Davinni's Late-Game Heroics Not Enough For Wenatchee
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Michael Davinni hit a clutch, ninth-inning game-tying home run and then later gave the AppleSox the lead but Wenatchee fell to the Bend Elks, 5-4, in 11 innings Sunday night at Vince Genna Stadium.
With the Sox down to their final out and trailing by two with a runner at second base Davinni hammered a 2-2 pitch over the left-center field fence to tie the game up, 3-3. It was enough to send the game to extra innings after Bend failed to score in the bottom of the ninth. After a scoreless 10th Davinni again played the role of hero by hitting a sacrifice fly to score Corey Jarrell and make it 4-3, AppleSox.
Davinni finished the game with two hits and 3 RBI but Bend rallied to score twice in the bottom of the 11th to pick up their second walkoff win in three games against the AppleSox and pick up the series sweep.
The AppleSox scored first for the third straight game and outhit the Elks for the second time in as many days but left Bend still searching for their first win of the season. Wenatchee calmed down offensively but still finished with 10 hits to mark their third straight game collecting double-digit hits.
The AppleSox scored the game’s first run in the sixth when Xander Orejudos drew a bases-loaded walk. That came two innings after Jake Moffitt fired four scoreless innings in his first appearance of the summer. Moffitt walked six but only allowed three hits and struck out five.
Will Jacobson tossed two scoreless innings before Bend broke through in the seventh. With two outs and runners at second and third Jacobson struck out Cooper Whitton but a passed ball and a throwing error allowed both runners to score. Whitton would come around to score three batters later on a wild pitch to put Bend ahead, 3-1.
Joichiro Oyama helped make Davinni’s heroic slam possible by reaching on a two-out infield single to extend the ninth inning. Like Davinni, Oyama recorded a multi-hit effort in each of the AppleSox’ first three games of the season.
Anthony Sendejas made his season debut in the seventh and tossed 2.1 scoreless innings. He struck out one and did not allow any hits.
Wenatchee returns home on Monday to face the Port Angeles Lefties at 6:35 p.m. at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium in the first home game of the 2022 season. Opening Night is sponsored by AG Supply and Ace Hardware. They are giving a Traeger grill to one lucky fan who attends the home opener. Monday’s game is also the first of a seven-game homestand for the AppleSox. Tickets can be purchased now at saferseating.com.
Listen to the latest episode of the AppleSox podcast below for a recap of the game, radio highlights, the postgame interview with associate head coach Aaron Vaughn and the pregame interview with Davinni.
