AppleSox Can’t Hold Early Lead vs. Sweets

The Wenatchee AppleSox scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning but fell to the Walla Walla Sweets, 8-5, on Friday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Wenatchee raced out to an early lead thanks to each of its first six hitters reaching base but suffered just its second loss at home in league play.

Reigning WCL Pitcher Of The Week Evan Canfield surrendered two runs (one earned) over five innings. He struck out four to move five away from hitting 100 in his AppleSox career.

Each of the AppleSox’ first six hitters to bat in the bottom of the first reached base and the first four all scored. Kade Benavidez and Luca Boscarino recorded RBI singles while a fielder’s choice with the bases loaded and a double steal played the other two runs.

Walla Walla chipped away with two runs in the fourth before taking the lead in the sixth with a three-spot. Six straight hitters reached with two outs on three walks and three hits.

The AppleSox responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a two-out RBI single by Elijah Pelayo for his second RBI of the night. That tie didn’t last until the seventh-inning stretch when a wild pitch plated the go-ahead run. The Sweets then tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the ninth.

Brewster native Quincy Vassar gets the ball Saturday night sitting just one strikeout away from his 100th with the AppleSox. Saturday’s game is sponsored by Weinstein Beverage and is also Scout Night. Tickets can be purchased at applesox.com/schedule.

AppleSox Open Up Six-Game Homestand vs. Sweets

First Pitch: 6:35 p.m.
Park: Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium
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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Reigning WCL Pitcher Of The Week Evan Canfield toes the rubber for his fourth appearance and third game of the summer... He tossed eight dominant innings last Friday at Kamloops, striking out eight, one off matching his season-high... Canfield finished at 90 pitches in the longest outing of his career and threw 10-or-fewer pitches in five different innings thanks in part to two different double plays... The Bothell native is second in the league with 22 strikeouts and is one-of-five pitchers in the WCL to appear in at least three games and have an ERA under 1.00...

Walla Walla Probable Pitcher Probable Pitcher: Heitaro Hayashi is 0-2 with a 4.00 ERA ahead of his fourth game and start of the summer... He has not pitched more than four innings in any of his starts and is coming off allowing three runs on three hits, two walks and two strikeouts over three innings last Saturday at Yakima Valley...

Last Night: The AppleSox fell behind 6-0 after the first inning and fell at Yakima Valley, 7-6... The loss represented the first series loss for Wenatchee in six played...

Around The Division: Wenatchee is one game ahead of red-hot Bellingham and two head of Edmonton... The Bells won their sixth straight game last night with a 5-1 win against Kamloops and the Riverhawks salvaged a three-game set at Kelowna with a 7-6 win in 10 innings.

Hit Streaks: Luca Boscarino and Cannon Peery extended their hitting streaks to seven games last night at Yakima Valley... Boscarino is batting . (9-for-23) over it with 5 RBI... Peery is hitting .500 (11-for-22) with 9 RBI in his last seven games...

First-Inning Drama: Wenatchee surrendered five runs in the first inning against Yakima Valley on Tuesday and then six more in the opening frame last night... The AppleSox are now being outscored 17-7 in the first inning...

The Century Mark: Evan Canfield and Quincy Vassar enter this weekend nearing 100 strikeouts in their AppleSox career... Vassar is one away from hitting triple digits while Canfield is nine away...

Sixth Straight vs. The South: Tonight marks the AppleSox’ second consecutive series against a South Division team... Wenatchee’s next series against a non-North Division opponent won’t come until July 19-21 vs. Yakima Valley and the AppleSox won’t travel to a South Division team until wrapping up the regular season at Bend Aug. 6-8...

Last Time vs. Walla Walla: The AppleSox have not faced the Sweets since wrapping up the 2022 regular season against each other Aug. 5-7... Evan Canfield tossed five scoreless innings the first night to help the AppleSox clinch a postseason berth and Joichiro Oyama stole four bags over the weekend to break the WCL single-season stolen base record...

Early Hole Plagues AppleSox Thursday

The Yakima Valley Pippins scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning and defeated the Wenatchee AppleSox, 7-6, on Thursday night at Yakima County Stadium.

Wenatchee (13-5) rallied back from the early hole to come as close as putting the tying run on base in each of the final two innings. Cannon Peery and Luca Boscarino both recorded base hits to extend their respective hitting streaks to seven games.

The AppleSox immediately responded after the lengthy first by scoring two runs in the top of the second inning. Peery and Boscarino recorded backto-back singles and Boscarino got caught in a rundown between first and second that allowed for Peery to score but the Pippins were unable to complete the tag oBoscarino as he advanced into scoring position. He later scored on a two-out RBI single by Elijah Pelayo.

Wenatchee continued to rally, plating two runs in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Aidan Dougherty and an RBI single by Max Hartman to cut the deficit to two. Donovann Jackson entered with runners and first and second and recorded the next nine outs consecutively.

