2014 Wenatchee AppleSox GAME NOTES Cowlitz at Wenatchee Friday-Sunday (August 1-3) Game Times: 7:05 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 6:05 (Sun.) Paul Thomas Sr. Field (Wenatchee, Wash.) Wenatchee AppleSox Baseball Club, 610 N. Mission St. #204, Wenatchee, WA 98801 [email protected] June -- (16-9, 13-9) APPLESOX SEE THREE OF FINAL SIX HOME GAMES AGAINST COWLITZ 4 SAN FRANCISCO SEALS W (5-0) The Wenatchee AppleSox (28-22, 24-21) battle with the Cowlitz Black Bears (21-24) in 5 SAN FRANCISCO SEALS W (16-4) the two teams’ only meetings at Paul Thomas Sr. Field..The AppleSox are entering their 6 at Yakima L (3-4) 7 at Yakima W (7-1) 15th season (10th in the WCL) and are 490-271 (.643) under skipper Ed Knaggs, who is 8 at Yakima W (3-2) in his 14th season as head coach of the AppleSox club...The AppleSox have achieved a 9 KITSAP L (4-14) winning record in all 14 seasons during Knaggs’ tenure...Knaggs is assisted by AJ Proszek 10 KITSAP W (5-4) 11 KITSAP W (13-12) (11) and Jason Krohn. 12 NORTHWEST HONKERS W (18-7) 14 at Medford L (4-8) COVERAGE OF THE APPLESOX 15 at Medford W (3-2) 16 at Medford L (2-7) The three game series with the Black Bears will have live stats for all games provided 17 at Klamath Falls L (8-10) by pointstreak.com...all games will have live radio coverage on KCSY Sunny 93.9 FM 18 at Klamath Falls W (2-1) in Wenatchee and on various translators throughout North Central Washington (Lake 19 at Klamath Falls W (17-4) 20 WALLA WALLA L (5-15) Chelan Valley 95.3 FM, Okanogan Valley 101.9 FM, Methow Valley [Twisp-Winthrop] 21 WALLA WALLA W (5-1) 106.3 FM)...audio is also available at applesox.com/listen-live...AppleSox play by play 22 WALLA WALLA W (7-3) broadcaster Trevor Williams will call the action...Pregame shows for Friday and Satur- 23 CORVALLIS W (5-4) 24 CORVALLIS W (3-0) day’s games start at 6:45 p.m...Sunday’s starts at 5:45 p.m...KWCC-TV (LocalTel cable 25 CORVALLIS L (5-6) channel 12 or Charter cable channel 19) will televise games, allowing fans to hear the 27 at Corvallis W (5-2) Sunny FM radio broadcast...AppleSox Baseball provides updates on Twitter on @Apple- 28 at Corvallis L (1-2) 29 at Corvallis W (5-4) Sox, on Facebook (Wenatchee AppleSox) and via Instagram by searching: AppleSox. 30 BELLINGHAM L (1-8) Fans are also encouraged to connect with the AppleSox Broadcast Booth, by following JULY -- (12-13, 11-12) @AppleSox_Radio on twitter. 1 BELLINGHAM L (2-6) 2 BELLINGHAM* L (6-7) 4 at Kelowna W (9-1) 5 at Kelowna L (4-13) 6 at Kelowna W (5-3) 8 EVERETT MERCHANTS L (8-14) 9 NORTHWEST STAR W (22-0) PITCHING PROBABLES 10 WALLA WALLA L (9-16) 11 WALLA WALLA L (5-7) 12 WALLA WALLA L (10-15) Friday 14 at Walla Walla W (6-3) Wenatchee - Calvin LeBrun LHP (10G, 2GS, 1-2, 4.45 ERA, 32.1 IP, 3 SV, 27 K, 11 BB, 32 H) 15 at Walla Walla L (7-8) Cowlitz- Conor Cuse RHP (5G, 0GS, 0-1, 4.82 ERA, 9.1 IP IP, 11 K, 10 BB, 5 H) 16 at Walla Walla L (9-10) (14) 17 at Yakima W (11-1) 18 at Yakima W (7-4) (11) Saturday 19 at Yakima W (4-2) Wenatchee - Drew Rasmussen RHP (8G, 7GS, 3-2, 5.69 ERA, 36.1 IP, 37 K, 19 BB, 42 H) 21 ALL STAR GAME -- Rained Out -- 22 KELOWNA L (1-17) Cowlitz- Reza Aleaziz RHP (8G, 4GS, 2-3, 3.96 ERA, 25 IP, 20 K, 18 BB, 23 H) 23 KELOWNA W (2-1) 24 KELOWNA W (12-1) Sunday 25 at Bend L (4-7) 26 at Bend L (7-8) Wenatchee - TBD - () 27 at Bend W (3-2) (14) Cowlitz- Kohl Hostert RHP (7G, 3GS, 1-3, 4.24 ERA, 23.1 IP, 14 K, 14 BB, 28 H) 29 VICTORIA W (13-4) 30 VICTORIA L (0-5) 31 VICTORIA W (9-2) AUGUST 1 COWLITZ 2 COWLITZ 3 COWLITZ 5 at Kelowna 6 at Kelowna 7 at Kelowna 8 YAKIMA 9 YAKIMA 10 YAKIMA DIVISIONAL 12-14 -- CHAMP. 