The Sweets had plenty of memorable moments throughout the 2014 season. The most memorable of those moments came early in the season in a game against Kitsap. As a Kitsap player was attempting to steal third on a hit-and-run, the backswing of the batter hit the catcher and forced him to make an errant throw. The umpire, however, did not rule the play batter’s interference and the runner came home to score.  The crowd and caching staff of Walla Walla erupted, causing manager J.C. Biagi to emerge from the dugout and argue with the umpire.

As Biagi went back to the dugout, pitching coach Mark Michaud yelled “Get the call right ump!” to the home plate umpire. After an ensuing argument, Michaud was ejected.

Later in the game, Duarte was hit in the back by a pitch, was not rewarded first base. The home plate umpire felt Duarte did not make an effort to get out of the way of the pitch. Biagi was then ejected for arguing this claim by the umpire, with the Walla Walla crowd erupting in cheer to support the claims of the coaching staff.

After five seasons that included two playoff appearances and a trip to the WCL Championship Series, Biagi stepped down at the end of the season. Following the 2014 campaign, the Sweets hired former MLB pitcher Frank Mutz as the new manager, beginning a new era of Walla Walla baseball.

Where are they now?

Garrett Barker is currently a Broker Account Executive at UnitedHealth Group in California.

Sean Bouchard is currently in Triple-A with the Albuquerque Isotopes, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

Michael Duarte played two seasons of minor league baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Ryan Littlefield was named the skipper of R.A. Long High School baseball in September of 2020.

Andrew Mendenhall was selected to multiple All-WCL teams and All-Star games from 2011 to 2013.

Parker Osborne was recently an assistant coach at UT-Arlington out of the Sun Belt.