Tuesday was one of the biggest offensive days of the West Coast League season so far. Jacob Long and Tyler Jones delivered monster games at the plate, while Curtis Ellis and Colin Nowaczyk turned in standout pitching performances.
Top Hitters
The offense exploded across several games. Jacob Long and the Nighthawks powered up early, while the AppleSox put on a clinic with five multi-hit games, including two five-hit performances.
Jacob Long (Clark College) – 4-5, HR, 6 RBI, 2 R for Northwest Star
Tyler Jones (Transfer Portal) – 5-6, HR, 3B, 2 RBI, 6 R for AppleSox
Gage Wareham (Colorado Mesa) – 3-4, 5 RBI, 1 R for AppleSox
Jonah Shields (Jacksonville) – 3-6, 2B, 5 RBI, 1 R for AppleSox
Ethan Mar (Washington) – 5-6, 2B, 2 RBI, 5 R for AppleSox
Kaleb Campbell (Centralia) – 3-5, 4 RBI, 2 R for Port Angeles Lefties
Malachi Noet (Everett CC) – 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, 1 R for NightOwls
Owen Rodgers (Grossmont) – 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI for Falcons
Brock Grainger (Arizona Christian) – 4-5 for Kamloops NorthPaws
Kotaro Wakui (Portal) – 3-4, RBI for Riverhawks
Top Pitchers
On the mound, Curtis Ellis and Colin Nowaczyk were outstanding. Ellis spun a gem with just three hits allowed over six innings, while Nowaczyk was nearly untouchable, surrendering only one hit and striking out nine in five innings of work.
David Sheppard (Utah Tech) – 6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 7 K (W) for Edmonton
Curtis Ellis (Saint Francis) – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K (W) for Walla Walla
Reese Holmes (Mt Hood) – 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 K (W) for Northwest Star
Colin Nowaczyk (Nebraska) – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 9 K (W) for Corvallis
Max Biddle (Riverside City) – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 K (W) for Kelowna
Mason Seay (Puget Sound) – 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K (W) for Port Angeles
Tristan Ledbetter (Umpqua) – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K for Springfield
Brody McMullen (Portal) – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K for Marion
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