APPLESOX HIT OREGON TRAIL FOR SIX ROAD GAMES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOX SCORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father's Day Matchup With Seals Completes Homestand, Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX SHUTOUT SEALS FOR VICTORY

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

BOX SCORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX FALL 8-4, WIN SERIES VERSUS SWEETS

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

BOX SCORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wenatchee Going For First Sweep, Thursday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX WALK OFF SWEETS, EARN FOURTH-STRAIGHT WIN

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

BOX SCORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX GO FOR SERIES WIN, WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

TONIGHT'S NOTES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX PITCHING SHINES, OFFENSE DELIVERS IN TUESDAY'S WIN

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

BOX SCORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX WELCOME SWEETS FOR THREE

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

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

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

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

TONIGHT'S NOTES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 AppleSox Taken In MLB Draft; Most in WCL

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

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

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

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

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

The rest of the AppleSox player selections are as follows: 

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

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

MILLER LEADS APPLESOX TO SHUTOUT, SERIES WIN

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

BOX SCORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPLESOX LOOK FOR FIRST SERIES WIN, SUNDAY

AppleSox left-hander Grady Miller (0-1), will look to get win number one, and propel the AppleSox to a series victory, Sunday. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m.

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (1-7) vs Corvallis Knights (4-4)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       6:05 p.m.
L- Grady Miller (0-1) vs. R- Aaron Pope (0-1)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (1-7, 0-3, North), fifth place in the division, continue a nine-game homestand against the Corvallis Knights (4-4, 3-3 South)...Wenatchee is going for its first series win of the season, Sunday...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (28-37) (.431), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- APPLESOX 6, KNIGHTS 3
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (1-7), scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Saturday night, to pick up their first win of 2016 against the Corvallis Knights (4-4), at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...trailing 1-0, the bottom of the sixth inning started with Jeremy Ydens being hit by a pitch...he stole second base before Parker Price walked to put two on with nobody out...Evan Douglas followed with a sacrifice bunt to put both runners into scoring position...Corvallis starter Chris Carns (0-2), was lifted at that point, and the Knights turned to Cameron Richman, who got the final out in Friday’s game...in a re-match at bat against Matt Fraizer, the Sox earned a sac-fly RBI to tie the contest up...Wenatchee went on to get five-consecutive hits and score five two-out runs after the sac fly...Matt Reitano opened the onslaught with an RBI triple to left center field...Price scored on the play...an RBI single for Steven Machtolf brought home Reitano, followed by singles for Jordan Rathbone and Ryan Murkle to load the bases...Haydan Hastings doubled down the left field line to empty the bases...Wenatchee hung a crooked number just in time for starter Justin Blatner (1-0), who earned the Sox first quality start of 2016, tossing six innings while only giving up one run on an RBI groundout for Corvallis’ Parker Woodley in the second. Blatner struck out five batters and only allowed five hits over six innings...relief pitcher Mac Lardner retired Corvallis in order in the seventh, before allowing two runs in the eighth (one unearned on an error)...Casey Legumina pitched the ninth inning, earning his first save. He walked one batter, but struck out two, including the games final hitter, on a 3-2 pitch that froze his man for the victory. 

TONIGHT'S NOTES

LAST NIGHT’S SIXTH INNING
Wenatchee scored six runs on five hits in the bottom of the sixth inning last night...the six runs in the inning were more than the team’s total scored in each of the first seven games of 2016...the five hits all came in succession, with two-outs...Wenatchee struck for five two-out runs after Evan Douglas and Matt Frazier each sacrificed to help Wenatchee to its first run of the night...Wenatchee also brought 10 batters to the plate in the frame, marking the second time that the AppleSox batted around this season, and the fist time that they brought more than 9 hitters to the plate. 

HASTINGS BAT SCORCHING
Over the last three games, Sox freshman Haydan Hastings is batting .500 (6-for-12) with two doubles, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk...no other AppleSox hitter has been as potent over the three-game stretch. 

