Sox Welcome Back Familiar Faces this Weekend
July 23, 2021 - West Coast League (WCL)
Wenatchee AppleSox News Release
The Wenatchee AppleSox are back home for another exciting weekend of baseball! The AppleSox face the Yakima Valley Pippins for the first time this season in a three-game set beginning tonight at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium at 6:35 p.m.
Former AppleSox head coach Kyle Krustangel and assistant coach Cash Ulrich return to Wenatchee for the first time since quitting to take on the same roles with the Pippins. From 2017-19 the duo led the AppleSox to an 84-78 record and came within three outs of leading the team to the 2019 West Coast League Championship Series.
Krustangel and Ulrich aren't the only familiar faces on Yakima Valley. Four different Pippins played for the AppleSox previously. Spencer Marenco, Landon Schirer and Seth Kuykendall played for Wenatchee in 2019 while Mason Marenco suited up for the AppleSox in 2018. Schirer led the 2019 AppleSox with six saves and has already recorded that many this summer in six appearances. Kuykendall earned All-WCL Honorable Mention honors in 2019 after recording a 2.17 ERA in 10 games. Mason Marenco was one of the AppleSox' four All-Stars in 2018 and his younger brother, Spencer, joined the team late in 2019 and played in eight games.
The Pippins won the first half with a 15-9 mark and finished four games ahead of the next-closest team. They currently lead the second half with a 6-3 mark.
The Sox are three games back of first place Yakima Valley in the second half but if the Pippins win the second half again, the second-half playoff spot goes to the team with the next-best overall record. The AppleSox sit a game-and-a-half back of having the next-best overall record.
Tonight's 6:35 p.m. game is Chelan PUD Night. Tomorrow also begins at 6:35 and is Christmas in July. Fans will receive AppleSox Christmas ornaments as they enter Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. Sunday's series finale wraps up at 5:35 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate or at applesox.com/tickets.
West Coast League Stories from July 23, 2021
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- Sox Welcome Back Familiar Faces this Weekend - Wenatchee AppleSox
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