AppleSox Add Lydon To 2022 Coaching Staff

The Wenatchee AppleSox have hired Marcus Lydon as an assistant coaches for the 2022 staff, head coach Mitch Darlington announced on Wednesday.

Lydon joins the AppleSox amidst his second season as the Assistant Director of Player Development and Student Manager at Oregon. He played for three different schools during his playing career, including briefly with the Ducks in 2020 before the COVID-19 shutdown. The Eugene, Oregon, native began his playing career at Seattle U in 2018 before transferring to Linn-Benton in 2019.

Lydon signed to play for the AppleSox in 2020 but never got the opportunity to since the season was cancelled. He is excited to join the team two years later, albeit in a different role.

“I am very excited to join the coaching staff in Wenatchee,” Lydon said. “After losing the opportunity to play with the AppleSox due to Covid, I am eager to prepare my players in their daily training and mental preparation to get them playing at their highest level. I heard the energy Coach Darlington has for the development and success of his players after our first conversation. It made it an easy yes for me to join him this summer.”

Lydon joins Darlington and associate head coach Aaron Vaughn in preparation for the 2022 season with roster construction.

“Marcus is a huge addition to our coaching staff,” Darlington said. “His Division-I coaching experience and high expectations for the organization are a perfect fit for what we are aiming to accomplish in Wenatchee. Marcus will primarily be working with our outfielders and catchers as well as handling a portion of our analytics work.”

Now that the coaching staff is set the AppleSox will begin announcing player signings next week. Stay tuned to applesox.com for news on the newest members of the AppleSox.