Game Notes Communications Director: Joel Norman [email protected] July 21, 2021 WCL Game#32 Road Game #17 Schedule Tonight's Game Quick Hitters The AppleSox beat the Sweets June 7-1 last night. 1 NW Star Academy* 8-3, L 2 NW Star Academy* 7-6, L Non-league included, the Sox 4 @Portland 6-0, L 5 @Portland 4-2, W have won 5-of-their-last-6 6 @Portland 11-1, L @ games, including 2-of-3 in 8 Walla Walla 5-0, W 9 Walla Walla 9-2, L league action. 10 Walla Walla 3-1, W Borleske Stadium 6:35 p.m. 11 Bellingham 13-8, W The AppleSox are now tied 12 Bellingham 4-1, W with the Sweets for the third- 13 Bellingham (6.5 inn) 12-3, L 18 Bend 5-4, W Tonight's Probable Starters best overall record in the 19 Bend 15-7, L 20 Bend 11-8, L North Division (12-19). 22 @Cowlitz 8-5, W Logan Mercado TBD Last night was the 10th time 23 @Cowlitz 7-5, L 24 @Cowlitz 4-3, W that an AppleSox starter 25 @Corvallis 9-4, L 6th Appearance 9th Appearance 26 @Corvallis 9-6, L tossed at least 5 innings. They This Summer This Summer 27 @Corvallis 7-6, L are 8-2 in those instances and 29 Portland 17-3, L 2-1, 3.47 ERA, 19 K, 3-0, 1.60 ERA, 25 K, 30 Portland 7-2, L 21 H, 8 BB, 23.1 IP 13 H, 12 BB, 28.0 IP have had it happen 6 times in July the last 9 games. The Sox have 1 Portland Summer 2021, AppleSox Summer 2021, AppleSox 17-8, L won 4 of those games. 2 Highline* (6.5 Inn) 21-1, W Last Appearance Last Appearance 3 Highline* 14-8, W The AppleSox turned three 6 @Port Angeles 8-7, L 7 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 7 @Port Angeles 5-1, W double plays last night, their 8 @Port Angeles 6-2, W 3 K, 2 H, 1 BB, W 3 H, 1 BB, W 9 Corvallis 5-3, L most in a game this season. 7/13 @ BEL 7/13 @ POR 10 Corvallis 14-7, L Last night was only the Sox 11 Corvallis 7-6, L 13 @Bellingham 6-4, L 3rd win in 18 games that their 14 @Bellingham 5-0, W 15 @Bellingham 11-5, L 2021 WCL Standings opponent has out-hit them. 16 CCL All-Stars* (6.5) 7-6, W 17 CCL All-Stars* (6.5) 9-0, W North 18 CCL All-Stars* (6.5) 10-1, W 20 @Walla Walla 7-1, W 2nd Half GB OVERALL Broadcast 21 @Walla Walla 6:35 PM Yakima Valley* 4-3 ----- 19-12 22 @Walla Walla 6:35 PM Walla Walla 3-4 1 12-19 KCSY Sunny FM 23 Yakima Valley 6:35 PM Bellingham 1.5 16-20 Wenatchee: 93.9 FM 24 Yakima Valley 6:35 PM 5-7 25 Yakima Valley 5:35 PM Wenatchee 2-5 2 12-19 East Wenatchee: 98.1 FM 27 @Bend 6:35 PM Port Angeles 1-3 1.5 8-20 Lake Chelan Valley: 95.3 FM 28 @Bend 6:35 PM Brewster/Pateros: 101.3 FM 29 @Bend 6:35 PM Okanogan Valley: 101.9 FM 30 NW Star Academy* 6:35 PM Omak/Tonasket/Oroville: 97.7 FM 31 NW Star Academy 6:35 PM South * Methow Valley: 106.3 FM August 2nd Half GB Overall 3 Port Angeles 6:35 PM Ridgefield 6-1 ----- 19-12 4 Port Angeles 6:35 PM Corvallis* 7-2 ----- 25-8 Run Differential 5 Port Angeles 6:35 PM Portland 4-3 2 19-12 6 Cowlitz 6:35 PM Bend 2-2 2.5 12-16 7 Cowlitz 6:35 PM 8 Cowlitz 5:35 PM Cowlitz 2-2 2.5 12-16 10 @Yakima Valley 6:35 PM -60-49-11 39 11 @Yakima Valley 6:35 PM *Clinched first-half division playoff berth 12 @Yakima Valley 6:35 PM Overall Home Road Non-League Last Game History vs WW (37-41) WCL Scores WEN 7 July 7, 2018.................................................Away L, 3-2 Portland (19-12) 8 Cowlitz (12-16) 2 July 8, 2018.................................................Away L, 2-0 WW 1 June 14,2019..................................................Home L, 3-1 July 20, 2021 Bend (12-16) 4 June 15, 2019................................................Home L, 7-6 Yakima Valley (18-12) 2 June 16, 2019.............................................Home W, 11-10 0 Errors July 24, 2019..............................................Away L, 7-4 Ridgefield (19-12) 6 Port Angeles (8-20) 4 Wenatchee did not July 25, 2019...............................................Away L, 3-2 July 26, 2019..............................................Away W, 5-2 commit an error last NW Star Academy 0 June 8, 2021.................................................Home W, 5-0 night for the 4th time Bellingham (16-20) 6 June 9, 2021..................................................Home L, 9-2 this summer. They are June 10, 2021................................................Home W, 3-1 7/18/21 3-1 