The AppleSox brought the game back within reach in the bottom of the eighth inning after surrendering an insurance run in the seventh. Hunter Friedberg reached on a bases-loaded two-out infield single to score Kade Benavidez from third. Peery hustled home all the way from second to make it a one-run game.

The AppleSox could not bring home the tying run from second but put the tying run on base again in the ninth when Dougherty reached on a one-out error. He was caught stealing shortly after and Wenatchee suffered its first series loss of the season.

Wenatchee is a game ahead of Bellingham and Edmonton for first place in the North Division with nine games remaining in the first half. The AppleSox return home to open up a six-game homestand against the Walla Walla Sweets. Friday is Superhero Night, Saturday’s game is presented by Weinstein Beverage and is also Scout Night while Sunday is Bark In The Park Night presented by Earthwise Pet Shop. Tickets are available at applesox.com/schedule

AppleSox, Pippins Clash In Rubber Match

First Pitch: 7:05 p.m.
Park: Yakima County Stadium
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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Braiden Boyd makes his first start in WCL action in his AppleSox career… The southpaw is 0-1 with a 5.58 ERA, five strikeouts, seven walks and 12 hits over 9.2 innings in four games… The last time that Boyd started was Aug. 1, 2022, when he surrendered one run on two hits and struck out three in two innings against the Cascade Collegiate League Showcase team at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...

Yakima Valley Probable Pitcher: Max Goldberg makes his third start and fifth appearance tonight for the Pippins... He is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA, 10 strikeouts, three walks and 16 hits over 11.2 innings... He earned the win five days ago against Walla Walla with two runs on six hits and two strikeouts over five innings...

Last Night: The AppleSox scored three runs in two different innings to force a rubber match tonight... Wenatchee opened the scoring with a three-run top of the fifth and then added three runs of insurance in the seventh...

Around The Division: Wenatchee remained two games ahead of Bellingam for first place after the Bells defeated the Kamloops NorthPaws, 3-2... Edmonton again loss to the Kelowna Falcons, 12-3, to fall to three games out of first place... Victoria took its series against Nanaimo with a 4-2 win and is four games back...

Bosco Hit Streak: Luca Boscarino extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-3, RBI effort last night... He is batting .391 (9-for-23) over it with 5 RBI thanks to an RBI single in the fifth... He also drew a walk and was hit by a pitch... Last night was Boscarino’s third consecutive multi-hit game and sixth of the summer...

Road-Heavy Start: Tonight’s game is the AppleSox’ 12th road game of the year... They have only played six home games in WCL play but hold the second-best record in the entire league... Wenatchee’s 8-3 road record is second-best in the WCL... The AppleSox, Corvallis Knights and Victoria HarbourCats are the only teams to have played 11-or-more road games so far...

Locking It Down Late: Yesterday’s win was the AppleSox’ eight in as many instances when leading after five innings... Wenatchee is also also unbeaten at 10-0 when leading from the sixth inning on...

Pitcher Of The Week: Evan Canfield is the latest recipient of the West Coast League’s Pitcher Of The Week honor after tossing eight dominant innings on June 14 at Kamloops... He struck out eight, one off matching his season-high, while also recording the longest outing of his career... Canfield finished at 90 pitches and threw 10-or-fewer pitches in five different innings thanks in part to two different double plays... The Bothell native leads the league with 22 strikeouts and is one-of-seven pitchers in the WCL to appear in at least three games and have an ERA under 1.00... He is scheduled to make his third start on Friday against Walla Walla at home...

Sox Strike Three Times In Two Frames To Top Pippins

Luca Boscarino went 2-for-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch and the Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the Yakima Valley Pippins, 6-3, on Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium.

Wenatchee (13-4) scored three runs in the fifth inning and another three in the seventh to force a rubber match on Thursday. David James fired 2.1 scoreless innings to close out the game and record his first save.

A trio of two-out runs in the fifth broke a scoreless tie as Cannon Peery and Boscarino delivered back-to-back RBI singles. Antonio Gianni drew a walk to load up the bases and Jonathan Fitz also reached on a free pass to plate the final run of the frame. Wenatchee entered Wednesday night hitting .268 with two outs and runners in scoring position.

The AppleSox plated three more in the seventh when Fitz again drew a bases-loaded walk in between RBI singles by Gianni and Hunter Friedberg. Each of the AppleSox’ first six batters of the inning reached base before an out was recorded.

The AppleSox and the Pippins wrap up the series at 7:05 on Thursday night before returning home on Friday for six straight home games.

AppleSox Look To Bounce Back At Pippins

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Park: Yakima County Stadium
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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Garrett Ahern makes his second start after firing four shutout innings against the Bellingham Bells at home last Wednesday... He struck out six, did not walk anyone and surrendered three hits... Ahern recorded a 5.64 ERA with 15 strikeouts, 29 hits and 11 walks over 22.1 innings in 11 games (1 start) as a freshman at Grand Canyon this spring…

Yakima Valley Probable Pitcher: Colton LaFave hopes to help the Pippins earn the series victory as he makes his third start and fourth appearance... He is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA, five strikeouts, six hits and nine walks over eight innings... He tossed 1.2 scoreless innings in the fifth and sixth innings Sunday against Walla Walla while striking out one and walking one...

