Arquette's Slam Leads AppleSox Past NorthPaws

Aiva Arquette hit a grand slam in a seven-run third inning to lead the Wenatchee AppleSox past the Kamloops NorthPaws, 14-10, on Friday night at Norbrock Stadium.

Arquette’s first home run of the season came at a huge time as the AppleSox trailed, 5-3, going to the third after giving up four runs in the bottom of the second. It was a huge night for Arquette as he drove in a season-high six runs and added to his team-high total of 38, second-most in the entire West Coast League.

Arquette, Grant Sherrod, Xander Orejudos and Adam Fahsel all recorded multi-hit games in the win. Arquette drove in the game’s first run in the first with an RBI single prior to his grand slam two innings later. The incoming freshman at Washington’s other RBI came in the ninth on a sacrifice fly.

Anthony Sendejas (1-0) picked up the victory by striking out five in 2.2 innings before Jake Putnam tossed the final 3.1 frames to earn his team-best third save of the summer.

Wenatchee took an early 3-0 lead thanks an Arquette RBI single after back-to-back walks and then Adam Fahsel plated a pair with a two-out double. Kamloops got one back in the bottom of the inning and then plated three in the second to lead the AppleSox by two.

The AppleSox sent 11 men to the plate in the third and scored seven runs on fives hits and one error. Arquette’s first home run of the summer broke open a tie games after the first two hitters reached on singles prior to an error to score both. Sherrod followed Arquette’s blast with a single and then stole second before Orejudos singled him in.

Despite leading 10-5 after three innings, the AppleSox only scored one more run over the next five innings. Cole Cramer doubled in Corey Jarrell in the fourth but Wenatchee only led, 11-10, going to the top of the ninth. They got some breathing room thanks to a throwing error on a bunt with runners at first and second scored one, an Arquette sacrifice fly and then an RBI double by Grant Sherrod to cap the scoring for the night.

The AppleSox have won all four games against Kamloops thus far this season and improve to 12-1 against teams playing their first season in the WCL in 2022. Wenatchee remains tied with Edmonton for first place in the second half with identical 11-8 records. The AppleSox hold the tiebreaker over the Riverhawks because they won two-of-three against their North Division foes June 24-26.

Wenatchee takes on Kamloops again on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. at Norbrock Stadium in the penultimate game of the season series.