s first run. It was Statum’s first RBI of 2016. 

In the third, Walla Walla answered with an RBI triple from Ryan Johnston, but the tie was short-lived, as Wenatchee broke the 1-1 score in the bottom half of the frame when Matt Fraizer scored from third on a balk. 

It was the second of two runs scored on the night for Fraizer, who was plated on the Statum walk in the first. 

Wenatchee added to its lead in the sixth inning, facing Zach Weisz. He was one of three Walla Walla outfielders called on to pitch in relief, Tuesday. 

Rathbone brought home Michael Toglia with an RBI single to make it 3-1, AppleSox. Toglia was aboard on a double off the center field wall in his debut. 

In the eighth, Wenatchee got two more runs off of Ryan Johnston. With one out, Ryan Murkle singled, setting up a run scoring play on a Jordan Rathbone RBI triple. It was Rathbone’s first extra-base hit of 2016, and it placed the AppleSox ahead 4-1. 

Haydan Hastings followed it up with a double down the left field line to give Wenatchee it’s 5-1 final score. 

All of the added runs came in support of reliever Ross Clevenger, who earned his first save of the season, offering four innings of no-hit baseball. He and Young each struck out five Sweet hitters in the winning effort. 

After starting the season 0-7, Wenatchee is now riding a 3-game winning streak. The AppleSox have outscored opponents 14-4 over the last three nights. 

Game two of the series is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch, Wednesday night. Jimmy Dobrash (0-2) will look for his first win, up against Walla Walla’s Bobby Ay, who is making his 2016 WCL debut. 

APPLESOX WELCOME SWEETS FOR THREE

The AppleSox stay at home as part of a nine-game homestand, taking on the Walla Walla Sweets, starting at 7:05 p.m. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (2-7) vs Walla Walla Sweets (5-4)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       7:05 p.m.
L- Matt Young (0-0) vs. R- Connor Cannon (0-0)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (2-7, 0-3 North), fifth place in the division, continue a nine-game homestand, hosting North division foe, the Walla Walla Sweets (5-4, 3-3 North)...Wenatchee won its first series of the season, Sunday with a 3-0 shutout of the Corvallis Knights...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (29-37) (.439), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

SUNDAY NIGHT -- APPLESOX 3, KNIGHTS 0
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (2-7), shut out the Corvallis Knights (4-5), 3-0, behind seven scoreless innings from Grady Miller, Sunday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Miller posted six strikeouts and no walks, while allowing just five hits...he retired the Knights in order in three of the first four innings...at one point, he had retired 9-straight batters before Corvallis catcher Zak Taylor hit a two-out double in the fifth...Wenatchee scored its first run in the second inning off of Corvallis starter Aaron Pope (0-2)...Sheldon Liikala knocked an RBI single into left center field in the second inning, which scored Matt Reitano who led off hit by a pitch...Kolby DeHaas advanced him on a walk...the AppleSox offense was also held in check through the first six innings, coming up with just two hits off of Pope and Knight reliever Tanner Howell...Wenatchee did add a run off of Howell in the seventh on a sacrifice fly RBI for Jeremy Ydens...it scored DeHaas, who led off the frame with a single...Liikala was tossed out at third to end the inning, just after DeHaas crossed the plate...Wenatchee got one more insurance run in the eighth inning for reliever Nick Hoefling...he retired the Knights in the order in the top half of the frame...Parker Price doubled to start the home half, and was brought home in the next at bat on an RBI single for Evan Douglas...the RBI was Douglas’ first of the season...in the ninth, Corvallis made things interesting, loading the bases on three-conseuctive one-out singles...Hoefling ended the threat and picked up his first save by striking out the next two batters to secure the series victory. 

TONIGHT'S NOTES

SUNDAY’S SHUTOUT
Wenatchee shut out the Corvallis Knights, 3-0 Sunday night...it was the AppleSox first shutout since July 4, 2015 at home against the Klamath Falls Gems.

QUALITY STARTS
After going 0-7 without a quality start to begin 2016, Wenatchee came back with back-to-back quality starts from Justin Blatner and Grady Miller to win the weekend set over Corvallis, 2-1. 

THE LAST TIME...
Before last weekend, the AppleSox previous sereis win was Aug. 4-6, 2015 (2-1) over the Walla Walla Sweets. 

FROM BULLPEN TO ROTATION
Matt Young will move from the AppleSox bullpen to a starting role Tuesday night...the move is fitting as Young has the longest relief appearance for the AppleSox on the year (5.0 innings), and the most strikeouts in a relief appearance (8)...this will be his third game for Wenatchee in 2016. 

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A SERIES MAKES
The AppleSox are hitting .204 on the year with a 5.70 ERA, but over the weekend against Corvallis, the Sox hit .278 (25x90) with a 2.33 ERA (7 ER, 27.0 IP)...Haydan Hastings and Parker Price were the team’s offensive leaders, slugging .667 and .636 respectively. 