Last Night: The Pippins scored five runs in the first inning and then five more in the second inning to earn a 14-3 victory in the series opener... Reese Schuerman led the way with 5 RBI, plating two on a double in the first and then three in the second on a home run...

Early Inning Attacks: Yakima Valley has scored 17 runs over the first two innings in its last two games... This comes after not scoring in the first two frames of either of the first two games last weekend against Walla Walla... The AppleSox are now being outscored 11-7 in the first inning and 14-8 in the second...

Gianni Goes Deep: Antonio Gianni blasted his West Coast League-leading fourth home run with a one-out solo shot in the second inning... Gianni has hit three-of-his-four home runs away from Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium and the AppleSox as a whole have hit five of their WCL-best seven home runs on the road... Current Colorado Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia is the last AppleSox player to lead the WCL in home runs when he blasted in six in 2016... Last summer Easton Amundson hit seven long balls, one behind Yakima Valley’s Jace Phelan, who appeared in 17 more games... Taylor Sparks (2012) and Adam Nelubowich (2011) are tied for the AppleSox’ single-season record with nine home runs apiece in league regular-season games...

Newcomers Delivering: Cannon Peery, Hunter Friedberg and Jonathan Fitz all made their summer debut on June 11 and have hit their stride at the plate lately... Peery has recorded three consecutive multi-hit games and is batting .533 (8-for-15) over his last three games with 8 RBI and five runs... Friedberg had his first three-hit game and second straight multi-hit game last night to improve to 5-for-his-last-8 at the plate... Fitz also picked up another multi-hit game with his second straight 2-for-4 effort...

Bosco Hit Streak: Luca Boscarino extended his hitting streak to five games with a 2-for-4, 2 RBI effort last night... He is batting .350 (7-for-20) over it with 4 RBI thanks to an RBI double in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh...

Pitcher Of The Week: Evan Canfield is the latest recipient of the West Coast League’s Pitcher Of The Week honor after tossing eight dominant innings on June 14 at Kamloops... He struck out eight, one off matching his season-high, while also recording the longest outing of his career... Canfield finished at 90 pitches and threw 10-or-fewer pitches in five different innings thanks in part to two different double plays... The Bothell native leads the league with 22 strikeouts and is one-of-seven pitchers in the WCL to appear in at least three games and have an ERA under 1.00... He is scheduled to make his third start on Friday against Walla Walla at home...

Around The Division: Wenatchee remained two games ahead of Edmonton for first place after the RiverHawks fell to the Kelown Falcons, 6-3, to snap their four-game winning streak... Bellingham moved into a tie for second with an 8-2 win against Kamloops... Victoria snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win at Nanaimo...

Pippins End AppleSox’ Five-Game Win Streak

The Yakima Valley Pippins scored five runs in the first inning and then five more in the second to defeat the AppleSox, 14-3, on Tuesday night at Yakima County Stadium.

Antonio Gianni hit his West Coast League-leading fourth home run in the second inning to get Wenatchee on the board. Luca Boscarino plated a pair with a double in the fifth and a single in the seventh.

Cannon Peery recorded his third consecutive multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 night and also scored twice. Jonathan Fitz also picked up a pair of hits for a second straight game and Hunter Friedberg recorded his first three-hit night of the summer.

Wenatchee resumes the series with Yakima Valley on Wednesday night when it faces the Pippins at 6:35 p.m. Garrett Ahern (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the ball for his second start of the summer and will be opposed by Colton LaFave (0-1, 6.75 ERA).

AppleSox Face Pippins For Mid-Week Road Series

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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Jack DeDonato makes his third start of the summer and takes a 0.87 ERA into tonight‘s game... He allowed one unearned run in six innings last Tuesday vs. Bellingham... The Mercer Island native struck out four, walked two and allowed three hits... DeDonato has a 3.97 ERA with 27 strikeouts, 22 walks and 31 hits over 34 innings in 16 games with the AppleSox the last four seasons...

Yakima Valley Probable Pitcher: Ethan Salscheider is is 2-1 with a 2.64 ERA prior to his fourth start of the summer... He has tossed at least five innings in every start and is coming off a season-best seven innings last Wednesday at Ridgefield when he allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, two walks and five strikeouts... The three-year member of the Pippins has a career 4.13 ERA with 46 strikeouts, 29 walks and 81 hits over 69.2 innings in 16 games (13 starts)... The three-year member of the Pippins has a career 4.13 ERA with 46 strikeouts, 29 walks and 81 hits over 69.2 innings in 16 games (13 starts)...

Last Night: The AppleSox fell to the DubSea Fish Sticks, 5-4, in non-league play last night... Wenatchee dropped to 1-1 in non-league games... Jayden Holloway went 2-for-4 with an RBI...

