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Wenatchee ace Reedy Berg of Gonzaga pitches Sox to WCL title

Wenatchee ace Reedy Berg of Gonzaga earned two postseason wins for the WCL Champion AppleSox, both road starts.

Berg tossed eight innings of one-hit ball vs. Kelowna to earn the win in the East Divisional Series opener at Elks Stadium. The southpaw from Yakima, Washington did not walk a single batter and struck out 3 as Wenatchee beat the host Falcons 2-0.

Wenatchee went on to sweep Kelowna and advance to the WCL Championship Series vs. Corvallis.

Berg followed his stellar performance at Kelowna with another road masterpiece as the junior-to be at Gonzaga stifled the Knights for seven innings at Goss Stadium to earn the 4-2 championship clinching victory.

Reedy allowed only four hits and one run while striking out 6, and for a second straight start did not walk a batter.

For the postseason, Berg tossed 15 innings, allowed only five hits and one run while walking none and striking out 9.

This past spring, Berg went 4-4 with a 5.44 ERA over 17 appearances and 4 starts for Gonzaga.

This summer, Reedy made 11 appearances and 7 starts and went 3-2 with a 1.88 ERA while walking 9 and striking out 34 over 43 innings pitched for the AppleSox.

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