Bend Elks [5-4] [6-6] Wenatchee AppleSox vs 2nd \\ WCL South \\ 2 GB 1 GB \\ WCL North \\ T2 vince genna STADIUM [3,500] | Bend, Ore. | Game #13 [6-6] | away #7 [2-4] wednesday, June 14, 2017 | 6:35 p.m. | Radio: Sunny FM 93.9 (Wenatchee) \ KBSN 1470 AM (Moses Lake) PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS APPLESOX RECORD Day Date Opponnent Time AppleSox Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Overall 6-6 Wed. 6/14 Bend 6:35p LH- McKabe Cottrell (0-0, 0.00) -H- TBA (0-0) League 6-6 Thurs. 6/15 Bend 6:35p LH- Gerald Hein (0-1, 3.97) -H- TBA (0-0) Division 4-5 Non-league 0-0 Fri. 6/16 Bend 6:35p RH- Collin Maier (2-0, 2.84) -H- TBA (0-0) Home games 4-2 Away games 2-4 APPLESOX HIT ROAD FOR SERIES WITH THE ELKS Day games 0-1 The Wenatchee AppleSox (6-6, 4-5 North), are back on the road to play the Bend Elks (5-4, 3-3 South), and are looking to build Night games 6-5 off of three-straight series wins...the AppleSox are playing their 18th franchise season (13th in the WCL) and are led by first-year vs. RH starter 3-2 vs. LH starter 3-4 head coach, Kyle Krustangel (6-6) (.500), who has completed two years as the head coach at Yakima Valley College during the Extra innings 0-1 NCAA regular season...Krustangel is assisted by Yakima’s Cash Ulrich, and former minor-leaguer Riley Drongesen, both in their first seasons. SERIES HISTORY The AppleSox are 29-34 all-time APPLESOX FALL TO PIPPINS, BUT STILL WIN THIRD-STRAIGHT SERIES against the Elks, and struggle on Yakima Valley jumped out to the early 1-0 lead, Tuesday, and starting pitcher Gabe Taylor tossed a complete game that the road in the series, with a 12-20 paved the way for the Pippins to salvage a game in the three-game series...for a second-straight series, the AppleSox were record...at home, the AppleSox denied a sweep...the Pippins struck for a run in the first inning on two, 2-out hits...the AppleSox answered in the fourth, are 17-14...the AppleSox took after Evan Johnson singled to run his hitting streak to 12 games...he came to score on a wild pitch and two passed balls... 2-of-3 from Bend last season at Vince Genna Stadium in June, the Pippins scored four runs in the sixth inning after two AppleSox errors...they added another in the seventh on an RBI before Bend returned the favor in single...Wenatchee did bring home two of its own in the eighth after a Jack Reisinger double, Johnson RBI double, and RBI Wenatchee. groundout for Jake Taylor...Gabe Taylor offered the first complete game of the season for the Pippins. TONIGHT’S NOTES LAST 10 VS. BEN (4-6) HOT START FOR GAME ONES HAPPY FLAG DAY REDHAWK ADDITIONS The AppleSox have been playing The Applesox have celebrated 7/14/16 @WEN W, 4-1 their best baseball to open series Flag Day fairly well...10-5 overall, 7/13/16 @WEN L, 2-4 Jack Reisinger and Jake Taylor are 7/12/16 @WEN L, 3-13 off to quick starts at the plate for the this season...Wenatchee is 3-1 in 6-4 league, 3-2 on the road, and 6/23/16 @BEN L, 1-9 AppleSox...the Seattle U catcher series-opening games and has won have a 1-game win streak...this 6/22/16 @BEN W, 5-3 and third baseman are a combined each of its last three. is Wenatchee’s second Flag Day 6/21/16 @BEN W, 11-0 game with Bend....in 2008 they 7/8/15 @WEN L, 7-8 10-for-19 at the plate to open their 7/7/15 @WEN L, 7-8 (12) AppleSox summers...Reisinger BULLPEN INHERITANCE blasted the Elks 14-2 at home...did 7/6/15 @WEN L, 2-7 struck for two hits yesterday, includ- The AppleSox bullpen has struggled you know Fairfield, Wash. is home 7/27/14 @BEN W, 3-2 (14) ing a double, while Taylor had four retiring runners inherited from its to the oldest continual Flag Day hits in his debut two nights back. starting pitchers...of 13 runners in- Parade...the tradition is believed SOX STREAKS herited, the bullpen has only retired to have started in 1909 or 1910... Fairfield is an 8 minute drive from Current Streak L1 COTTRELL TO DEBUT four...Wenatchee is 7-for-14 in retir- Homestand/Trip 0-0 ing the first batters it faces. Rockford, Wash., the home of Last 15 Games 6-6 McKabe Cottrell will see his first tonight’s AppleSox starter McKabe Last 10 Games 6-4 action of 2017 tonight in Bend...the Cottrell. Last 5 Games 3-2 Gonzaga freshman just wrapped up SOMETHING ABOUT Last 5 Games/Home 3-2 an impressive high school career at Last 5 Games/Away 2-3 THE ELKS... NEALY DRAFTED Last 5 Games/Division 3-2 Freeman HS (Rockford, Wash.)