SOX DRAFTED
The Wenatchee AppleSox had 18 current, former, or future players taken in last weekend’s 2016 MLB Draft, June 9-11. The 18 players selected was the highest mark of any WCL team. As a league, the WCL turned out 83 draft picks; a league record.

Brandon Bailey - Round 6, Oakland Athletics
John Pomeroy - Round 13, Pittsburgh Pirates
Trenton Brooks - Round 17, Cleveland Indians
Taylor Jones - Round 19, Houston
Eric Filia - Round 20, Seattle Mariners
Hunter Wells - Round 23, Miami
Mike McCann - Round 24, Kansas City
*Casey Legumina - Round 25, Toronto
Gage Burland - Round 26, NYY
John Brontsema - Round 26, Kansas City
CJ Gettman - Round 34, San Francisco
*^Michael Toglia - Round 35, Colorado
*^Ryan Kreidler - Round 35, Chicago (Cubs)
*Matt Fraizer - Round 38, Oakland
*^Shane Martinez - Round 39, Oakland
*^Otis Statum - Round 39, Cincinatti
*Jeremy Ydens - Round 40, St. Louis
*Evan Douglas - Round 40, Miami

*Denotes current player
^Denotes player who hasn’t yet arrived w/ AppleSox

18 AppleSox Taken In MLB Draft; Most in WCL

Brandon Bailey of the 2014 AppleSox was selected in the 6th Round of the June MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. All told, 18 AppleSox players were picked last weekend; most in the WCL. 

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox had 18 current, former, or future players taken in last weekend’s 2016 MLB Draft, June 9-11. The 18 players selected was the highest mark of any WCL team. As a league, the WCL turned out 83 draft picks; a league record. 

The AppleSox draft picks were highlighted by right-handed pitcher Brandon Bailey, who pitched for Wenatchee in 2014. He was the first former or current AppleSox player off the board, and went to Oakland in the sixth round, Saturday. 

Other notable selections were Taylor Jones (Rd. 19, Houston Astros), Eric Filia (Rd. 20, Seattle Mariners), and Hunter Wells (Rd. 23, Miami).

In total, 8 current AppleSox players were selected in the draft. Current reliever Casey Legumina led off that charge with a 25th round selection to the Toronto Blue Jays. 

The rest of the AppleSox player selections are as follows: 

Brandon Bailey - Round 6, Oakland Athletics
John Pomeroy - Round 13, Pittsburgh Pirates
Trenton Brooks - Round 17, Cleveland Indians
Taylor Jones - Round 19, Houston
Eric Filia - Round 20, Seattle Mariners
Hunter Wells - Round 23, Miami
Mike McCann - Round 24, Kansas City
*Casey Legumina - Round 25, Toronto
Gage Burland - Round 26, NYY
John Brontsema - Round 26, Kansas City
CJ Gettman - Round 34, San Francisco
*^Michael Toglia - Round 35, Colorado
*^Ryan Kreidler - Round 35, Chicago
*Matt Fraizer - Round 38, Oakland
*^Shane Martinez - Round 39, Oakland
*^Otis Statum - Round 39, Cincinatti
*Jeremy Ydens - Round 40, St. Louis
*Evan Douglas - Round 40, Miami

*Denotes current player
^Denotes player who hasn’t yet arrived w/ AppleSox

MILLER LEADS APPLESOX TO SHUTOUT, SERIES WIN

Grady Miller threw seven shutout innings Sunday, as the AppleSox held off a late Corvallis rally to earn a 3-0 win, and take the series at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (2-7), shut out the Corvallis Knights (4-5), 3-0, behind seven scoreless innings from Grady Miller, Sunday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

Miller (1-1) threw seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts and no walks, while allowing just five hits.. He retired the Knights in order in three of the first four innings. At one point, he had retired 9-straight batters before Corvallis catcher Zak Taylor hit a two-out double in the fifth. 

Wenatchee scored its first run in the second inning off of Corvallis starter Aaron Pope (0-2). Sheldon Liikala knocked an RBI single into left center field in the second inning, which scored Matt Reitano who led off hit by a pitch. Kolby DeHaas advanced him on a walk. 

The AppleSox offense was also held in check through the first six innings, coming up with just two hits off of Pope and Knight reliever Tanner Howell. 

Wenatchee did add a run off of Howell in the seventh on a sacrifice fly RBI for Jeremy Ydens. It scored DeHaas, who led off the frame with a single. Liikala was tossed out at third to end the inning, just after DeHaas crossed the plate.

Wenatchee got one more insurance run in the eighth inning for reliever Nick Hoefling. He retired the Knights in the order in the top half of the frame. 

Parker Price doubled to start the home half, and was brought home in the next at bat on an RBI single for Evan Douglas. The RBI was Douglas’ first of the season. 

In the ninth, Corvallis made things interesting, loading the bases on three-conseuctive one-out singles. Hoefling ended the threat and picked up his first save by striking out the next two batters to secure the series victory. 

Wenatchee will have an off day Monday, before continuing its nine-game homestand Tuesday-Thursday against the Walla Walla Sweets. Tuesday’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.