APPLESOX TO FACE NEW WCL OPPONENT IN 2016

FROM WCL COMMUNICATIONS

Starting summer 2016, Gresham, Oregon will be home to the newest West Coast League baseball team. Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis, along with West Coast League President Dennis Koho, made the announcement Thursday at Mt. Hood Community College’s Oslund Field.

“We are proud to welcome the West Coast League to Gresham. This league will bring a fun and affordable family-friendly activity to our community and I am excited to see kids and families at the games cheering on Gresham’s team,” said Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis.

“Mt. Hood Community College is honored to be the host site for what should prove to be a wonderful addition to the Gresham community,” said Mt. Hood CC President Dr. Debra Derr.

“The West Coast League is very excited to be partnering with Gresham and Mt. Hood Community College.  Both represent high standards of growth and excellence as does the West Coast League.  Every community in which we play gets their chance at winning a championship, and I am confident that the new Gresham club with bring a strong brand to town in 2016,” said West Coast League President Dennis Koho.

The owners of the yet-to-be named Gresham team are Jerry and Lisa Walker who are also the owners of the highly successful Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a Class A affiliate of the 2010, 2012, 2014 World Series Champions San Francisco Giants; and the Klamath Falls Gems. 

“Lisa and I join the entire WCL, City of Gresham, Mt. Hood Community College and area fans in celebrating this next chapter in community-based, family-friendly, championship-caliber baseball,” Jerry Walker said.

“Gresham is known to support baseball. We’ve had a number of major league players come from our area and it is natural the community would rally around this new team. What a great opportunity for business involvement as well,” said Lynn Snodgrass, Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce CEO.

The team’s nickname and mascot will be determined through a community-wide “name the team contest.” Fans can immediately begin submitting their entries by email togreshamwclbaseball@gmail.com.

Featuring a population of nearly 110,000 and located in Multnomah County, Gresham is a suburb of Portland, Oregon and is the fourth largest city in Oregon.

Gresham’s WCL team will play its home games at Mt. Hood CC’s Oslund Field, which features ivy on its outfield field fence like Wrigley Field in Chicago.

The new Gresham team will replace the Klamath Falls Gems in the WCL’s 2016 schedule. The WCL’s 11-team schedule will be released soon. The Klamath Falls Gems will continue play at historic Kiger Stadium, but not as a West Coast League team.

About the Wenatchee AppleSox:

The Wenatchee AppleSox Baseball Club is part of the West Coast League, one of the premier wood-bat summer collegiate leagues in the country. The AppleSox provide affordable family entertainment for baseball fans throughout North Central Washington, and an excellent environment for college players from around the country to develop their skills.

The AppleSox were founded in 2000 and appeared in the West Coast League Championship Series in 2012. The team has won the WCL Championship five out of the last nine seasons (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2012). Nine AppleSox alumni have reached the major leagues. Three currently play at the MLB level: Jason Hammel (Chicago Cubs), Blaine Hardy (Detroit Tigers), and Tommy Milone (Minnesota Twins). For more information, visit www.applesox.com.

AppleSox, WCL Baseball Featured in Kitsap Sun

Check out two articles in the Kitsap Sun, featuring the AppleSox and WCL Baseball atmosphere! We miss it already, but can't wait for next season! 

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IN WEST COAST LEAGUE, FOUR TEAMS ARE THE CORNERSTONES

For information on season tickets, and becoming a host family for the 2016 season, fans can call 509-665-6900 or email info@applesox.com - 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE APPLESOX HOST FAMILY EXPERIENCE
 

APPLESOX EARN WEST COAST LEAGUE HONORS

WENATCHEE, Wash. – The Wenatchee AppleSox placed one 2015 player on the West Coast League First Team and two on the WCL Second Team, while four others were noted as honorable mention, President Dennis Koho announced, Thursday.

Keston Hiura (UC Irvine), named to the 2015 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-America First Team last week, adds to his summer accolades with a WCL First Team selection.

Hiura sported a team-best .356 batting average and also led the team in runs (39), hits (68), doubles (21), triples (6), RBI (42), HBP (9), sacrifice flies (5), and stolen bases (13). He set single-season team records for doubles (21), triples (6), extra-base hits (33), and total bases (119). Also, Hiura finished the season by reaching base in 41 consecutive games. In total, he reached base in all but one of his 49 games played.

Mitchell Holland (UC Irvine), joined his Anteater teammate, earning a second team bid. Hunter Wells (Gonzaga) was also named to the second team.

Holland was the Sox second-best hitter in 2015. He finished with a .312 average, three home runs, 29 RBI, 12 walks, and three stolen bases. He was Wenatchee’s Home Run Derby representative at the 2015 WCL All Star Game.