16,18-19 2014 APPLESOX BASEBALL GAME NOTES Cowlitz at Wenatchee Paul Thomas Sr. Field Page 2 ABOUT THE COWLITZ BLACK BEARS WENATCHEE’S RECORD... The Black Bears began play as an expansion team in the West Coast League in 2010. In 2014 their inaugural season, they managed a record of 18 wins and 30 losses. In the follow- Overall 28-22 ing season, their record improved to 28-26, with the team narrowly missing the WCL League 24-21 Non-league 4-1 playoffs by losing the final game of the season. In 2012, the Black Bears made it to the Division 12-9 playoffs, coming in second in the West division, but lost in the first two games. In 2013, Home games 14-12 Away games 14-10 they were 28-26 and two games out of the WCL Playoffs. Day games 1-1 Night games 27-21 SERIES WITH THE BLACK BEARS The AppleSox and the Black Bears did not meet in 2013. In 2011 and 2012, the AppleSox Series 12-5 met with Cowlitz in extra innings. The 2011 meeting went to the AppleSox and the 2012 Home Series 7-2 Away Series 5-3 game to Cowlitz. Wenatchee won 5 of the 6 meetings in 2010, all six in 2011, and 4 of 6 in First game of series 8-9 2012. The teams have never met in the playoffs and the AppleSox lead the all-time series Rubber game of series 8-2 Last game of series 12-5 15-3. Series sweeps 3-2 TRIPLING TO THE TOP Doubleheader 0-0 Extra innings 3-1 Sam Brown hit his fourth triple of the season on Thursday. Two of his four triples have Shutouts 3-1 come in his last three appearances. He is now tied atop the AppleSox record book for June games 16-9 total triples. July games 12-13 August games 0-0 WENATCHEE VS. COWLITZ Sunday games 6-0 Started in 2010 Monday games 2-3 Wenatchee Tuesday games 3-5 Wednesday games 5-4 - leads the series 15-3 overall (all league games), 8-1 at home and 7-2 away. Thursday games 6-1 - did not face the Black Bears last season. Friday games 3-4 Saturday games 3-5 - has a “one-game” win streak, a 7-6 win in July of ‘12. - has only allowed an average of 2.8 runs per game. The Sox 10-year WCL average is 4.1. AppleSox score first 19-7 Opponent scores first 9-15 QUICK GAME 1-run games 9-7 The AppleSox played their second-shortest home game of the season on Thursday. The 2-run games 2-2 Sox scored 3 runs or less 6-8 shortest was a two hour and three minute contest at home against Kelowna on July Sox scored 4 runs or more 21-14 24th. Leading after 6 innings 22-2 Tied after 6 innings 3-2 BUCKLES BACK TO WINNING WAYS Trailing after 6 innings 3-18 After 5 starts with a losing or no-decision, Ian Buckles picked up his fourth win of the Leading after 7 innings 24-2 Tied after 7 innings 2-1 year. He is now 4-3 and lasted seven innings for the third time this season. Six of Buckles’ Trailing after 7 innings 1-19 nine starts this season have gone for 6 innings or longer. Leading after 8 innings 25-0 Tied after 8 innings 1-2 Trailing after 8 innings 2-20 IF EVERY DAY COULD BE THURSDAY OR SUNDAY If every day was Thursday or Sunday, the AppleSox would have the best record in the Sox outhit opponent 22-7 WCL. Wenatchee is 12-1 between Thursdays and Sundays. They have only one loss on Opponent outhits Sox 5-15 Thursday and six wins on both Thursday and Sunday. Hits are equal 1-0 Sox hit a HR 10-5 Sox hit 2 or more HRs 2-1 LeBRUN BACK TO START Sox have a SB 15-10 Calvin LeBrun will start for the third time in 2014, Friday. LeBrun has given up a total of Sox have 2 or more SBs 6-2 five earned runs in the last two starts, splitting decisions with a win and a loss. In 11 in- Sox starter with 6+ IP 10-4 nings for LeBrun he has allowed just 2 walks and 8 strikeouts. Sox starter with 7+ IP 4-1 Sox starter with 8+ IP 0-0 Sox are errorless 6-2 Come-from-behind Wins 11 Last At Bat Wins 2 2014 APPLESOX BASEBALL GAME NOTES Cowlitz at Wenatchee Paul Thomas Sr. Field Page 3 Wenatchee vs... MEET THE SOX 2014 All-time* #1 Joe Gillette - Played football and baseball for the Falcons, however, he shifted his Bellingham Bells 0-3 35-23 Bend Elks 1-2 25-27 focus entirely to baseball before his junior season of high school...Gillette was named to Corvallis Knights 4-2 34-32 the 2013 New Balance All-Area Code Games Team and he competed for the L.A.