CALL ON THE ZAGS
Last night’s AppleSox win featured a three-pitcher sequence of Justin Blatner, Mac Lardner, and Casey Legumina...Blatner just finished up his freshman year at GU, while Legumina and Lardner have the chance to join him in Spokane in the fall.

PLAYING FOR THE SERIES
Wenatchee has a chance to win its first series of 2016, Sunday...Wenatchee went 8-9 in WCL series last season...the club’s last series win was August 4-6 at home against Walla Walla (2-1). 

COMEBACK WIN
Saturday night’s game marked Wenatchee’s first comeback win of 2015...Wenatchee came back in 12 games a season ago, but blew 17 leads in losses a season ago...they have just one blown lead this season. 

NUMBERS SHIFTING
Wenatchee is batting .313 in this series with Corvallis, and pitching to the tune of a 3.50 ERA...far better than their .205 season average and 6.43 ERA. 

SOX DRAFTED (18)
Brandon Bailey - Round 6, Oakland Athletics
John Pomeroy - Round 13, Pittsburgh Pirates
Trenton Brooks - Round 17, Cleveland Indians
Taylor Jones - Round 19, Houston
Eric Filia - Round 20, Seattle Mariners
Hunter Wells - Round 23, Miami
Mike McCann - Round 24, Kansas City
Casey Legumina - Round 25, Toronto
Gage Burland - Round 26, NYY
John Brontsema - Round 26, Kansas City
CJ Gettman - Round 34, San Francisco
Michael Toglia - Round 35, Colorado (yet to play for WEN)
Ryan Kreidler - Round 35, Chicago (yet to play for WEN)
Matt Fraizer - Round 38, Oakland
Shane Martinez - Round 39, Oakland (yet to play for WEN)
Otis Statum - Round 39, Cincinatti (yet to play for WEN)
Jeremy Ydens - Round 40, St. Louis
Evan Douglas - Round 40, Miami

Wenatchee Wins First, Bats Ignite in Sixth

Jordan Rathbone, Steven Machtolf, and Ryan Murkle celebrate after being driven in on a bases-clearing double for Haydan Hastings in the sixth inning of a 6-3, AppleSox win, Saturday.

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (1-7), scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Saturday night, to pick up their first win of 2016 against the Corvallis Knights (4-4), at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

Five of the six runs scored in the sixth inning came with two outs, and five were scored on two extra-base hits. 

Trailing 1-0, the bottom of the sixth inning started with Jeremy Ydens being hit by a pitch. He stole second base before Parker Price walked to put two on with nobody out. Evan Douglas followed with a sacrifice bunt to put both runners into scoring position.

Corvallis starter Chris Carns (0-2), was lifted at that point, and the Knights turned to Cameron Richman, who got the final out in Friday’s game. In a re-match at bat against Matt Fraizer, the Sox earned a sac-fly RBI to tie the contest up.

Wenatchee went on to get five-consecutive hits and score five two-out runs after the sac fly. Matt Reitano opened the onslaught with an RBI triple to left center field. Price scored on the play. 

An RBI single for Steven Machtolf brought home Reitano, followed by singles for Jordan Rathbone and Ryan Murkle to load the bases. Haydan Hastings doubled down the left field line to empty the bases, earning Wenatchee’s first bases loaded hit of the season.

Wenatchee hung a crooked number just in time for starter Justin Blatner (1-0), who earned the Sox first quality start of 2016, tossing six innings while only giving up one run on an RBI groundout for Corvallis’ Parker Woodley in the second. Blatner struck out five batters and only allowed five hits over six innings. 

The Knights did make things interesting in the eighth against Sox reliever Mac Lardner. The future Gonzaga Bulldog retired Corvallis in order in the seventh, before allowing two runs in the eighth (one unearned on an error). Lardner stranded the bases loaded in the inning with a  pop out to AppleSox catcher, Reitano. 

