AppleSox Shut Out Bells
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Logan Mercado tossed seven shutout innings and Zach Toglia and Enzo Apodaca both hit home runs to lead the Wenatchee AppleSox to a 5-0 win over the Bellingham Bells on Wednesday night at Joe Martin Field.
Mercado struck out three and only allowed three baserunners to earn his second win of the season. He tossed four 1-2-3 innings, including three in a row from the third-through-fifth innings. That was part of a stretch where Mercado retired 12 consecutive hitters
Toglia opened the bottom of the second inning up with a solo shot on the first pitch he saw for his first home run of the season. Apodaca followed with a two-run shot three batters latter for his second of the season, but first in West Coast League play.
Michael DeFelippi tossed the final two innings in relief. He allowed a leadoff walk to begin the eighth but retired each of the final six hitters in order to end the ballgame. DeFelippi and Mercado combined to only allow two hits, the fewest surrendered in a game by AppleSox pitchers this season.
The AppleSox struck first for the fifth consecutive game, but this marked the first time that it resulted in a win. With runners at first and third, Adam Grob took off for second and the throw was late and off target. Jackson Van De Brake trotted home easily on the throwing error to give the AppleSox a 1-0 lead.
The Sox got their fifth and final run in the sixth. Tino Bethancourt smacked a one-out double and then scored two batters later on a groundout by Toglia.
The AppleSox have a chance to take the series on Thursday when they wrap up the series against the Bells at 6:35 p.m.
