WENATCHEE — Port Angeles’ losing streak grew to five after falling to the Wenatchee Apple Sox 9-3 in the second game of a three-game series at Paul Thomas Field at Wenatchee Valley College on Wednesday night.
The Lefties (9-16) allowed 10 hits and nine walks in the game and yielded two four-run innings in the bottom of the third and eighth innings.
Trayson Kubo was tagged with the loss, chased from the game after allowing that four-run third inning.
Grant Fisher kept Port Angeles in the game in relief, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out four in 2 1/3 innings.
But Luke Fraeley struggled in his three innings on the hill, giving up the other five runs, all earned.
Bright spots for Port Angeles included Benny Kaleiwahea’s RBI ground-rule double, part of a two-hit night for the Lower Columbia product, and Taylor Adams’ second home run of the season, a solo shot with two outs in the top of the eighth.
Michael Ciancio also had two hits, including a double, and scored a run. His batting average is up to .326.
New league president
The West Coast League announced that former Everett Aquasox front office administrator Brian Sloan has been selected as the new league president.
While with the AquaSox, Sloan was honored in 2010 as the Northwest League’s Executive of the Year. He was a key contributor under four different AquaSox ownership groups. Everett has been the Seattle Mariners Short-Season A affiliate since 1995.
Prior to his time with the AquaSox, Sloan served as general manager and assistant general manager for Pittsburgh Pirates affiliates in Welland, Ontario and Erie, Pa.
Sloan also serves as director of business development with Alexander Global Promotions in Bellevue where he works with more than 100 professional and collegiate teams plan their annual promotional calendars.
Wenatchee 9, Port Angeles 3
Lefties 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 8 0
Apple Sox 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 x— 9 9 1
WP: McCord LP: Kubo
Pitching
Lefties — Kubo 2.2 IP, 4ER, 2H, 7BB, 2K; Fisher 2.1 IP, 0ER, H, BB, 4K; Fralely 3IP, 5ER, 6H, BB, 5K.
Apple Sox — McCord 6 IP, 2R, ER, 6H, 2BB, 4K; Cottrell 2 IP, ER, 2H, BB, 2K; Kurz IP, K.
Hitting
Lefties — Ciancio 2-5, 2B, R; Kaleiwahea 2-4, 2B, RBI; Adams 1-4, HR, R, RBI; Nowak 1-4, RBI. Roby 0-2, 2BB, R.
Apple Sox — Vela 2-5, 3RBI; Spellacy 2-3, BB, HP, 3R; McKenzie 1-4, HR, R, RBI; Damla 1-3, R, RBI; Prendiz 1-4, BB, 2R; Johnson 1-4, 2B, BB, 2R, 2RBI.
