DeDonato, Big Late Innings Lead AppleSox To Win
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Jack DeDonato tossed the final five innings in relief and the Wenatchee AppleSox scored six runs over the seventh and eighth innings to defeat the Yakima Valley Pippins, 8-3, on Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium.
DeDonato (1-0) entered in the fifth and only exited after tossing a 1-2-3 inning to close out the win. He struck out three and his only blemish was a leadoff solo home run in the eighth inning.
Joichiro Oyama led the offense with a 3-for-5 night for his 20th multi-hit game of the summer. He also stole his 38th base and has played in all 50 games, batting leadoff in 49 of them.
Xander Orejudos went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to six games. He has recorded five multi-hit games in that span is batting .444 over this streak.
The AppleSox trailed 2-0 entering the fifth inning but cashed in on five Pippins errors to earn the win. Oyama singled in a run in the fifth before Orejudos hit a hot shot to third that went through the leg’s of the third baseman to tie the game.
The AppleSox plated four in the seventh thanks to 10 men coming to the plate. Orejudos drove in one with his second hit of the game and then an error, a wild pitch and a bases-loaded walk plated the other runs. The Pippins got a run back in the bottom of the seventh before Wenatchee scored on the in the seventh on two-out RBI singles by CJ Horn and Steven Meier.
Thursday night is the AppleSox’ eighth rubber match of the summer. Wenatchee won each of it’s first three winner-take-the-series games before dropping each of the last four. The AppleSox are looking to win their ninth series of the summer as they face the Pippins at 7:05 p.m. before returning home on Friday night to face the Walla Walla Sweets at 6:35 p.m. at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.
Listen to the latest edition of the AppleSox Podcast below to hear a recap of the game, highlights and interviews with DeDonato, Oyama, Mitch Darlington and Cole Cramer. Subscribe to the AppleSox Podcast today on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