Wells tied a team record, posting a seven-win season, placing him atop Wenatchee’s record books with Owen Jones (2011). He was the only All Star selected from the AppleSox pitching staff, and posted a low ERA, for starting pitchers, at 2.76. He also was the team’s strikeout leader with 56.

Evan Douglas (Spokane Falls CC), Zach Haggett (Spokane Falls CC), Dustin Hamilton (Central Washington), and Sean Sparling (UC Irvine) were all noted as Honorable Mention All-WCL.

Douglas led the Sox in home runs (7), Haggett was second on the team in wins (6) and starter’s ERA (3.72), Hamilton led Wenatchee in saves (5), and Sean Sparling posted the lowest ERA of any AppleSox pitcher (1.60).

Wenatchee’s seven representatives are the first coached to All-League honors by AJ Proszek. Bend led the league in first-team selections (4), and the Kelowna Falcons captured at least a share of each individual WCL award. Falcons' shortstop Hunter Villanueva of Fresno Pacific earned MVP honors, Kelowna right-hander Brady Miller of Western Oregon was named WCL Pitcher of the Year, and Falcon skipper Billy Clontz was the league's pick for Coach of the Year. Kelowna GM Mark Nonis shared Executive of the Year recognition with first-year Bend Elks general manager Casey Powell.

Comeback Bid Falls Just Short In Season Finale

The 2015 AppleSox finished 24-30 in WCL play, and were 27-31 overall.

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (27-31, 24-30) finished the season in a close 4-3 contest with the Yakima Valley Pippins (32-25, 29-25) at County Stadium in Yakima. 

The AppleSox fell behind early, with the Pippins making good on a bases-loaded walk in the first inning. Yakima Valley also added two runs in the third inning, following an error and two singles. 

Wenatchee scored a run in the fourth after a single for Mitchell Holland. A wild pitch and a passed ball set up Holland to score on a second wild pitch in the inning. 

The Pippins added their fourth run on back-to-back errors and a sacrifice bunt for an RBI. 

Wenatchee came back for a second run in the sixth inning on an RBI single for Joey Jansen, and nearly mounted a complete comeback in the ninth inning on a double by Evan Douglas and an RBI single for Keston Hiura. 

The AppleSox will be back in action June of 2016, when the 2016 season opens at Paul Thomas Sr. Field! 

APPLESOX END 2015 SEASON, SUNDAY

GAME NOTES
BASEBALL BLURBS

2015 SEASON ENDS ON ROAD IN YAKIMA
The Wenatchee AppleSox (27-30, 24-29), third place in the WCL East, will look to finish the 2015 season with a series win over the Yakima Valley Pippins (31-25, 28-25)...Wenatchee has won its last three WCL East divisional series...the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (27-30) (.474), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
The AppleSox scored first in the second inning off of Pippins starter Darrion Simons...Drew Helmstadter drove in Jordan Rathbone with an RBI single. Rathbone was aboard earlier in the inning on a double...Yakima Valley answered with an RBI double from Dayton Provost, scoring Jake Manson, who was aboard on a double earlier in the inning...Zach Haggett (6-3), worked seven innings for the AppleSox, Saturday, and gave up only the one Pippin run on five hits. He threw 90 pitches over his seven innings and threw 60 for strikes...Keston Hiura gave Haggett a lead to work with in the top of the seventh. Hiura hit an RBI triple to the wall in right field to score Evan Douglas who walked earlier in the seventh off of Pippins reliever Zach Wolf (0-1)...Hiura also walked in the first inning to extend his streak of reaching base to 40-consecutive games...Kyle Vanderkin also tripled for the AppleSox in the eighth inning...in the bottom half, AJ Proszek was ejected arguing a changed call between second and third base, when a Pippins runner was originally called out on a rundown, later to be ruled safe on a missed tag...Sean Sparling rebounded to strikeout two batters with two runners in scoring position, before retiring the side in the ninth inning for the AppleSox 2-1 victory. 

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 40 games, with a walk in the first inning last night...he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 867 games, the AppleSox own a 540-327 (.623) record...the AppleSox are 400-227 (.638) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 349-209 (.626) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 431-284 (.603) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 325-169 (.657) all-time home record, and is 225-177 (.561) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

APPLESOX WIN, END PIPPINS PLAYOFF HOPES

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (27-30, 24-29) ended the Yakima Valley Pippins (31-25, 28-25) hopes for a 2015 playoff berth Saturday with a 2-1 victory in a pitcher's duel at County Stadium in Yakima. 

The AppleSox scored first in the second inning off of Pippins starter Darrion Simons. Drew Helmstadter drove in Jordan Rathbone with an RBI single. Rathbone was aboard earlier in the inning on a double. 