The Pippins: Beat Walla Walla, 9-2, in the rubber match last night... Led 7-0 after the first two innings... Are about to play their second series of the summer against a team with a winning record (Corvallis June 7-9)...

Streaking: The AppleSox are looking to extend their WCL winning streak to six games tonight... Wenatchee swept Kamloops this past weekend and previously took the last two games of last week’s home series with Bellingham... The AppleSox’ 12-3 start is tied for the second-best in franchise history in the first 15 league games of a season...

Hitters Hit: Three of the top hitters in the WCL are in tonight’s game... Pippins outfield Preston Allen leads the WCL with 22 hits and is eighth in batting average at .365... AppleSox outfielders Aidan Dougherty and Max Hartman are also among the WCL leaders as they are tied with each other and two others for the third-most hits (20) and the 11th-best batting average (.350)...

Scoring At Will: The AppleSox scored 30 runs this past weekend against Kamloops, their second-most in a three-game series to the 35 that they scored opening weekend vs. Port Angeles... Wenatchee is second in the WCL in runs scored (106) and has nine players in the Top 10 in the WCL in runs scored in Max Hartman (17, T-2nd), Aidan Dougherty (14, T-5th) and Kade Benavidez (12, 9th)...

Pitcher Of The Week: Evan Canfield is the latest recipient of the West Coast League’s Pitcher Of The Week honor after tossing eight dominant innings on June 14 at Kamloops... He struck out eight, one off matching his season-high, while also recording the longest outing of his career... Canfield finished at 90 pitches and threw 10-or-fewer pitches in five different innings thanks in part to two different double plays... The Bothell native leads the league with 22 strikeouts and is one-of-seven pitchers in the WCL to appear in at least three games and have an ERA under 1.00...

First Time, Long Time: The AppleSox and the Pippins have not faced each other since Aug. 2-4, 2022... Wenatchee dropped two-of-three games in that series with both losses coming by one run while taking the middle game thanks to Jack DeDonato only allowing one run in five innings of relief to earn the victory...

Pippins-AppleSox Connections: Pippins head coach Kyle Krustangel held the same role with the AppleSox from 2017-19 and held an 84-78 mark with a playoff berth in 2019... Yakima Valley pitcher Lee Souza recorded a 5.31 ERA in 11 games with Wenatchee in 2022... AppleSox utilityman Aidan Dougherty appeared in two WCL games and two non-league games for the Pippins in late July 2022...

Fish Sticks Top AppleSox Monday Night

The Wenatchee AppleSox couldn’t complete a late comeback and fell to the DubSea Fish Sticks, 5-4, in a non-league game on Monday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Jayden Holloway led the way at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort that included an RBI single in the fourth inning. Wenatchee clawed back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game but could not claw back a second time.

DubSea struck for two runs in the third on a two-run double and picked up another run in the fourth before Wenatchee chipped away against a familiar face. The AppleSox next three runs came against former pitcher Blake Reece, first with Holloway’s RBI knock before a two-spot in the fifth. Two errors brought home the first run and then Jonathan Fitz singled the opposite way to tie the game.

The Fish Sticks took the lead again in the seventh and added an insurance run in the eighth that proved to be the difference after Wenatchee got one in the bottom of that inning and stranded the tying run at third.

Wenatchee will look to extend its five-game winning streak in league play on Tuesday night as it opens up a three-game series against the Yakima Valley Pippins at 6:35 at Yakima County Stadium. The AppleSox return home on Friday for the start of a six-game homestand and tickets can be punched at applesox.com/schedule

Canfield Earns WCL Pitcher Of The Week

Evan Canfield’s dominant performance last Friday helped him earn the latest West Coast League Pitcher Of The Week honor.

Canfield allowed one unearned run over eight shutdown innings in the AppleSox’ 2-1 win over the Kamloops NorthPaws at Norbrock Stadium. He struck out eight, one off matching his season-high, while also recording the longest outing of his career. Canfield finished at 90 pitches and threw 10-or-fewer pitches in five different innings thanks in part to two different double plays.

The Bothell native leads the league with 22 strikeouts and is one-of-seven pitchers in the WCL to appear in at least three games and have an ERA under 1.00. He struck out five over two scoreless innings of relief vs. Port Angeles in his season debut on June 2 and then punched out nine and only gave up two earned runs in five innings at Victoria June 7.

This is Canfield’s fourth summer in the WCL and third with the AppleSox. He is third all-time in team history with 93 strikeouts and is six back of teammate Quincy Vassar for second place. Canfield needs 19 more strikeouts to break the AppleSox franchise record. He earned All-WCL Honorable Mention last season and is 9-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 27 career WCL appearances.

Canfield and the AppleSox are back home tonight against DubSea Fish Sticks. First pitch for Mascot Night is at 6:35 and tickets can be purchased at applesox.com/schedule

Peery Slam, Big Innings Help Sox Sweep NorthPaws

Cannon Peery hit a grand slam in the fifth inning and the Wenatchee AppleSox swept the Kamloops NorthPaws with a 15-5 win on Sunday afternoon at Norbrock Stadium.

