AppleSox Add NWAC, More State of Washington College Players

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AppleSox head coach Ian Sanderson announced on Wednesday the addition of eight new players for the 2021 season. Sanderson now has 42 players signed to contracts for the 57-game 2021 season.

“We’re bringing aboard some guys this week,” Sanderson said, “who are going to do some big things at their schools this year. A lot of them are in-state guys and a few of them are transferring to Division-I schools this fall.”

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Lowell Dunmire

Right-handed pitcher Lowell Dunmire did not appear in any games last season before the COVID-19 shutdown and returns to Lower Columbia College this year. He is looking to make his first appearance for the Red Devils. He graduated from Skyview High School in Vancouver in 2019.  

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Cole Hatton

Cole Hatton was named Pacific League MVP his sophomore and junior years at Ocosta High School (WA). In each of his first two high school seasons he posted an ERA below 1.00. Hatton has an 8.38 ERA over 19.1 innings in five games for Saint Martin’s University this spring.


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Cameron Liss

Cameron Liss is a sophomore left-handed pitcher at Spokane Falls. The southpaw has a 4.50 ERA and 15 strikeouts in two games (both starts). Liss appeared in three games (all starts) last year and recorded a 4.26 ERA with 17 strikeouts. He posted a 2.08 ERA and struck out 66 batters in 11 appearances (10 starts) as a freshman at Spokane Falls in 2019.

Liss previously pitched in the West Coast League in 2019 with the Yakima Valley Pippins. He recorded a 1.08 ERA across 8.1 innings in two appearances (one start). Liss’s WCL debut came at the expense of the AppleSox as he tossed 4.1 shutout innings of relief against Wenatchee on June 14.

“The NWAC is also being represented on the mound by Nelson and Liss,” Sanderson said “Liss is a lefty with a tough arm slot making it an uncomfortable at bat for hitters.”

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Jasper Nelson

Jasper Nelson is in his freshman year at Spokane Falls. Nelson allowed one run in two innings in his only appearance this spring to date. He recorded a 2.17 ERA in five games over two seasons of varsity baseball at Palo Verde High School (NV).

Nelson and Liss were both originally signed by the Kelowna Falcons before they ultimately opted out of the 2021 season.

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Reid Rasmussen 

Reid Rasmussen appeared in three games last season for Yakima Valley College before the COVID-19 shutdown and transferred to Central Washington. He has a 5.94 ERA in 16.2 through four games this spring for the Wildcats. Rasmussen led Selah High School (WA) to a district championship in 2018 but missed his senior season due to Tommy John Surgery. Rasmussen tossed a no hitter last summer while pitching for the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak American Legion Senior Baseball team. 

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Sam Stuhr

Sam Stuhr graduated from Madison High School last year. He went 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA as a sophomore in 2018. Stuhr has appeared in one game for Lower Columbia College this spring (April 3) and tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts in it. He is transferring to Oregon State this fall.

Stuhr joins Dunmire as the second member of this year’s Lower Columbia College team to join the AppleSox. Sanderson, who is also the associate head coach and pitching coach for the Red Devils, is excited to see how the duo will do perform both this spring and this summer.

“Sthur and Dunmire are going to play a big part in the NWAC this year,” Sanderson said. “Dunmire is a lefty who’s up to 88 and Sthur is 92-95 and will give us a boost on the mound.”

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Mark Steward

Mark Steward had a brilliant junior year of high school on the diamond before his senior year was cut short. The catcher hit .395 in 24 games in 2019 and then .250 in just three games last spring. He is batting .350 with one home run through 11 games.

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Jackson VanDeBrake

Jackson VanDeBrake is in his freshman season at Tacoma Community College and has two hits in six at-bats in his first two games this season. He graduated from West Valley High School in Yakima last spring. 

“VanDeBrake comes from a family of ball players,” Sanderson said. “His oldest brother played at Gonzaga and his other brother is currently playing for Washington State so he knows what it takes to be a good ball player.”

The 2021 AppleSox season begins on June 1. For 2021 ticket information, please call 509-665-6900 or email info@applesox.com.

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