Yakima Valley answered with an RBI double from Dayton Provost, scoring Jake Manson, who was aboard on a double earlier in the inning. 

Zach Haggett (6-3), worked seven innings for the AppleSox, Saturday, and gave up only the one Pippin run on five hits. He threw 90 pitches over his seven innings and threw 60 for strikes. 

Keston Hiura gave Haggett a lead to work with in the top of the seventh. Hiura hit an RBI triple to the wall in right field to score Evan Douglas who walked earlier in the seventh off of Pippins reliever Zach Wolf (0-1). Hiura also walked in the first inning to extend his streak of reaching base to 40-consecutive games. 

Kyle Vanderkin also tripled for the AppleSox in the eighth inning. 

In the bottom half, AJ Proszek was ejected arguing a changed call between second and third base, when a Pippins runner was originally called out on a rundown, later to be ruled safe on a missed tag. 

Sean Sparling rebounded to strikeout two batters with two runners in scoring position, before retiring the side in the ninth inning for the AppleSox 2-1 victory. 

WP- Zach Haggett (6-3)
LP- Zach Wolf (0-1)
S- Sean Sparling (3)

APPLESOX CONTINUE SERIES AT YAKIMA, SATURDAY

GAME NOTES
BASEBALL BLURBS

2015 SEASON ENDS ON ROAD IN YAKIMA
The Wenatchee AppleSox (26-30, 23-29), third place in the WCL East, will look to play spoiler to the Yakima Valley Pippins (31-24, 28-24), who need to win out and receive some help in the final weekend of league play to make it into the WCL postseason...Yakima Valley swept the first meeting between the two teams at Paul Thomas Sr. Field, and the AppleSox took two of the next three, before losing last night...the Pippins earned the season series win last night...the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (26-30) (.464), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
Yakima Valley scored seven runs over the first two innings off of Gage Burland (2-4), who ended up making his shortest start of the season at two innings...the AppleSox were no-hit by Yakima Valley starter Mitch Yada (4-3), who was facing his former AppleSox team (2013) for the third time this season...Yada gave up a run in the third after two errors allowed Kyle Vanderkin to third and he was driven in on a groundout...Keston Hiura got the AppleSox first hit in the fourth inning. With the hit, Hiura has reached base in 39-consecutive games, a high in the WCL...Kyle Blankenship pitched a strong six innings of relief, giving up just two runs to the Pippins...the outing will be the last for Blankenship in 2015, a good way to end his campaign...the AppleSox added a run in the ninth inning with doubles for Mitchell Holland and Jordan Rathbone (RBI)...Rathbone was the only AppleSox player with multiple hits Friday...the complete game win for Yada, marked the first complete game thrown by a Pippins pitcher in 2015, and was the first of his collegiate summer league career. 

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 39 games, with a single in the fourth inning last night...he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 866 games, the AppleSox own a 539-327 (.623) record...the AppleSox are 399-227 (.638) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 348-209 (.626) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 430-284 (.603) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 324-169 (.657) all-time home record, and is 225-177 (.561) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

APPLESOX FALL IN OPENER AT YAKIMA VALLEY

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (26-30, 23-29) fell 9-2 to the Yakima Valley Pippins (31-24, 28-24) at County Stadium to open the final series of the 2015 season, Friday night. 

Yakima Valley scored seven runs over the first two innings off of Gage Burland (2-4), who ended up making his shortest start of the season at two innings. 

The AppleSox were no-hit by Yakima Valley starter Mitch Yada (4-3), who was facing his former AppleSox team (2013) for the third time this season. Yada gave up a run in the third after two errors allowed Kyle Vanderkin to third and he was driven in on a groundout. 

Keston Hiura got the AppleSox first hit in the fourth inning. With the hit, Hiura has reached base in 39-consecutive games, a high in the WCL. 

Kyle Blankenship pitched a strong six innings of relief, giving up just two runs to the Pippins. The outing will be the last for Blankenship in 2015, a good way to end his campaign. 

The AppleSox added a run in the ninth inning with doubles for Mitchell Holland and Jordan Rathbone (RBI). Rathbone was the only AppleSox player with multiple hits Friday. 

The complete game win for Yada, marked the first complete game thrown by a Pippins pitcher in 2015, and was the first of his collegiate summer league career. 

The AppleSox and Pippins continue the series tonight in game two at 7:05 p.m. 

WP- Mitch Yada (4-3)
LP- Gage Burland (2-4)

APPLESOX BEGIN FINAL 2015 SERIES AT YAKIMA

The AppleSox and the Yakima Valley Pippins open their final series of 2015, Friday night at County Stadium in Yakima.