Casey Legumina pitched the ninth inning, earning his first save. He walked one batter, but struck out two, including the games final hitter, on a 3-2 pitch that froze his man for the victory. 

Reitano finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Hastings was 1-for-3 with 3 RBI. Fraizer and Machtolf drove in the other two Wenatchee runs. 

Game three and a chance for a series win comes Sunday night, when left-hander Grady Miller (0-1), takes to the mound for Wenatchee. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m.

APPLESOX AND KNIGHTS CONTINUE SERIES, SATURDAY

Wenatchee continues its nine-game homestand Saturday night against the Corvallis Knights. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., as Justin Blatner makes his Wenatchee debut on the mound.

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (0-7) vs Corvallis Knights (4-3)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       7:05 p.m.
L- Justin Blatner (0-0) vs. R- Chris Carns (0-1)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-7, 0-3, North), fifth place in the division, continue a nine-game homestand against the Corvallis Knights (4-3, 3-3 South)...the AppleSox have yet to win a game in 2016 after playing both a home and road series on the season...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (27-37) (.422), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- KNIGHTS 7 - APPLESOX 5
WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-7), scored five runs late in Friday’s game against the Corvallis Knights (4-3), but fell 7-5 with the tying run on base at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium...Kyle Blankenship (0-2), got the start for Wenatchee and the AppleSox were in trouble after trailing in the top half of the seventh inning, 7-0...Andy Atwood hit a solo home run in the seventh to extend the lead already created in large part by Adam Taylor and Taylor Travess...Taylor was 4-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI...Travess went 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored...Wenatchee had trouble getting to Knight starter Trenton Dupre (1-0), who threw six shutout innings, only allowing five hits...three of those hits went to Matt Frazier in his AppleSox debut, and Wenatchee scored its first runs on a 2-RBI single for Sheldon Liikala with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Steven Machtolf and Haydan Hastings, who also had a three-hit night...the runs came off of Cody Hoff, Corvallis’ first reliever. Brandon Cutsworth pitched a scoreless eighth inning before things got dicey in the ninth...with one out, Hastings doubled, and Matt Reitano followed with his first AppleSox hit, in his team debut. Hastings scored on an error in left field. Two batters later, Parker Price recorded his second triple of the season, for 2 RBI, cutting the Knight lead to 7-5. Evan Douglas followed with a walk to put the tying run on base...Cameron Richman was called out of the bullpen to get the save for Corvallis and caught Frazier looking on a 1-2 fastball to end the game.

TONIGHT'S NOTES

GOOD DEBUTS LAST NIGHT
Matt Frazier, Matt Reitano, and Eli Thornquist each made their AppleSox debuts Friday night...Frazier went 3-for-5, Reitano was 1-for-4 with a run scored, and Thornquist threw two innings of hitless baseball with four strikeouts and one walk.

APPLESOX GOING FOR WCL WIN #350
If the AppleSox win Thursday night, it will be West Coast League win number 350 for the squad.

BATS AWAKENING
Wenatchee tallied 12 hits last night in the club’s first double-digit hit effort of the season...Wenatchee also out-hit an opponent for the first time this year, tallying 12 to Corvallis’ 11. 

THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Through seven games, Parker Price has hit two triples for Wenatchee...last night his triple to the right field fence went for 2 RBI...there have been nine triples hit in the WCL this season. 

TRYING TO AVOID HISTORY
Wenatchee is one loss away from an 8-game losing streak dating back to the last game of 2015...the Sox have attained this mark once in 2008...Wenatchee also has lost five-straight home games dating to last year...this ties a team record set in 2000, 2003, and 2014.

BLATNER SET FOR 2016 DEBUT
Justin Blatner will make his first start for the Wenatchee AppleSox, Saturday night...the Gonzaga product will become the sixth starting pitcher to throw this year for Wenatchee, including the second left-hander. 

