Bats Stay Hot But Sox Fall to Elks

The Wenatchee AppleSox scored first for the second straight day but fell to the Bend Elks, 17-9, on Saturday night at Vince Genna Stadium.

Xander Orejudos drove in three runs and collected three hits to lead the AppleSox offense. Michael Davinni picked up three singles and scored twice and Carson Lydon reached base safely four times.

Orejudos jump-started the AppleSox with an RBI single in the second and Wenatchee took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the second but Bend scored six times on just three hits thanks to a couple of hit by pitches. The Elks never trailed from that point on and also tacked on big innings with a four-run fifth and a three-run eighth.

The AppleSox got the game back within one run with four runs in the top of the third right after the six-run Elks’ second, but they also stranded the bases loaded in the fifth and sixth innings. The first occasion particularly hurt because Wenatchee filled the bases up with just one out but did not drive anyone in.

The series wraps up on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. and redshirt sophomore Jack Moffitt from Gonzaga gets the start as the AppleSox look to salvage the series.

Listen to today’s AppleSox podcast for a recap of today’s game and AppleSox broadcaster Joel Norman’s pregame interview with Lydon.