GAME NOTES
BASEBALL BLURBS

2015 SEASON ENDS ON ROAD IN YAKIMA
The Wenatchee AppleSox (26-29, 23-28), third place in the WCL East, will look to play spoiler to the Yakima Valley Pippins (30-24, 27-24), who need to win out and receive some help in the final weekend of league play to make it into the WCL postseason...Yakima Valley swept the first meeting between the two teams at Paul Thomas Sr. Field, and the AppleSox took two of the next three...the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (26-29) (.473), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
The AppleSox were lifted offensively by Keston Hiura, who hit a two-run home run in the first inning to left field...it was Hiura’s sixth home run of the season, third of the homestand, and second of the series. ..a season-high crowd of 1,859 was on hand to witness the blast, which extended Keston Hiura’s reached base streak to 38 games...Walla Walla provided a bulk of the offense, Thursday, earning seven runs off of starter Micael Taylor...an RBI single for Willie MacIver in the first inning gave Walla Walla its first run. They added a second in the fourth inning on a groundout from Dyllin Mucha. A seven-run sixth inning capped the contest offensively, and the game swung in momentum after a catcher’s interference call put runners at first and second with one out...Walla Walla’s Nick Halamandaris went on to hit a grand slam to right field, which gave Walla Walla its seven-run lead.

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 38 games, with a two-run home run in the first inning...he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 865 games, the AppleSox own a 539-326 (.623) record...the AppleSox are 399-226 (.638) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 348-208 (.626) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 430-283 (.603) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 324-169 (.657) all-time home record, and is 225-176 (.561) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

APPLESOX CONCLUDE 2015 HOME SEASON IN LOSS

Keston Hiura hit his sixth home run of the season, and third of the homestand, in Wenatchee's last home regular season game of 2015, Thursday. 

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (26-29, 23-28) fell to the Walla Walla Sweets (25-28, 22-28), by a score of 9-2 in Wenatchee's final regular season home game of 2015. 

The AppleSox were lifted offensively by Keston Hiura, who hit a two-run home run in the first inning to left field. It was Hiura's sixth home run of the season, third of the homestand, and second of the series. 

A season-high crowd of 1,859 was on hand to witness the blast, which extended Keston Hiura's reached base streak to 38 games. 

Walla Walla provided a bulk of the offense, Thursday, earning seven runs off of starter Micael Taylor. 

An RBI single for Willie MacIver in the first inning gave Walla Walla its first run. They added a second in the fourth inning on a groundout from Dyllin Mucha. A seven-run sixth inning capped the contest offensively, and the game swung in momentum after a catcher's interference call put runners at first and second with one out. 

Walla Walla's Nick Halamandaris went on to hit a grand slam to right field, which gave Walla Walla its seven-run lead. 

The AppleSox return to action Friday night for their final series of the season, at Yakima Valley. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 in game one at County Stadium in Yakima. 

WP- Micah Gorman (5-2)
LP- Micael Taylor (2-6)

APPLESOX CLOSE 2015 HOME SEASON, THURSDAY

The AppleSox and Walla Walla Sweets close the 2015 schedule at Paul Thomas Sr. Field, on Fan Appreciation Night, Thursday.

GAME NOTES
BASEBALL BLURBS

APPLESOX COMPLETE 2015 HOME SCHEDULE
The Wenatchee AppleSox (26-28, 23-27), third place in the WCL East, finish their 2015 home schedule with the Walla Walla Sweets (24-28, 21-28)...Walla Walla and Wenatchee are tied 4-4 in the series this season and Walla Walla has walked off the AppleSox in 3 of the 8 contests...the AppleSox won last night 5-3, and are going for a home series sweep to finish the 2015 season...the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (26-28) (.481), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
Walla Walla struck first off of AppleSox starter Tyler Burch (3-0), on a two-error first inning...a groundout for Nick Halamandaris scored the game’s first run...the two teams combined for seven errors in the game...Keston Hiura lined a warning-track triple to center field, beating the shift, for his fifth triple of 2015, a new team record...it was the only hit for the AppleSox in the first...Hiura now holds the team single season record for doubles, total bases, and triples...an RBI single for Clayten Ayers in the third inning gave Walla Walla a 2-0 advantage...the AppleSox scored once in the fourth on a wild pitch, and then a error at second base brought around two more runs in a two-hit inning for a 3-2 Wenatchee lead...the AppleSox allowed the score to tie in Burch’s final inning, on an RBI groundout for Alex McKenna and the Sweets...Wenatchee regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning to pick up their starter...Evan Douglas doubled to set up second and third with two outs, and he and Joey Jansen scored on an error at shortstop...Douglas went 3-for-5 and has now collected multiple hits in six of his last seven games...Wenatchee held the rest of the way home, with Colton Loomis working in relief for his first save of the season. 

