The Wenatchee AppleSox turned three double plays and three pitchers combined to strike out 11 Walla Walla Sweets in a 7-1 win at Borleske Stadium on Tuesday night.

Cole Hatton struck out five in five innings while only allowing one run. It marked the second time that he tossed five innings, but the first time that he did so in his six starts. Hatton allowed his only run in the fifth on an RBI triple and things got interesting as the Sweets put runners at second and third with two outs. A base hit could have tied the game but first baseman Luc Stuka snagged a liner headed over him and then tossed to second to double up the runner and end the inning.

Michael DeFelippi made things interesting in the sixth when he loaded up the bases with three straight hits allowed. He buckled down and struck out two before inducing a lineout to third baseman Tino Bethancourt to end the inning.

Skylar Hales went the rest of the way, shutting out the Sweets in three innings while striking out four to earn his first save of the summer.

The AppleSox took a 3-1 lead into the ninth inning and had only collected three hits to that point, but added some insurance with four runs on five hits. John Newman Jr. plated two on a single up the middle and Dakota Duffalo lofted a ball to center that got lost in the lights and scored two more.

It wasn’t the first time that the AppleSox capitalized on defensive mistakes. The Sweets committed three errors but the Sox’ first run came thanks to a mental error. Michael O’Hara led off with a double to left field that was misread and then scored two batters later on a triple by Adam Grob.

The AppleSox are now 3-1 against Walla Walla this season and look to take this road series with a win on Wednesday night. Logan Mercado gets the ball for the 6:35 p.m. game.

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