WALLA WALLA, Wash. (June 25, 2026) – The Walla Walla Sweets brought the fireworks early and kept adding on all night Thursday at Borleske Stadium.

Isaac Torres launched the club’s first grand slam of the season, Landon Young drove in five runs and the Sweets scored their second-most runs in a game this summer to beat the Springfield Drifters 16-8 and claim the series.

Walla Walla came out swinging in the bottom of the first.

Gage Reeser opened the scoring by launching his first home run as a Sweet, putting the home side ahead after just four pitches. Trevor Tse, Royce Hale, Sam Kane and Young then helped load the bases for Torres, who sent a grand slam over the left field fence for his first home run of the summer.

Torres’ blast gave the Sweets a quick 5-0 lead and marked Walla Walla’s first grand slam of the 2026 season.

The offense added two more runs in the second. Tse and Reeser reached base before Kane brought home one run on a fielder’s choice. Young followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Reeser and stretching the lead to 7-1.

Springfield pulled within one during the third, but Walla Walla continued to find answers. Kane reached and scored on an RBI single from Young in the fourth, putting the Sweets back ahead by two.

After the game was tied at 8-8 in the top of the fifth, Walla Walla delivered another big response in the bottom half.

Tse and Reeser reached before Hale and Kane helped keep the inning moving. Young put the ball in play and brought home two runs after an error, giving the Sweets the lead once again. Torres followed with a two-run single to center field and later scored on a wild pitch, capping a five-run inning and pushing Walla Walla ahead 13-8.

The Sweets continued to add insurance late.

Ronan Scoffield and Kane scored on a two-run double from Young in the seventh. Young then brought Reeser home with another RBI single in the eighth, giving him five RBIs for the night and creating the final 16-8 margin.

Torres was outstanding in his return to the lineup after being away for a little over a week. The outfielder went 3-for-4 with the grand slam, six RBIs, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base.

Young matched Torres with a three-hit night of his own, finishing 3-for-4 with a double, five RBIs and two runs scored. He has now recorded three hits in back-to-back games since returning from injury.

Kane continued his strong summer with three hits, including two doubles, three runs scored and an RBI. The performance extended his hitting streak to eight games.

Reeser scored four runs in addition to his first Sweets home run. Hale added a hit, two walks and two runs scored, while Tse walked twice and scored twice.

After the game tightened during the middle innings, the Walla Walla bullpen took control.

Tyler Smith worked 2.2 innings and earned his first win of the summer. Jacob Talbott followed with his best outing of the season, tossing three scoreless innings while allowing only one hit and striking out three.

Isaac Hallam handled the ninth, working around a hit and a walk to post another scoreless frame and finish off the series victory.

The win gave Walla Walla back-to-back victories after dropping Tuesday’s opener. The Sweets have now claimed five of their last six series and scored 20 runs over the final two games against Springfield.

The Sweets continue their six-game homestand Friday, June 26, when they open a three-game series against the Wenatchee AppleSox, who enter the weekend tied atop the WCL North Division. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. at Borleske Stadium.