THE HIT MACHINE
Keston Hiura hit his third triple of the season to straightaway center field last night, to set the team’s record for triples in a single season...it was previously a five-way tie for the team records in triples at 4.

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 37 games, with a triple to center field in the first inning...he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 864 games, the AppleSox own a 539-325 (.623) record...the AppleSox are 399-225 (.638) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 348-207 (.626) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 430-282 (.603) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 324-168 (.657) all-time home record, and is 225-176 (.561) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

APPLESOX TAKE GAME TWO, HIURA SETS TRIPLES RECORD

Keston Hiura raced for his fifth triple of the season Tuesday night, placing him alone atop the team's all-time record holders in single season triples (5). 

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (26-28, 23-27) took another step towards their team goal of finishing .500 in league play with a 5-3 win over the Walla Walla Sweets (24-28, 21-28), Tuesday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Field. 

Walla Walla struck first off of AppleSox starter Tyler Burch (3-0), on a two-error first inning. A groundout for Nick Halamandaris scored the game's first run. The two teams combined for seven errors in the game. 

Keston Hiura lined a warning-track triple to center field, beating the shift, for his fifth triple of 2015, a new team record. It was the only hit for the AppleSox in the first. Hiura now holds the team single season record for doubles, total bases, and triples. 

An RBI single for Clayten Ayers in the third inning gave Walla Walla a 2-0 advantage.

The AppleSox scored once in the fourth on a wild pitch, and then a error at second base brought around two more runs in a two-hit inning for a 3-2 Wenatchee lead. 

The AppleSox allowed the score to tie in Burch's final inning, on an RBI groundout for Alex McKenna and the Sweets. 

Wenatchee regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning to pick up their starter. Evan Douglas doubled to set up second and third with two outs, and he and Joey Jansen scored on an error at shortstop. 

Douglas went 3-for-5 and has now collected multiple hits in six of his last seven games. 

Wenatchee held the rest of the way home, with Colton Loomis (1) working in relief for his first save of the season. 

The final home game of 2015 is Wednesday night and is both a Fred Meyer Kid's Day and Fan Appreciation Night. Select beverage and souvenir items will be on sale, and first pitch is at 7:05 p.m., with the AppleSox seeking a series sweep. 

Foster Family Night, Wednesday

The AppleSox and the Walla Walla Sweets take to the diamond Wednesday night for Foster Family night, in the Sox second-to-last home game of the season. 

GAME NOTES
BASEBALL BLURBS

APPLESOX GO FOR HOME SERIES WIN
The Wenatchee AppleSox (25-28, 22-27), third place in the WCL East, finish their 2015 home schedule with the Walla Walla Sweets (24-27, 21-27)...Walla Walla holds a 4-3 lead in the series this season and walked off the AppleSox in 3 of the 7 contests...the AppleSox won last night 8-5, and are going for a home series win...the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (25-28) (.472), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
Wenatchee answered a tough game Sunday, by scoring five runs in the first inning off of Kyle Molnar (1-1), who was coming off of a no-hitter in his last start...Evan Douglas and Mitchell Holland doubled in the first inning, and Sheldon Liikala, Jordan Rathbone, Nick Nyquist, and Kyle Vanderkin strung together four-straight singles in the frame...Douglas went on to go 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Holland was 2-for-5 with an RBI...Vanderkin also posted a multi-hit night...Hunter Wells started seven innings, allowing four earned runs, and left after seven with a 6-4 lead, when Holland made a diving stop at first and flipped on to the bag to save a run and get the Sox out of the inning...with the win, Wells tied Owen Jones (2011) for most wins in a single season in AppleSox history (7)...in the bottom of the eighth, Keston Hiura hit an inside fastball the opposite way to right field for his fifth home run of the season, after Walla Walla had narrowed the Sox lead to one through the top half of the frame...it was Hiura’s second home run in as many nights...he extended his consecutive games reaching base streak to 36 games in the fourth inning on a double to right center field...Dustin Hamilton earned his team-leading fifth save...all six of his outs recorded were on strikeouts. 

RECORDS SET
Hunter Wells won his seventh game of the season, Tuesday, for the AppleSox...his win ties him for the team’s all-time single-season wins record...last night Keston Hiura also set the team’s record for total bases in a season...105 bested Mitchell Gunsolus, who had 104 in 2012.CAN’T

CAN'T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 36 games, with a double to right center field in the fourth inning... he also hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning.. he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 863 games, the AppleSox own a 538-325 (.623) record...the AppleSox are 398-225 (.638) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 347-207 (.626) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 429-282 (.603) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 323-168 (.657) all-time home record, and is 225-176 (.561) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

WELLS TIES SINGLE SEASON WINS RECORD, SOX WIN 8-5

Hunter Wells won a team-record seventh game of the season, and Keston Hiura reached base in his 36th consecutive game, Tuesday. Wells is now tied with Owen Jones (2011) for most single-season wins, and Hiura also hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning.

