Newcomers Lead AppleSox To Win Over Dudes

Mason Strong finished a triple away from hitting for the cycle and Nick Putnam drove in two runs as the Wenatchee AppleSox defeated the Redmond Dudes, 10-6, on Monday night at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium.

Six of the AppleSox’ nine batters had joined the team in the last four days and many of them made an impact against Redmond. Putnam picked up an RBI single in the first inning in his first at-bat of the summer before adding another RBI single in the seventh. Strong doubled in a pair of runs in the first before adding a single in the second and a triple in the seventh in his third game played for the AppleSox.

Trent Liolios joined the AppleSox as an infielder on Friday but got it done as a two-way player on Monday. The incoming sophomore at Northwestern went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run before tossing a scoreless eighth and ninth. Liolios, who did not pitch this spring at Northwestern, struck out one, allowed three hits and did not walk anyone.

The AppleSox trailed on two different occasions after allowing a run in the top of the first and then two runs in the top of the fourth to break a 3-3 tie. Neither deficit lasted as Wenatchee scored multiple runs in four different frames, including a three-run first inning and a three-run seventh.

The AppleSox hit the road on Tuesday to resume West Coast League play as they travel to face the Kamloops NorthPaws in a rematch of the 2022 North Division Series that the AppleSox swept. First pitch for all three games Tuesday-Thursday is at 6:35 and can all be heard on kcsyfm.com.