Wenatchee (12-3) improved to 7-2 away from home and two games ahead of the Edmonton Riverhawks for first place in the North Division with 12 games remaining in the first half. The AppleSox extended their season-best winning streak to five games with a five-game fifth and a six-run ninth.

Peery drove in four runs for the second straight day one swing of the bat. His grand slam put a cap on five straight batters to reach and score with two outs in the fifth. Peery drove in eight of Wenatchee’s 38 runs over the last two days and recorded six hits as the cleanup hitter.

The AppleSox needed his slam and that big fifth inning to take the lead for good after falling behind two different times early on. A two-out RBI double in the first and a two-out solo home run in the second put the NorthPaws ahead, 3-2, until the fifth inning.

Luca Boscarino tripled in Peery after a leadoff single in the second and Boscarino came in to score on a suicide squeeze bunt single by Hunter Friedberg. The AppleSox used another bunt to tie the game up went Max Hartman reached on a drag bunt to plate Elijah Pelayo in the fifth.

Pelayo hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Antonio Gianni hit an RBI single in the seventh to add to the big offensive output. Five straight singles to open up the ninth inning pushed the game out of reach as 11 men came to the plate and six scored.

Wenatchee’s 12-3 start is its best start to a season since 2012 and is tied for the second-best start through 15 games in franchise history after a 14-1 start to the 2011 season. The AppleSox also opened the 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009 season 12-3.

The AppleSox return home Monday night for a non-league game against the DubSea Fish Sticks before getting back on the road to face the Yakima Valley Pippins Tuesday-Thursday. Tickets for Monday’s game are available at applesox.com/schedule and it’s Mascot Night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Bats Awaken In Series-Clinching Victory Over Kamloops

Cannon Peery drove in four runs and finished a home run away from hitting for the cycle as the Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the Kamloops NorthPaws, 13-2, on Saturday night at Norbrock Stadium.

Quincy Vassar earned his first win of the summer with five strikeouts and only two runs surrendered in six innings. Vassar has now tossed at least five innings in 12-of-17 starts over the last three summers. Braiden Boyd tossed three scoreless innings to earn his first save of the summer and fourth in the last two seasons.

The AppleSox entered Saturday’s game with the third-most runs in the WCL but with only 43 over their last 10 games and a .223 batting average in that span. They erupted to record their third double-digit scoring effort of the summer and first since a 15-2 win against Port Angeles June 2.

Wenatchee plated six runs in the fourth inning and finished one run away from matching their most in an inning this season (seven in the second inning vs. Port Angeles June 2). Joe Scheffler and Aidan Dougherty recorded RBI singles while also pulling off a successful double steal to bring home Scheffler with the fourth run of the inning. Peery doubled in Dougherty for the final run of the frame.

Peery drove in the first run of the night and then the final two as well with a RBI single in the first inning and then a 2-RBI triple in the ninth. He came a few feet away from homering in the eighth before settling for a walk after the long foul ball off the left-field fence.

Dougherty also tripled in a run with a three-bagger to right-center in the top of the sixth before an RBI single by Max Hartman, who was then doubled in by Kade Benavidez to make it 9-0.

The AppleSox earned their fifth consecutive series victory in as many opportunities to open the season. They’ll look to earn their second sweep of the summer as they face the NorthPaws on Sunday afternoon at 2:05.

AppleSox Go For Series Win At Kamloops

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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Quincy Vassar makes his third start, all of which will have come on the road... He is 0-1 with a 4.82 ERA, 7 strikeouts, 10 hits and four walks over 9.1 innings... Vassar started on three days‘ rest last Sunday and surrendered one run in four innings at Victoria...

Kamloops Probable Pitcher: Casper Rammeloo makes his first start and third appearance of the summer tonight... He struck out one and tossed a scoreless ninth inning on June 5 in a 7-1 win over Bellingham... Rammelloo debuted June 2 and suffered the loss after giving up one unearned run in the ninth at home...

Last Night: Evan Canfield surrendered one unearned run and struck out eight over eight innings to lead the AppleSox to a 2-1 win… His career-long start was the longest outing by an AppleSox starter since July 4, 2022 when Garrett Gores fired eight innings at Port Angeles... Hunter friedberg reached on an error and scored on another in the fifth and then drove in the game-winning run with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning...

Coming For the Record: Canfield leads the WCL with 22 through his first three games to move into third place in team history (92)... Both of them are chasing Hunter Boyd, who struck out 110 hitters from 2017-18... With four strikeouts against Victoria on Sunday Vassar moved into sole possession of the second-most strikeouts in AppleSox history with 93 over the last three summers...

Peery Shows Off The Legs: Cannon Peery stole three bags last night to move into third on the team in stolen bases... He has four over the last two games and is two bag of tying Max Hartman for the

The NorthPaws: Are on a five-game losing streak... Are tied for last in the North Division... Will have played nine of their first 12 games of the summer at home by the end of this series... Have scored seven runs over their last five games...

