Darlington Reveals First Nine Members of 2025 Roster

AppleSox head coach Mitch Darlington announced on Wednesday the addition of the first nine members of the 2025 roster, the 25th in franchise history. Brady Bean, Carson Boesel, Braiden Boyd, Evan Cloyd, Jack Haferkamp, Kanoa Morisaki, Karsten Sweum, Joe Thornton and Reese Vassar return to Wenatchee after appearing on last summer’s roster for the 2024 WCL North Division Champions.

Bean comes back to the AppleSox on a 10-game contract after appearing in 14 regular-season games and two postseason contests. He made 11 starts at second base after a strong start to the summer with the Medicine Hat Mavericks of the Western Canadian Baseball League. 

The Kennewick native is a junior at Portland, looking to build off a strong sophomore season when he slashed .321/.400/.511 with five home runs and 32 RBI in 38 games. Bean began his collegiate career at Saint Martin’s in 2022, where he batted .384 with 10 doubles and 22 RBI in 42 games. 

Boesel shined out of the back of the bullpen, recording a 2.59 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 17.1 innings in 10 relief outings last summer. He tossed two-or-more innings five times, including in each of his first three outings of the summer. 

The Malott native is a sophomore at Spokane Falls and looking to make a decision on a four-year university soon. Boesel was 5-1 with a 5.97 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 28.2 innings in 16 relief appearances in 2024 but has started both of the games that he’s pitching in this spring. His fastball topped at 91 miles per hour last summer but was clocked at 96 miles per hour in December. 

Boyd will pitch for a fourth straight summer with the AppleSox in 2025. He got his first taste of college baseball by pitching in a non-league for Wenatchee in 2022 prior to his senior year at Chelan High School and went on to lead the AppleSox in appearances (13) last summer. Boyd fired the second-most innings (33.2) of any Wenatchee pitcher and was fourth in strikeouts (21). The southpaw tied for the AppleSox’ team lead with three saves in 2023 and recorded a 3.57 ERA in nine games. 

The Chelan native redshirted at Washington State in 2024 and transferred to Spokane Falls this spring. Boyd earned Caribou Trail League First Team honors from 2022-23 and was CTL Player of the Year in 2022. He helped lead the Goats to fourth place at the 1A State Tournament in 2022. Boyd has 12 strikeouts to just four walks and a 2.89 ERA over his first 9.1 innings of the 2025 season.

Cloyd returns for his second season with the AppleSox after leading the team with 21 starts at first base last season. He joined the AppleSox in late June and reached base safely in each of the first 25 games that he started. Cloyd slashed .343/.466/.552 in July and finished the season tied for fifth on the team in RBI (23) and seventh in walks (18). 

The Bakersfield, Calif. native is in his first season at Cal State Bakersfield after playing two seasons at Cal Poly. Cloyd transferred after combining to hit .243 with four home runs and 26 RBI with the Mustangs from 2023-24. He is a WCL veteran with a combined 93 regular-season games over the last three summers, previously suiting up for the Portland Pickles from 2022-23.

Haferkamp only appeared in five games in league play with only three starts in that time but made the most of an opportunity July 21 when he drove in three runs, including delivering a pinch-hit go-ahead 2-RBI double in an eventual 10-8 victory vs. Yakima Valley. Haferkamp also hit a home run in non-league play against the CCL Showcase team July 14.

The Carlsbad, Calif. Native is a freshman at UC Santa Barbara after a highly-acclaimed prep career. Haferkamp graduated from Santa Fe Christian High School last spring and ended with a bang, slashing .360/.525/.719 with 17 extra-base hits in 31 games as a senior. He played in the 2023 Dick’s Sporting Goods Perfect Game All-American Classic at Chase Field in Arizona and appeared on SB Live’s 2024 California preseason high school baseball all-state team.

Perhaps the most versatile player in college baseball will lend his capabilities to the AppleSox again in 2025. Morisaki was an in-season signing at the start of July to help shore up the AppleSox’ shortstop void once Elijah Pelayo departed at the end of June after starting in each of the first 27 games of the season. Morisaki went on to make 10 starts at shortstop, seven at catcher and two relief appearances on the mound while also switch-hitting.

The Honolulu native is a sophomore at Cal State Bakersfield after appearing in 13 games a freshman in 2024. Morisaki graduated from Kaiser High School in 2023 and earned First Team All-State and district player of the year honors as a senior.

Sweum displayed impressive swing-and-miss stuff in 2024, punching out 12 hitters in 12.2 innings over six outings. He started three of those games, including firing four scoreless innings at Bend in the final game of the regular season. Sweum struck out three and only allowed two hits in that game. 

The Snohomish native is in his freshman campaign at Gonzaga. He graduated from Glacier Park High School last spring and earned 2024 First Team All-WESCO 4A pitcher and utility player honors as well as co-MVP. Sweum was also a 2022-23 Northwest Scout Games selection and a 2023 Area Code selection by the Kansas City Royals.

Thornton joined the AppleSox late in 2024 and pitched in two regular-season games. He battled an arm injury in between outings on July 21 and Aug. 7 but recovered to be available for the postseason. Thornton did not allow any runs in two different scoreless outings of two innings apiece. 

The Tonasket native redshirted at Spokane Falls last spring but has shined as a two-way player this spring. He only pitched for the AppleSox last summer but is hitting .263 through 12 games while not allowing any runs in his first two games on the bump.

After being teammates with his older brother last season, Reese will now be on a team that Quincy coaches. Vassar joined the team in early August and started two games at shortstop. His older brother is the AppleSox’ all-time leader in strikeouts (125) and innings (131.2) and is about to begin his first season as the team’s pitching coach. 

The Brewster native played in 42 games as a freshman at Spokane Falls last spring. Vassar recorded a .348 on-base percentage and drove in 20 runs. He slashed .472/.597/.584 in 18 games as a senior at Brewster High School in 2023.

The AppleSox open up their 25th season May 30 when they face the Yakima Valley Pippins at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. The 2025 season consists of 30 home games and concludes in mid-August. Ticket packages, including season tickets for as low as $150 and 10-game flex packs for $65, are available for purchase at applesox.com/season-tickets