STORIED FRANCHISES
Wenatchee and Corvallis meet on Friday night, as the two winningest franchises in WCL history...their head-to-head records date back to the teams’ PIL days, and this duo has met for times in the WCL Championship series...the programs are tied with 9 playoff appearances each, while Corvallis has won 8 division titles, and Wenatchee, 6...the AppleSox own five championships, while Corvallis has won three...Corvallis has been runner-up four times, and Wenatchee twice...at least one of the two teams held a spot in the WCL Championship series from 2005 to 2014...the streak ending last year when Bend faced Kelowna for the title...Wenatchee and Corvallis also had turned out the most MLB talent, with the Knights claiming 15 major leaguers and the AppleSox with nine, heading into the 2016 spring. 

BAILEY DRAFTED
2014 Wenatchee AppleSox arm, Brandon Bailey, was selected by the Oakland Athletics today in the 6th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft. 

WENATCHEE FACING CARNS
Last year Chris Carns threw for the AppleSox and his season was cut short when he was hit with a foul ball line drive in the Wenatchee dugout during at start at Cowlitz...Carns was 1-3 with a 4.37 ERA in 5 starts for Wenatchee.

WENATCHEE WAKES UP BATS LATE, FALLS 7-5

The Corvallis Knights scored Friday's first seven runs, and Wenatchee rallied for five in the final three innings, but fell short at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

BOX SCORE

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-7), scored five runs late in Friday’s game against the Corvallis Knights (4-3), but fell 7-5 with the tying run on base at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. 

Wenatchee out-hit an opponent for the first time in 2016 last night, scoring five runs in the final three innings, but the rally fell just short. 

Kyle Blankenship (0-2), got the start for Wenatchee and the AppleSox were in trouble in the top of the first after two errors on the same play led to two Corvallis runs. The Knights added on two more runs in the third inning on an RBI groundout for Andrew Reichenbach and an RBI single for Andy Atwood. 

Adam Taylor and Taylor Travess scored twice in the first three innings. They combined to go 7-for-9, and Taylor went 4-4 with a walk. 

Another run crossed in the fourth inning for Corvallis in the fourth on an RBI single for Taylor. Zak Taylor scored on the play after being aboard earlier in the inning with a walk. 

In the fifth inning, Blankenship loaded the bases and Roman Garcia scored on a sacrifice fly by Cody Hawken. It came off of Miceal Taylor who pitched first in relief for Wenatchee, but was charged to Blankenship. 

Taylor allowed a Corvallis home run in the seventh inning to Andy Atwood, extending their WCL lead with four home runs. 

Wenatchee had trouble getting to Knight starter Trenton Dupre (1-0), who threw six shutout innings, only allowing five hits. 

Three of those hits went to Matt Frazier in his AppleSox debut, and Wenatchee scored its first runs on a 2-RBI single for Sheldon Liikala with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Steven Machtolf and Haydan Hastings, who also had a three-hit night. 

The runs came off of Cody Hoff, Corvallis’ first reliever. Brandon Cutsworth pitched a scoreless eighth inning before things got dicey in the ninth. 

With one out, Hastings doubled, and Matt Reitano followed with his first AppleSox hit, in his team debut. Hastings scored on an error in left field. Two batters later, Parker Price recorded his second triple of the season, for 2 RBI, cutting the Knight lead to 7-5. Evan Douglas followed with a walk to put the tying run on base. 

Cameron Richman was called out of the bullpen to get the save for Corvallis and caught Frazier looking on a 1-2 fastball to end the game. 

The second game of the series is Saturday night, and Wenatchee will throw left-hander Justin Blatner for the first time this season. He faces off against former AppleSox hurler, Chris Carns (0-1). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

APPLESOX OPEN NINE-GAME HOMESTAND, FRIDAY

The AppleSox open a nine-game homestand at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium, starting Friday night at 7:05 p.m., against the Corvallis Knights.

