In-State Players Join AppleSox For 2021

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Head Coach Ian Sanderson announced on Wednesday the addition of three Washington State Cougars, two Everett Community College Trojans and one Gonzaga Bulldog join the AppleSox for the 2021 season. Of these six players, four of them are Washington state natives.

“In-state talent is crucial to our success,” Sanderson said. “We’re bringing in four players with Division-I talent and two more who could very well see themselves at that level next season.”

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Enzo Apodaca

In three years of varsity baseball at Chaparral High School, Enzo Apodaca hit .362, including a junior year in which he hit .412. He is looking to make his college debut with Gonzaga this year.


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Zach Boswell

Right-handed pitcher Zach Boswell did not pitch last spring, but posted a stellar freshman year at Everett Community College before that, going 10-1 with a 1.85 ERA in 13 games. Boswell tossed two complete games that season and struck out 72 in 77.2 innings.

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Jack DeDonato

Jack DeDonato is all set to join Washington State this fall after the summer with the AppleSox. The southpaw is in his senior year at Mercer Island High School.

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Kolby Solomon

Kolby Solomon will join Gonzaga this fall after a summer in Wenatchee with the AppleSox. He will graduate from Inglemoor High School this spring.

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Ben Steck

Ben Steck committed to Oregon State but did not play last season and transferred to Everett Community College. The catcher earned First-Team All-League honors as a junior and a senior when he batted .404 and .370, respectively, at Henry M. Jackson High School. Steck is set to make his collegiate debut when Everett’s season begins on April 3.

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Tyler Stone

Gonzaga’s Tyler Stone comes to Wenatchee this summer following his freshman year in Spokane. Stone hit .382 in four years at Chaparral High School, including hitting .455 in his abbreviated senior season. MaxPreps.com ranked him as the eighth-best recruit in Arizona. Stone is batting .267 with 1 RBI through seven games this spring.