Quiet Bats: Wenatchee has also struggled to score runs lately with only 13 over their last four games... In three of the last four games the AppleSox have scored two runs or less but still won two of those games... Despite this, Wenatchee is still third in the WCL in runs scored (93) and on base plus slugging percentage (.740)...

Sacrifice Bunts: Elijah Pelayo put down his team-leading third sacrifice bunt of the summer last night in the fifth inning... The AppleSox‘ single-season records for sacrifice bunts is 10 by Trent Bridges in 2010...

Oh Canada: Wenatchee is 43-16 against Canadian teams (postseason included) in three seasons under head coach Mitch Darlington… The AppleSox went 23-9 against their northern neighbors last year, went 17-6 in 2022 and are off to a 3-1 start this summer… Wenatchee swept the season series against Kamloops last season and leads the all-time series, 14-1…

AppleSox Win Pitcher’s Duel At Kamloops

Evan Canfield fired eight dominant innings and the Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the Kamloops NorthPaws, 2-1, on Friday night at Norbrock Stadium.

Canfield allowed an unearned run in the fifth and struck out eight. He moved into third-place in AppleSox history with 93 strikeouts and one back of teammate and Saturday’s probable pitcher, Quincy Vassar (94).

Kamloops nearly tied the game up in the bottom of the ninth inning. A two-out single up the middle sent a runner from second in motion toward home plate but Max Hartman perfectly one-hopped the throw from center field and Luca Boscarino applied the tag to end the game.

Hunter Friedberg drove in the game-winning run with a two-out RBI single in the sixth. He reached on an error and scored thanks to another miscue an inning earlier.

A throwing error to lead off the fifth inning ended up leading to the only NorthPaws’ run after an RBI single in the fifth. Canfield buckled down to shut down Kamloops over the final three innings. He had three different innings with less than 10 pitches thrown.

The AppleSox look to earn their fifth series victory in as many attempts to open up the season as they face the NorthPaws at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday.

AppleSox Open Up Weekend At Kamloops

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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Evan Canfield makes his third appearance and second start of the summer tonight… The right-hander and Bothell native is tied for fourth in the WCL with 14 strikeouts and has only surrendered one earned run in seven innings… Canfield allowed two runs (one earned) in five innings against the Victoria HarbourCats last Friday while striking out nine, walking two and allowing four hits…

Kamloops Probable Pitcher: Josh Berenbaum is in his second season in the WCL and is looking to earn his first win after back-to-back losses to open the summer... The right-hander from the University of Fraser Valley surrendered five runs (two earned) over 4.2 innings June 6 against Bellingham... Berenbaum allowed six hits, walked four and struck out two... He went 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA, 17 strikeouts, eight hits and 10 walks over 15 innings in 11 games out the bullpen last summer for Victoria...

Last Night: The AppleSox earned their first walkoff win of the summer with an 8-7 win in 10 innings at home… Aidan Dougherty doubled in Elijah Pelayo two batters into the bottom of the 10th as Wenatchee claimed its second extra-innings victory…

Hit Machine: Dougherty recorded his second five-hit game of the season and the eighth in AppleSox history with a 5-for-6 night… Each of his final three hits drove in runs with Pelayo scoring each time… Dougherty recorded two doubles and is now tied for the league lead with 17 hits… Last night was his fourth multi-hit game of the summer and he has collected at least one hit in seven-of-10 games… Dougherty led the NWAC with a .371 average this spring...

Runs At Last: The AppleSox broke through offensively last night after scoring a combined three runs over the first two games of the series against the Bells... Wenatchee‘s eight runs last night marked the first time in the last 21 head-to-head matchups with Bellingham that the AppleSox scored more than five runs... They last accomplished the feat against the Bells on June 11, 2021 with a 13-8 win at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...

The NorthPaws: Return home after being swept by Cowlitz... Lost, 8-0, last night... Are on a four-game losing streak... Are tied for last in the North Division... Will have played nine of their first 12 games of the summer at home by the end of this series...

Oh Canada: Wenatchee is 42-16 against Canadian teams (postseason included) in three seasons under head coach Mitch Darlington… The AppleSox went 23-9 against their northern neighbors last year, went 17-6 in 2022 and are off to a 2-1 start this summer… Wenatchee swept the season series against Kamloops last season and leads the all-time series, 13-1…

Coming For the Record: With four strikeouts against Victoria on Sunday Quincy Vassar moved into sole possession of the second-most strikeouts in AppleSox history with 93 over the last three summers... Evan Canfield has 14 through his first two games to move into eighth place in team history (84)... Both of them are chasing Hunter Boyd, who struck out 110 hitters from 2017-18...

AppleSox Walk Off Bells To Win Series

Aidan Dougherty hit a walkoff double in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the Bellingham Bells, 8-7, on Thursday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Elijah Pelayo led off the inning with a walk before going to second on an errant pickoff throw. Dougherty drove him in with a long fly to right-center field for his fifth hit of the night. Dougherty has recorded two of the eight five-hit games in AppleSox history in his first 10 games of the summer. He drove in each of the AppleSox final three runs.