... Bend has beaten the AppleSox in he was a three-time First Team Last night’s AppleSox starter Colby 11 of the last 15 series meetings... Nealy was selected in the 35th LOOKING AHEAD All-State selection and set school Wenatchee did have the upper round of the 2017 MLB Draft by AppleSox vs. Gresham records for ERA (0.482), strikeouts hand last time out against the Elks (144), and innings pitched (72 2/3)... the Los Angeles Dodgers, today... June 17 / June 18 / June 19 at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium, July former Sox Nick Valaika, Brett Ste- he helped the Scotties to the State 14 of last year. 7:05 / 7:05 / 7:05 playoffs this last spring. phens and Hunter Mercado-Hood Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium were also selected. Wenatchee, Wash. @applesox | www.applesox.com | Wenatchee AppleSox | @applesox APPLESOX GAME INFORMATION | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 14, 2017 | AT BEND ELKS PAGE 2 APPLESOX UPDATE AT A GLANCE WCL FIRST HALF STANDINGS WHEN APPLESOX... NORTH GB Score first 5-1 Bellingham (7-5) -- VS WEN LEAGUE SEA. SEA. LEAGUE VS BEN Score second or shutout 1-5 Victoria (7-5) -- .000 4th .261 AVG .291 1st .000 Score 3 runs or fewer 0-4 WENATCHEE (6-6) 1 Score 4 runs or more 6-2 Kelowna (5-5) 1 0 7th 51 R 77 1st 0 Lead/Trail/Tie | 6th 6-1//0-5//0-0 Walla Walla (4-5) 1.5 0 T6 80 H 126 1st 0 Lead/Trail/Tie | 7th 5-1//0-5//1-0 Port Angeles (5-7) 2 Lead/Trail/Tie | 8th 5-1//0-5//1-0 0 T4 5 HR 6 3rd 0 Out-hit opponent 5-0 SOUTH GB 0 T8 12 2B 21 4th 0 Out-hit by opponent 1-5 Corvallis (7-2) -- Opponent hits equal 0-1 Bend (5-4) 2 0 2nd 3 3B 1 T7 0 AppleSox 10+ hits 4-1 Yakima Valley (4-5) 3 0 8th 78 SO 97 10th 0 Opponent 10+ hits 1-2 Gresham (5-7) 3.5 AppleSox hit home run 2-1 Cowlitz (3-7) 4.5 0 T10 29 BB 45 T5 0 Opponent hits home run 1-4 AppleSox commit error(s) 4-6 NUMBER OF DAYS... AppleSox errorless 2-0 Leading Division 2 0.00 8th 4.44 ERA 3.77 3rd 0.00 Play after an off day 0-0 In second place 2 0 7th 75 HA 104 9th 0 In third place 0 HOW MANY... In fourth place 1 0 3rd 47 RA 58 6th 0 Come-from-behind wins 1 In fifth place 3 0 10th 58 K 81 4th 0 Blown leads/result in loss 2 In last place 4 Innings batting around 3 0 T1 29 BB 45 6th 0 Wins/loses in final at bat 1-1 BY SERIES... (W-L-T) Players used (pitchers) 28 (14) Series records 3-1 One-run games 3-2 Home series 2-0 Two-run games 0-1 Away series 1-1 Shutouts 1 Divisional series 2-1 Times shut out 1 League series 3-1 TONIGHT’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER Non-league series 0-0-0 #27 RHP MCKABE COTTRELL THE RECORD... First-Half series 3-1 June 6-6 Second-Half series 0-0 The Last Time... 2017 Bests... July 0-0 August 0-0 First game series 3-1 Won: N/A at/vs. N/A IP: # vs. N/A, -/- Second game series 2-2 First Half 6-6 Lost: N/A at/vs. N/A K: # vs. N/A, -/- Third game series 1-3 Second Half 0-0 No-Dec.: N/A at/vs. N/A BB: # vs. N/A, -/- Rubber match 1-0 Pre All-Star 6-6 Series sweeps 0-1 Home Run: N/A at/vs. N/A R: # vs. N/A, -/- Post All-Star 0-0 Monday 2-0 VS... Tuesday 0-2 WCL North 4-5 Wednesday 1-0 WCL South 2-1 Thursday 1-0 Teams/Winning Record 3-3 NO STATS TO SHOW... Friday 1-1 Teams/Losing Record 0-2 Saturday 0-2 Teams/Better Record 5-3 Sunday 1-1 Teams/Worse Record 1-2 Teams/Leading North 1-1 WHEN APPLESOX WEAR... Teams/Leading South 0-0 Home White 2-0 Played in Washington 4-5 Road Blue 0-2 Played in Oregon 0-0 Alternate Red 4-2 Played in Canada 2-1 Chiefs Throwback 0-2 WENATCHEE VS..