AppleSox Best Hawks Again In Penultimate Matchup

2026-07-04

Riverhawks were befuddled by Wenatchee as they go down 10-1

By Cody F. Schmidt

The Edmonton Riverhawks looked to get back into the win column tonight, after dropping yesterday’s game to the Wenatchee AppleSox. Unfortunately the momentum stayed on Wenatchee’s side as other than a second inning rally resulting in a run for the Riverhawks, the Edmonton offence was no where to be seen tonight. The Riverhawks’ record moves to 14-13, staying afloat above the .500 mark thanks to the winning streak they were on prior to this series.

The AppleSox earned an early lead off of Edmonton starter #15 Jack MacIntosh, as he walked his second batter who then stole second and third before being driven home on a fielder’s choice. The Sox stole one more bag against MacIntosh before he cleared the inning, and despite the run given up, there were no hits on Wenatchee’s side.

Edmonton fought right back in the 2nd, with #39 Chris Parkin, #3 Devin Simonton, and #25 Matt Vanslyke going back-to-back-to-back with two-out singles to score the initial tying run.

MacIntosh ran into trouble again in the 3rd, as Wenatchee’s Ky McGary stole his fifth base of the series against him, McGary’s third of the game. An RBI single would put Wenatchee back on top, and they would continue to threaten as a defensive error put a runner in scoring position, followed by a hit batter. A swinging strikeout got the Hawks out of the 3rd with just the one run given up.

MacIntosh would see his game finish after that 3rd inning with 3 hits, 2 walks, and 2 earned runs. #18 Owen Combs would take over in the 4th, and gave up hits to his first two batters. A wild pitch advanced the runners, then a sac fly gifted Wenatchee their third run of the game. An RBI single following the sacrifice was enough to push across another run before Combs could clear the frame with a K. Things got even tougher in the bottom of the 5th as a walk and four singles led to a one-out AppleSox rally against Combs. As Wenatchee was able to keep cycling from their base hits, they ran the score up to 6-1 while keeping the bases loaded until Combs was removed from the game after 1.1 frames with 7 hits and 5 earned runs allowed. #33 Logan Colville was inserted into the inning with the bags loaded, and after a sac fly which tagged on one more run, he was able to dissolve the jam and get the game into the 6th. Colville’s 7th was much smoother, putting the Sox down in order for the first time in the game.

A walk to Parkin in the 4th, and a walk to #48 Max Stagg in the 5th were the only action for Edmonton since they were able to score in the 2nd. That includes a 6th inning where all three Hawks at the plate struck out. Finally, in the 7th the Riverhawks were able to have a rally, as both Simonton and Vanslyke singled. After a disagreement between members of the Hawks and the umpiring team over a called strikeout to #31 Kotaro Wakui, Stagg would be ejected from the game while in the on-deck circle. Stagg’s replacement #20 Oliver Clements would strike out to strand the pair of early singles and cut off the scoring chance.

A pair of singles and a double steal gave Wenatchee their eighth run in the bottom of the 7th, as Colville couldn’t work any pickoffs to nab the runners. A fielder’s choice then gave the opportunity for another Sox run to come home before Colville ended the inning. The bottom of the 8th belonged to #60 Heath Hachkowski. After what should have been a routine fly ball landed in the outfield due to the Hawks’ outfield fighting the lights, a walk followed. Thankfully Hachkowski worked a strikeout and a liner before the AppleSox singled and scored one last time. With their backs against the wall, the Hawks had a nine run deficit to overcome, but a pair of strikeouts and a bang-bang ground out would end things for Edmonton.

The weekend series finishes up tomorrow afternoon where the Riverhawks will aim to avoid getting swept. Then the Edmonton team returns home to RE/MAX Field for a six game home stand against the Nanaimo NightOwls and the South Division’s Marrion Berries. It’s the second-to-last home stand of the season, so go to tickets.gohawks.ca and make sure you can see all the action yourself!