Bellingham (6-6) tied the game up with a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning when it was down to its final strike to force extras. Wenatchee (9-3) only trailed once and held five different leads.

Matthew DelVecchio gave up three runs (two earned) while striking out three, allowing five hits and issuing three walks over five innings. David James earned the win with 2.2 innings out of the pen. He stranded two men in scoring position in the eighth and then struck out two in a 1-2-3 top of the 10th. Carter Seely tossed 1.2 scoreless innings from the seventh through the eighth and struck out three.

The Bells got on the board first thanks to a two-out error in the top of the first before Antonio Gianni responded with a two-out 2-RBI double in the bottom of the frame. Bellingham kept the two-out action going with a double to plate another run in the second. The AppleSox took a 3-2 lead in the second when Max Hartman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. The Bells responded with a solo home run in the top of the third to cap the scoring in a chaotic first five half innings.

Luca Boscarino hit a sacrifice fly after Dougherty doubled to lead off the fifth to put the AppleSox back in the lead, 5-4. A two-out 2-RBI single in the top of the sixth gave the Bells their only lead of the night as Wenatchee answered in the bottom of the inning to get back in front. Jayden Holloway drew a two-out walk before Pelayo singled to right. Holloway rounded second for third and the throw over there went into the AppleSox dugout to tie the game before Pelayo scored a batter later on a single by Dougherty.

Dougherty gave the AppleSox an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth to again score Pelayo after he singled and stole second to start the inning.

The AppleSox have won each of their first four series of the season and now travel to Canada to face the Kamloops NorthPaws this weekend at Norbrock Stadium. The series begins Friday night at 6:35.

AppleSox Face Bells For Rubber Match At Home

First Pitch: 6:35 p.m.
Park: Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium
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GAME NOTES

Wenatchee Probable Pitcher: Matthew DelVecchio becomes the first AppleSox starter to make his third start of the summer as he gets the ball for the rubber match... He gave up a pair of runs on two solo shots over 5.1 innings last Thursday to earn the win at Port Angeles... The right-hander from Edmonds struck out six, walked one and only allowed one hit... DelVecchio pitched for the Bells in 2022, recording a 3.37 ERA with nine strikeouts, 10 hits and four walks over 13.1 innings in three games (two starts)...

Bellingham Probable Pitcher: Will Franklin also makes his third start of the summer for Bellingham as he enters 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA, nine strikeouts, four hit sand two walks over nine innings... Franklin last pitched on Friday vs. Ridgefield, earning the win with one run given up on two hits, one walk and six strikeouts over five innings... He went 2-1 with a 0.40 ERA, 16 strikeouts, 15 hits and seven walks over 22.2 innings in 10 games (two starts) last summer with the Bells...

Last Night: The AppleSox recorded their first shutout of the season with a 2-0 win against the Bells... It was their first time shutting out Bellingham since July 14, 2021 at Joe Martin Field... Garrett Ahern struck out six over four scoreless innings in his first start of the summer... Stephen Hammergren got his third save of the summer with a scoreless final three innings on the bump...

RBI Machine: Kade Benavidez drove in his team-leading 13th run of the summer with an RBI double in the third inning last night... He has the second-most RBI in the West Coast League after Corvallis infielder Kevin Takeuchi (16)... Evan Johnson holds the AppleSox’ single-season RBI record with 54 in 2017 and Benavidez would need to average an RBI a game for the rest of the summer to pass him...

Runs At A Premium: The AppleSox and the Bells have combined to score nine runs through the first two games of this series... Wenatchee has not scored more than five runs in a game against Bellingham since June 11, 2021 (20 games)... The Bells pitching staff has recorded one of the top four ERA’s in the WCL in each season since 2010...

Coming For the Record: With four strikeouts against Victoria on Sunday Quincy Vassar moved into sole possession of the second-most strikeouts in AppleSox history with 93 over the last three summers... Evan Canfield has 14 through his first two games to move into eighth place in team history (84)... Both of them are chasing Hunter Boyd, who struck out 110 hitters in the 2017-18 seasons...

Transactions: The AppleSox will look a little different from the team that returned from a six-game road trip on Sunday... Garrett Ahern, Max Clark, Jonathan Fitz, Hunter Friedberg, JD Goodcase, Jayden Holloway, Tristan LaMaison, Andrew Monson and Cannon Peery all joined the AppleSox in time for this series against Bellingham... Ten-game contract players Ethan Buckley, Harrison Clark, Damon Gaither, Alex Greb, Ethan Hubbell, Jack Johnson and Drew Welk have all been released...

AppleSox Earn First Shut Out of 2024

Four Wenatchee AppleSox recorded to shut out the Bellingham Bells, 2-0, on Wednesday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Garrett Ahern struck out six over four scoreless innings in his first start of the summer. He only allowed three hits and two of them came to start the third inning. Ahern buckled down to strike out the next three hitters in order and Wenatchee (8-2) scored both of its runs in the bottom of the inning.