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (0-6) at Corvallis Knights (3-3)
Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium     |       7:05 p.m.
R- Kyle Blankenship (0-1) vs. R- Trenton Dupre (0-0)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-6, 0-3, North), fifth place in the division, open a nine-game homestand against the Corvallis Knights (3-3, 3-3 South)...the AppleSox have yet to win a game in 2016 after playing both a home and road series on the season...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (27-36) (.429), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- HARBOURCATS 6 - APPLESOX 4
VICTORIA – The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-6), were swept by the Victoria HarbourCats (3-3), after suffering a 6-4 loss Thursday night at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, B.C...Wenatchee grabbed its first lead of 2016 on the season in the first inning, Thursday, off of Victoria starter James Kannenberg...Jeremy Ydens got the first of his three hits on the night with two outs in the frame, and was brought home to score on an error by the HarbourCats shortstop Wyatt Young...Wenatchee added two more in the top of the second...the 3-0 advantage was cut in the home half, when Warkentin deposited a solo home run over the wall in left center field...the HarbourCats evened the score in the fourth on a 2-RBI double from Dakota Dean...Luke Mattson was poised in his AppleSox debut, and the Sox got him back a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth on an RBI groundout for Steven Machtolf...Parker Price scored on the play, who was aboard earlier in the inning on a walk. A half inning earlier, Machtolf started a double play after diving for a popped bunt attempt on the first base side. He doubled his runner back at first with a throw to Erik Sauve after the miraculous diving catch...the Sox lead was short-lived. Mattson gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth on Dean’s second 2-RBI double of the night. It got over the glove of Machtolf on a sharp bounce, with the infield playing in. PJ Floyd and Warkentin scored to give the ‘Cats the advantage...Riley Guntrip added an insurance run in the eighth inning off of Ross Clevenger. An RBI single scored Floyd and made it 6-4, HarbourCats.

TONIGHT'S NOTES

APPLESOX GOING FOR WCL WIN #350
If the AppleSox win Thursday night, it will be West Coast League win number 350 for the squad.

STILL TO COME
10 players from the AppleSox announced preseason roster still have not joined the team...10 have not made appearances..the bulk of the remainder of Wenatchee’s roster is expected to join the team over the coming weekend. 

YDENS OFF TO FAST START
In his first series for Wenatchee, Jeremy Ydens went 5-for-13 with 2 SB, two runs scored and an RBI.

FIRST LEAD
Wenatchee claimed lead number one in WCL play last night, on a run-scoring E6 in the first inning that brought home Jeremy Ydens. 

ACTIVE ON BASE PATHS
Wenatchee stole three bases on Thursday night...two were credited to Ydens who moved two bases in the second on a double steal, which set up two runs to score on an E3 in the inning. 

STORIED FRANCHISES
Wenatchee and Corvallis meet on Friday night, as the two winningest franchises in WCL history...their head-to-head records date back to the teams’ PIL days, and this duo has met for times in the WCL Championship series...the programs are tied with 9 playoff appearances each, while Corvallis has won 8 division titles, and Wenatchee, 6...the AppleSox own five championships, while Corvallis has won three...Corvallis has been runner-up four times, and Wenatchee twice...at least one of the two teams held a spot in the WCL Championship series from 2005 to 2014...the streak ending last year when Bend faced Kelowna for the title...Wenatchee and Corvallis also had turned out the most MLB talent, with the Knights claiming 15 major leaguers and the AppleSox with nine, heading into the 2016 spring. 

LONGEST OUTING
Wenatchee received it’s longest outing from a starter, Thursday night...Luke Mattson went six innings, scattering five runs, in the first loss of his 2016 season...the youngster showcased good command and a relaxed demeanor on the hill for the AppleSox.

