CJ Horn drove in five runs and the Wenatchee AppleSox scored six runs in the top of the eighth to defeat the Kamloops NorthPaws, 12-10, on Saturday night at Norbrock Stadium.

Brooks Rasmussen (1-0) tossed 4.1 scoreless innings of relief in his first appearance on the mound this summer after being signed by the AppleSox earlier this week. He started the game in left field and went 1-for-4 with a go-ahead 20RBI single in the eighth inning.

The AppleSox trailed 9-0 after two innings thanks to an eight-run second inning by the NorthPaws but rallied late to win the weekend series and set up a chance for a sweep on Sunday. Eight-of-nine AppleSox position players collected at least one hit and four recorded multi-hit efforts.

Wenatchee only scored in three innings but made two of them count with huge frames. The AppleSox struck five times in the third after a forgettable second inning and then got one in the sixth before the big eighth inning. Horn doubled in a pair after a Grant Sherrod RBI single to cut the deficit to one run before Rasmussen gave the AppleSox their first lead of the night. Xander Orejudos added an insurance run three batters later with a sacrifice fly.

The AppleSox improved to 12-1 against teams playing in their first season in the WCL with Saturday’s win. Wenatchee can take all six games against Kamloops if they defeat them on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is at 1:05 p.m.