Stephen Hammergren recorded his third save of the summer with a scoreless final three innings on the bump. He faced the minimum each inning thanks in part to a double play in the eighth. Andrew Manson (1-0) struck out a pair of hitters and stranded two men in the fifth to earn his first win in his second summer with the AppleSox. Tristan LaMaison stranded a man and struck out another in the sixth.

The AppleSox broke the scoreless tie in the third. Kade Benavidez in the first run of the game and then Antonio Gianni reached on a fielder’s choice two batters later with the bases loaded to score the final run of the night.

Wednesday’s shutout was the AppleSox’ first since July 4, 2023. They shut out four teams last summer. It was their first time shutting out the Bells since July 23, 2010 at Joe Martin Field.

Wenatchee looks to earn its fourth straight series victory as it faces Bellingham again at 6:35 p.m. It’s the first Throwback Thursday of the summer. Enjoy $2 off on Michelob Ultra and WA Gold Cider on tap. Tickets are available for applesox.com/schedule

AppleSox Battle Bells On 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 summer debut after completing his freshman year at Grand Canyon University… Ahern recorded a 5.64 ERA with 15 strikeouts, 29 hits and 11 walks over 22.1 innings in 11 games (one start) this spring… He last pitched on June 2 against West Virginia in the NCAA Regional at Tucson as he gave up three runs on five hits, a walk and a strikeout...

Bellingham Probable Pitcher: Caleb Cassie makes his second start of the summer as he looks to bounce back after suffering the loss in his first outing... The right-hander from Queens College allowed four runs on four hits all in the third inning last Wednesday at Kamloops... He posted a 5.16 ERA with 71 strikeouts, 24 walks and 75 hits over 61 innings in 12 games (11 starts) this spring...

Last Night: The AppleSox were held to a season-low three hits... Wenatchee entered last night with the top batting average in the West Coast League and the third-most runs scored... Jack DeDonato allowed one unearned run and struck out four over six innings... He recorded the fifth start by an AppleSox pitcher of at least five innings this summer and Wenatchee has won three of those games...

Errors: Wenatchee committed four errors last night with three of them coming over the final three innings... The AppleSox 20 errors are tied with the Bend Elks for the most in the WCL and last night was the third time that they have committed three-or-more errors in a game...

Hartman Returns To Leadoff: Max Hartman hit leadoff last night for a team-leading sixth time but for the first time since June 5... Aidan Dougherty hit leadoff in the four games in between... Both players have been better in the leadoff spot as Hartman has a 1.125 on base plus slugging percentage (OPS) when batting first compared to a .581 OPs batting second while Dougherty has a .754 OPS when leading off compared to a .425 OPS in the two-hole...

Final Three Innings: After only allowing 10 runs over the final three innings in the first nine games of the season the AppleSox surrendered five runs from the seventh to ninth innings last night... All four AppleSox pitchers allowed a run but only two runs were earned...

Coming For the Record: With four strikeouts against Victoria on Sunday Quincy Vassar moved into sole possession of the second-most strikeouts in AppleSox history with 93 over the last three summers... Evan Canfield has 14 through his first two games to move into eighth place in team history (84)... Both of them are chasing Hunter Boyd, who struck out 110 hitters in the 2017-18 seasons...

Transactions: The AppleSox will look a little different from the team that returned from a six-game road trip on Sunday... Garrett Ahern, Max Clark, Jonathan Fitz, Hunter Friedberg, JD Goodcase, Jayden Holloway, Tristan LaMaison, Andrew Monson and Cannon Peery all joined the AppleSox in time for this series against Bellingham... Ten-game contract players Ethan Buckley, Harrison Clark, Damon Gaither, Alex Greb, Ethan Hubbell, Jack Johnson and Drew Welk have all been released...

Bells Quiet AppleSox Bats In Series Opener

Jack DeDonato only allowed one unearned run over six innings but the Wenatchee AppleSox fell to the Bellingham Bells, 6-1, on Tuesday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

DeDonato struck out four, walked two and only surrendered three hits but Wenatchee (7-3) stranded nine men despite drawing nine walks.

Bellingham (6-4) scored five runs over the final three innings to take the lead and add plenty of insurance. Three of the AppleSox’ four errors also came in that span. The Bells scored the game’s first run in the second inning and then took the lead for good in the seventh.

Wenatchee scored its only run in the fifth inning when Hunter Friedberg and Max Clark reached on a walk and single, respectively, before being sacrificed over and scoring on a groundout by Max Hartman.

The AppleSox face the Bells again at 6:35 on Wednesday night. Garrett Ahern gets the start in his first game of the season after concluding his freshman year at Grand Canyon.

Game sponsor AG Supply is giving away a Traeger Pro 780 WiFi grill for free as part of the WINatchee Wednesday promotion. Fans can win free prizes from local businesses just by attending the game. Other prizes include Sun Basin movie vouchers, Jet Pro Auto Wash gift cards and Big 5 Sporting Goods gifts cards. Tickets are available at applesox.com/schedule.