SIX-STRAIGHT LOSSES
Wenatchee’s six-game losing streak is the team’s longest since a five-game skid July 6-11 last season...that stretch was also the last time the AppleSox lost back-to-back series...it is their longest losing streak in WCL play dating to 2005. 

BAILEY DRAFTED
2014 Wenatchee AppleSox arm, Brandon Bailey, was selected by the Oakland Athletics today in the 6th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft. 

APPLESOX SWEPT BY HARBOURCATS

The Wenatchee AppleSox fell 6-4 to the Victoria HarbourCats Thursday night. Wenatchee fell to 0-6 on the season. 

BOX SCORE

VICTORIA – The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-6), were swept by the Victoria HarbourCats (3-3), after suffering a 6-4 loss Thursday night at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, B.C. 

Wenatchee grabbed its first lead of 2016 on the season in the first inning, Thursday, off of Victoria starter James Kannenberg. Jeremy Ydens got the first of his three hits on the night with two outs in the frame, and was brought home to score on an error by the HarbourCats shortstop Wyatt Young. 

Following a 1-2-3 bottom half of the first inning by Luke Mattson, who was making his AppleSox debut, Wenatchee added two more in the top of the second. Ryan Murkle, who singled, and Jordan Rathbone, who walked each scored on an error at first base by Matt Warkentin. 

The 3-0 advantage was cut in the home half, when Warkentin deposited a solo home run over the wall in left center field. The HarbourCats evened the score in the fourth on a 2-RBI double from Dakota Dean. 

Mattson was poised in his AppleSox debut, and the Sox got him back a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth on an RBI groundout for Steven Machtolf. Parker Price scored on the play, who was aboard earlier in the inning on a walk. A half inning earlier, Machtolf started a double play after diving for a popped bunt attempt on the first base side. He doubled his runner back at first with a throw to Erik Sauve after the miraculous diving catch. 

The Sox lead was short-lived. Mattson gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth on Dean’s second 2-RBI double of the night. It got over the glove of Machtolf on a sharp bounce, with the infield playing in. PJ Floyd and Warkentin scored to give the ‘Cats the advantage. 

Riley Guntrip added an insurance run in the eighth inning off of Ross Clevenger. An RBI single scored Floyd and made it 6-4, HarbourCats.  

Holden Lyons was lights out in relief for the HarbourCats. He tossed three innings of one-hit baseball to secure the win for Victoria and pick up the club’s first save. 

Wenatchee heads back home, Friday morning, and will arrive at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium in the late afternoon to prepare for a three-game set with the Corvallis Knights. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., and Friday’s game opens a nine-game homestand for the AppleSox. 

AppleSox Wrap Up Series At Victoria, Thursday

The AppleSox face the HarbourCats in Victoria, Thursday, before heading home to battle Corvallis, Friday-Sunday. 

WENATCHEE APPLESOX (0-5) at Victoria HarbourCats (2-3)
Sports Traders Diamond at Royal Athletic Park     |       6:35 p.m.
R- Luke Mattson (0-0) vs. R- James Kannenberg (0-1)
GAME NOTES       |       APPLESOX STATS       |       LISTEN LIVE

The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-5, 0-2, North), fifth place in the division, finish their series with the Victoria HarbourCats (2-3, 2-3 North) up north in Canada...Wenatchee was held scoreless for a total of 18.2 innings, before Steven Machtolf drove in a run with an RBI HBP in the ninth inning yesterday...Wenatchee gave up double-digit runs for the third-consecutive night...the AppleSox are playing their 17th franchise season (12th in the WCL) and are led by second-year skipper, AJ Proszek (27-36) (.429), who is in his 4th season with the Sox...Proszek is assisted by Kyle Hunt and Colton Loomis, both in their first seasons.