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (25-28, 22-27) were lifted by a phenomenal offensive performance, while Hunter Wells picked up his seventh win on the season in an 8-5 win over the Walla Walla Sweets (24-27, 21-27), Tuesday.

Wenatchee answered a tough game Sunday, by scoring five runs in the first inning off of Kyle Molnar (1-1), who was coming off of a no-hitter in his last start. 

Evan Douglas and Mitchell Holland doubled in the first inning, and Sheldon Liikala, Jordan Rathbone, Nick Nyquist, and Kyle Vanderkin strung together four-straight singles in the frame. 

Douglas went on to go 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Holland was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Vanderkin also posted a multi-hit night. 

Hunter Wells started seven innings, allowing four earned runs, and left after seven with a 6-4 lead, when Holland made a diving stop at first and flipped on to the bag to save a run and get the Sox out of the inning. With the win, Wells tied Owen Jones (2011) for most wins in a single season in AppleSox history (7).

In the bottom of the eighth, Keston Hiura hit an inside fastball the opposite way to right field for his fifth home run of the season, after Walla Walla had narrowed the Sox lead to one through the top half of the frame. It was Hiura's second home run in as many nights. He extended his consecutive games reaching base streak to 36 games in the fourth inning on a double to right center field. 

Dustin Hamilton earned his team-leading fifth save. All six of his outs recorded were on strikeouts. 

Game two of the series is on Wednesday night and it is the final Fred Meyer Kid's Day of the season, and also Foster Family Night presented by Sunny FM. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m., and Tyler Burch (2-0, 6.39) gets the start for the AppleSox. 

WP- Hunter Wells (7-2)
LP- Kyle Molnar (1-1)
S- Dustin Hamilton (5)

FINAL 2015 HOME GAMES KICK OFF TUESDAY

A fun-filled week lies ahead, as the AppleSox complete their 2015 home schedule with three great nights, sponsored by Cherry Creek Radio, Sunny FM, and Washington Trust Bank. 

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APPLESOX SEEK REVENGE AGAINST WALK-OFF AIDED SWEETS
The Wenatchee AppleSox (24-28, 21-27), fourth place in the WCL East, finish their 2015 home schedule with the Walla Walla Sweets (24-26, 21-26)...Walla Walla holds a 4-2 lead in the series this season and walked off the AppleSox in 3 of the 6 contests...the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (24-28) (.462), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
The HarbourCats began with a two-run first inning off of Sox starter Zach Haggett (5-3), scoring on an RBI single and groundout...Wenatchee answered with a two-run bottom half of the first on an RBI double from Keston Hiura, on the first pitch he saw of the night...Sheldon Liikala also drove in a run later in the inning while reaching on a throwing error...from that point, Wenatchee’s only other run until the ninth inning was a birthday blast for Keston Hiura that sailed over the left field fence...it was Hiura’s fourth home run of the season, and was also a first-pitch home run...meanwhile, Victoria poured on the runs...from innings two-through-eight, the HarbourCats scored 19 runs on 18 hits, while Kevin Collard struck two triples and Jake Pries drove in 6 RBI...Nick Nyquist was a bright spot for the AppleSox...he went 5-for-5 with an RBI in a seven-run ninth inning, when Victoria began to empty its bullpen...Nyquist is the first AppleSox player to attain a five-hit game since Gonzaga teammate Nick Brooks accomplished the feat June 27, 2014 at Bend...Evan Douglas also hit a 2-RBI double in the ninth, Joey Jansen walked home a run with the bases loaded, to go along with the Nyquist RBI...Dominic Topoozian (5-4) got a win over six innings and the teams combined for 10 pitchers in the series finale...Victoria earned its first sweep over Wenatchee all-time, and with an AppleSox loss and Corvallis win, the Sox were eliminated from the WCL Wild Card playoff picture. 

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 35 games, with a first-pitch double to left field in the first inning Sunday... he also hit a solo home run in his next at bat on one pitch.. he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 862 games, the AppleSox own a 537-325 (.623) record...the AppleSox are 397-225 (.638) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 346-207 (.626) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 428-282 (.603) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 322-168 (.657) all-time home record, and is 225-176 (.561) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

APPLESOX, HARBOURCATS FILL UP SCOREBOARD IN GAME THREE

Keston Hiura doubled and homered on two pitches, Sunday, to extend his consecutive games reaching base streak to 35 games. 