in those games. July 20, 2021..............................................Away W, 7-1 The Wenatchee AppleSox look to take their fifth West Coast League series of the season tonight as they face the Walla Walla Sweets at 6:35 p.m. at Borleske Stadium. A series victory tonight would give the AppleSox a season- series victory over the Sweets. The AppleSox guaranteed at least a tie this summer against the Sweets with a 7-1 win last night. Cole Hatton struck out five and only allowed one run in five innings. Michael DeFelippi punched out two in a scoreless sixth after he loaded up the bases with no outs. Skylar Hales tossed a scoreless final three innings to pick up his first save of the summer. The AppleSox scored four runs in the top of the ninth provide some breathing room. Now, the AppleSox turn to Logan Mercado (2-1, 3.47 ERA) to try and pick up a series victory. Hatton's effort last night marked the 10th time an AppleSox starter tossed at least five innings in a start and the sixth time in the last nine games. Wenatchee is 8-2 in these instances and has won four-of-the-last-six times that this has occurred. A series win tonight will give the AppleSox their first since taking two-of-three against the Port Angeles Lefties, July 6-8. The AppleSox have won four series this season, including their first series against the Sweets, June 8-10. A win tonight or tomorrow would give the AppleSox their third road series victory to go along with the trip to Port Angeles and taking two-of-three from Cowlitz, June 22-24. The AppleSox enter tonight's game winners of four-of- their-last-six road games. Last night's win pulled the AppleSox into a tie for third place in the North Division in terms of overall record. If Yakima Valley wins the second half, the second half North Division playoff spot goes to the team with the next-best overall record. The Pippins currently sit in first place in the second half and the AppleSox are 1.5 games back of the idle Bellingham Bells for the second-best overall record. The Sox are two games out of first in the second half. 2021 Scoring By Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Opponents 09 33 23 43 39 17 18 21 10 03 216 AppleSox 20 17 17 27 16 08 18 22 16 00 156 2 Tonight's AppleSox Starter Record When Sophomore, Overall..............................12-19 #34 L o g a n M ercado Oregon 1st Half.............................10-14 2nd Half................................2-5 SUMMER 2021 GAME LOG Non-League...........................5-2 GAME DATE OPPONENT W/L IP R ER H K BB HBP HR P Division..................................8-5 July 14 @ BEL W 7.0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 96 Home.....................................5-10 July 7 @ PA W 5.0 1 1 6 8 2 0 0 89 June 30 POR L 4.0 4 4 6 3 2 0 1 63 Road.......................................7-9 June 25 @ COR ND 4.2 3 3 5 3 1 1 0 67 Day..........................................0-1 June 20 BEN ND 2.2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 55 Night...................................12-18 Extra Innings.......................0-1 SUMMER 2021 TOTALS 2-1, 3.47 ERA, 19 K, 8 BB, 21 H (.247 OAVG) in 23.1 IP over 5 games (3 starts)... June......................................8-12 July.......................................4-7 THIS SUMMER: 7/14 @ BEL: Season-high by Sox starter for IP... 7/7 @ PA: 89 pitches August...................................0-0 (60 strikes), tied Sox-high 8 K... 6/30 vs POR: 1st start, threw 41 strikes... 6/25 @ COR: No runs allowed for first 2.1 IP... Retired 8 of 1st 10 hitters faced... 6/20 vs 1st Game of Series.............5-6 BEN: threw 35 pitches for strikes... 2nd Game of Series............4-6 3rd Game of Series............3-7 COLLEGE: 2021: 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 5 K, 4 BB, 4 HA in 2 APP, 1 start... After Off-Day....................4-4 Score First...........................8-9 HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 4th, 8th best player in Washington by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report... 2019: 0.37 ERA, 66 K, 17 H, 11 BB in 38 IP over 10 games as a Score Last...........................5-9 junior at Tri-Cities Prep HS (WA)..