AppleSox fall short of a comeback against Edmonton: The Riverhawks win 10-7 in game two of the series

After an opening day win the night before, the Wenatchee AppleSox fell short of the comeback in game two of the series versus Edmonton. The Riverhawks out-hit the ‘Sox 10-5 and secured the 10-7 win despite committing six errors in the field. 

Wenatchee struck immediately in the first, scoring on an errant throw to third and then a sac fly from catcher Joseph Coupland to make it 2-0. However, the ‘Sox would not have the lead for long. 

At the bottom of the first, Wenatchee starting pitcher Levi Arnold gave up six hits and six runs to the Riverhawks. After just ⅔ of an inning, the lefty starter was chased out of the game. 

Jonathan Christner took over for Arnold in the first and was able to wiggle off the hook. The game slowed down after that, with the next run coming in the fourth when Edmonton’s Tony Moore came around to score after reaching via an error. 

With a 7-2 lead, Edmonton was hoping to coast its way to a five-run win. However, the ‘Sox refused to go quietly. 

In the fifth, Wenatchee tallied three runs off a sac-fly from Kainoa Santiago, an RBI-error from Coupland, and an RBI-single from Sam Moore. That cut the lead to only two runs and got the ‘Sox back in the race. 

Wenatchee was not done yet, with Nikko Paoletto scorching a two-run RBI single in the sixth to tie the game 7-7. 

The game stayed deadlocked until the seventh inning, when Michell Middlemiss for Edmonton snuck a double down the right field line to score a run and take the lead. Then, in the eighth, a pair of leadoff walks came around to score thanks to an RBI-double from Jaxon Fox. 

Up 10-7, the Riverhawks called in right-hander Alan Gonzalez to slam the door. And slam he did, going 2.0 innings, allowing no runs on one hit and three strikeouts. He struck out Max Paterson to finish the game and hand Wenatchee their first loss of the season. 

Paoletto took home player of the game honors for Wenatchee, going 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, but it was not enough to complete the comeback against the Riverhawks. 

The ‘Sox conclude the series tomorrow at 12:05 p.m PST at Remax Field in Edmonton.