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (24-28, 21-27) combined with the Victoria HarbourCats (28-24, 25-22) to score 31 runs, in a 21-10 loss, Sunday, at Paul Thomas Sr. Field. 

The HarbourCats began with a two-run first inning off of Sox starter Zach Haggett (5-3), scoring on an RBI single and groundout. 

Wenatchee answered with a two-run bottom half of the first on an RBI double from Keston Hiura, on the first pitch he saw of the night. Sheldon Liikala also drove in a run later in the inning while reaching on a throwing error. 

From that point, Wenatchee's only other run until the ninth inning was a birthday blast for Keston Hiura that sailed over the left field fence. It was Hiura's fourth home run of the season, and was also a first-pitch home run. 

Meanwhile, Victoria poured on the runs. From innings two-through-eight, the HarbourCats scored 19 runs on 18 hits, while Kevin Collard struck two triples and Jake Pries drove in 6 RBI. 

Nick Nyquist was a bright spot for the AppleSox. He went 5-for-5 with an RBI in a seven-run ninth inning, when Victoria began to empty its bullpen. 

Nyquist is the first AppleSox player to attain a five-hit game since Gonzaga teammate Nick Brooks accomplished the feat June 27, 2014 at Bend. 

Evan Douglas also hit a 2-RBI double in the ninth, Joey Jansen walked home a run with the bases loaded, to go along with the Nyquist RBI. 

Dominic Topoozian (5-4) got a win over six innings and the teams combined for 10 pitchers in the series finale. Victoria earned its first sweep over Wenatchee all-time, and with an AppleSox loss and Corvallis win, the Sox were eliminated from the WCL Wild Card playoff picture. 

The AppleSox will prepare for their final three-game home series Tuesday-Thursday at Paul Thomas Sr. Field which includes Salvation Army Food Drive night, Tuesday. Cherry Creek radio will donate one general admission ticket to any fan who donated one non-perishable item to the drive. Wednesday is Foster Family night and the AppleSox will host foster families and organizations from around the state in the first event of its kind east of the Cascades. Thursday is fan appreciation night. First pitch for all three games is at 7:05 p.m., and gates open at 6 p.m.

APPLESOX, HARBOURCATS END SERIES SUNDAY

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HARBOURCATS, APPLESOX CONTINUE WEEKEND SERIES
The Wenatchee AppleSox (24-27, 21-26), fourth place in the WCL East, finish their series with the Victoria HarbourCats (27-24, 24-22), after Victoria won the series last night with an 8-6 final...the AppleSox took the first series 2-1 on the road, and only lost on get away day, 11-10 in extra innings..the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (24-27) (.471), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
A four-run first for the AppleSox was led by a pair of 2-RBI singles from Sheldon Liikala and Jordan Rathbone...Keston Hiura also singled in the first inning and has reached base safely in 34-consecutive games...Victoria led off the game with a run in the top half of the first on an RBI groundout for AJ Alcantara...the HarbourCats scored five runs in the third inning and were helped by four-consecutive walks from Sox starter Gage Burland (2-3), who ended up walking six in 2 1/3 innings...PJ Floyd also hit a 2-RBI double off of Brian Gadsby who entered to get the final outs of the third...the runs were charged to Burland...Victoria added a run in the sixth inning, on an RBI single that scored Kevin Collard, who tripled earlier in the inning...Griffin Andreychuk drove in the run...the AppleSox answered with two runs of their own in the sixth on an RBI single for Evan Douglas and a sacrifice fly RBI for Keston Hiura...in the eighth, Andreychuk drove in another run on a single...the HarbourCats held the rest of the way for an 8-6 victory.

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 34 games, with a first-pitch single to left field in the first inning last night... he has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 861 games, the AppleSox own a 537-324 (.626) record...the AppleSox are 397-224 (.653) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 346-206 (.631) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 428-281 (.608) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 322-167 (.661) all-time home record, and is 225-176 (.562) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

HARBOURCATS TAKE GAME TWO, SERIES CONTINUES SUNDAY

The AppleSox fell Saturday, despite a strong four-run first inning. Brian Gadsby offered 5 2/3 innings of strong relief.

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (24-27, 21-26) fell to the Victoria HarbourCats (27-24, 24-22), Saturday, after the teams combined for 10 of the games 14 runs in the first three innings.

The four-run first for the AppleSox was led by a pair of 2-RBI singles from Sheldon Liikala and Jordan Rathbone. Keston Hiura also singled in the first inning and has reached base safely in 34-consecutive games. 

Victoria led off the game with a run in the top half of the first on an RBI groundout for AJ Alcantara. The HarbourCats scored five runs in the third inning and were helped by four-consecutive walks from Sox starter Gage Burland (2-3), who ended up walking six in 2 1/3 innings. 