LAST NIGHT -- HARBOURCATS 11 - APPLESOX 1 
VICTORIA – The Wenatchee AppleSox (0-5), lost their second-consecutive series to open 2016 to the Victoria HarbourCats (2-3), in a 12-4 contest Wednesday night, at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, B.C...AppleSox starter Jimmy Dobrash retired all six batters who faced him in the first two innings, Wednesday...he allowed six runs in the third inning, and faced 11 HarbourCat batters...the inning started off with a walk, followed by two doubles, a single, and another double...a sacrifice fly, a walk, and two errors (one on a failed pickoff attempt, and another on a failed caught stealing attempt), led to the onslaught of runs...Wenatchee committed six errors, in total, Wednesday night. Dobrash left the game in the fourth inning, and Matt Young pitched the remainder of the game...the AppleSox scored two runs in their half of the fourth, on an RBI single for Jordan McGowan and a sacrifice fly for Erik Sauve...Victoria answered with one run in the fifth inning, and three more in the sixth inning to claim a 10-2 advantage...Cody Snider, PJ Floyd, and Hayden Jaco all contributed RBI in the game to keep Victoria in front throughout...Wenatchee scored two runs in the eight inning off of relievers Creed Smith and Skyler Henderson...Jeremy Ydens brought in a runner on an RBI groundout to shortstop, and Steven Machtolf reached on an error at third base. Both Parker Price and Haydan Hastings each scored from third base during the respective plays...Victoria went on to add two more runs in the ninth off of Young. An RBI single for PJ Floyd and a second error by Wenatchee’s third baseman led to the 12-4 final.  

TONIGHT'S NOTES

APPLESOX GOING FOR WCL WIN #350
If the AppleSox win Thursday night, it will be West Coast League win number 350 for the squad.

STILL TO COME
10 players from the AppleSox announced preseason roster still have not joined the team...11 have not made appearances...starting pitcher Luke Mattson will change that tonight, making his AppleSox debut...the bulk of the remainder of Wenatchee’s roster is expected to join the team over the coming weekend. 

SWING AND A MISS
AppleSox pitchers have struck out 23 HarbourCat batters on the series...Victoria has struck out the most times of any team in the WCL (60).

OUT IN THE ‘PEN
Last night Matt Young set new bullpen highs for innings pitched in relief (5.0), and strikeouts from a reliever (8).

TOO MANY MISCUES
Wenatchee committed 6 errors last night, its highest total of the season...in contrast, opponents have only committed three errors against the AppleSox all season. 

EXTRA-BASE WOES
For the AppleSox, the extra-base hit total still sits at 1 in 2016...a triple from Parker Price in the home-opener still sits as the team’s only knock for more than a single. 

LOST BACK-TO-BACK WCL SERIES
Victoria guaranteed a series win over the AppleSox last night with a 12-4 victory...Wenatchee has lost its first two WCL series of 2016...the last time Wenatchee lost back-to-back WCL series was July 6-11, 2015 at Paul Thomas Sr. Field against Bend and on the road against Cowlitz in Longview...Wenatchee has lost its two opening WCL series only twice in team history...each of those stints occurring in the last two seasons.

TOUGH STARTS
Wenatchee has not led in a WCL game through the first five contests of 2016...another first in team history...the AppleSox have been tied at a score that wasn’t 0-0, once...Saturday June 5, 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth and part of the top of the tenth against Yakima Valley.

2016 MLB DRAFT
The 2016 MLB Draft begins Thursday at 7 p.m. ET...Wenatchee’s James Kaprielianis the highest draft pick in Sox history...he was taken by the New York Yankees with the 16th pick of last year’s draft...previously, older brother of current Sox utility player Alex Gonzales, Marco Gonzales, was Wenatchee’s highest draft pick...Gonzales was taken by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 19th pick in the 2013 draft...he still holds the record as fastest former AppleSox pitcher to the majors, after being drafted...entering 2016 Wenatchee had produced 9 MLB players...second in the WCL to the Corvallis Knights (15)...Bellingham, Bend, Kelowna, and the Spokane RiverHawks were the other franchises to have former players make it to the big show.