PJ Floyd also hit a 2-RBI double off of Brian Gadsby who entered to get the final outs of the third. The runs were charged to Burland. 

Victoria added a run in the sixth inning, on an RBI single that scored Kevin Collard, who tripled earlier in the inning. Griffin Andreychuk drove in the run. 

The AppleSox answered with two runs of their own in the sixth on an RBI single for Evan Douglas and a sacrifice fly RBI for Keston Hiura.

In the eighth, Andreychuk drove in another run on a single. 

The HarbourCats held the rest of the way for an 8-6 victory. Game three is Sunday at 6:05 p.m., and is the last Spaghetti Sunday of the season. Gates open at 5 p.m. 

APPLESOX AND HARBOURCATS CONTINUE SERIES

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HARBOURCATS, APPLESOX CONTINUE WEEKEND SERIES
The Wenatchee AppleSox (24-26, 21-25), fourth place in the WCL East, continue their series with the Victoria HarbourCats (26-24, 23-22), who pushed the AppleSox into a tough Wild Card scenario, now needing Corvallis to lose six games if Wenatchee wins each of its last eight...the AppleSox took the first series 2-1 on the road, and only lost on get away day, 11-10 in extra innings..the AppleSox are playing their 16th franchise season (11th in the WCL) and are led by first-year skipper, AJ Proszek (24-26) (.480), who is in his 3rd season with the Sox, after managing the pitching staff in 2013 and 2014...Proszek is assisted by Miles Kizer and Cory LeBrun, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT
Wenatchee scored first on a Mitchell Holland RBI single in the first inning...Victoria did its damage in the second, third, and fourth innings, scoring all of its ten runs in the frames...six of the 10 runs came earned, and the AppleSox had three errors that helped allow HarbourCat runners to score...a four run fourth for Victoria negated a good AppleSox run in the third inning...Wenatchee scored a run on a bases loaded walk, and a 2-RBI single by Nick Nyquist made it 6-4 at the time...Wenatchee added its fifth run in the sixth inning on a bases loaded sacrifice fly for Keston Hiura...Jake Olson had a good debut for the AppleSox, Friday, throwing four innings of two-hit shutout baseball for his new team...Victoria was able to move up a half game in the Wild Card standings with the win, and the AppleSox fell back one game.

CAN’T KEEP HIM OFF BASE
Keston Hiura extended his consecutive reached base safely streak to 33 games, with his bunt single in the third inning last night... he now has reached base consecutively in more games than any other player in the WCL this season...the previous high was set by Tyler Davis of Bend (31)...there are no players with an active streak in the WCL higher than 18 games, other than Hiura...his streak began June 24 at home against the Yakima Valley Pippins, in a 10-8 AppleSox loss. 

APPLESOX ALL-TIME
Through the first fifteen franchise seasons and 860 games, the AppleSox own a 537-323 (.626) record...the AppleSox are 397-223 (.653) since the inception of the WCL in 2005...Wenatchee is 346-205 (.631) all-time in WCL league games (including playoffs), and 55-15 (.786) all-time in non-league contests since 2005...all-time, the AppleSox are 428-280 (.608) against league opponents (including playoffs) and 107-40 (.728) vs. non-league teams...Wenatchee owns a 322-166 (.661) all-time home record, and is 225-176 (.562) on the road...Wenatchee is 34-29 all-time in extra-inning games.

AppleSox Edged in Game One by HarbourCats

The AppleSox fell Friday night, 10-5 at Paul Thomas Sr. Field to the Victoria HarbourCats.

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The Wenatchee AppleSox (24-26, 21-25) fell 10-5 to the Victoria HarbourCats (26-24, 23-22) Friday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Field. 

Wenatchee scored first on a Mitchell Holland RBI single in the first inning. 

Victoria did its damage in the second, third, and fourth innings, scoring all of its ten runs in the frames. Six of the 10 runs came earned, and the AppleSox had three errors that helped allow HarbourCat runners to score. 

A four run fourth for Victoria negated a good AppleSox run in the third inning. Wenatchee scored a run on a bases loaded walk, and a 2-RBI single by Nick Nyquist made it 6-4 at the time. 

Wenatchee added its fifth run in the sixth inning on a bases loaded sacrifice fly for Keston Hiura. 

Jake Olson had a good debut for the AppleSox, Friday, throwing four innings of two-hit shutout baseball for his new team. 

Victoria was able to move up a half game in the Wild Card standings with the win, and the AppleSox fell back one game. 

WP- Tei Vanderford (1-0)
LP- Micael Taylor (2-5)
S- Sean O'Toole (2)