WALLA WALLA, Wash. (July 12, 2026) – The Walla Walla Sweets headed into the All-Star break the same way they spent most of the weekend: scoring early, scoring often and giving Borleske Stadium plenty to cheer about.

Bo Stinson homered again, the Sweets scored nine runs over the first two innings and Walla Walla completed a sweep of the Yakima Valley Pippins with a 15-5 win Sunday night.

The victory gave the Sweets their second sweep in their last three series and capped a dominant weekend against Yakima Valley. Walla Walla scored 39 runs across the three-game set, averaging 13 runs per game.

The Sweets jumped ahead immediately in the bottom of the first.

Payton Knowles, Trevor Tse and Sam Kane reached to load the bases for Royce Hale, who singled into left field to bring Knowles home. Ethan Buckley followed with a sacrifice fly to score Tse, and Stinson brought Kane home with a groundout to make it 3-0 after one inning.

Walla Walla broke the game open in the second.

Gunner Geile reached, Austin Owens singled and Knowles walked to help create more traffic. After Owens stole second and advanced to third on an error, Trevor Tse lifted a sacrifice fly to bring him home.

Buckley later singled to score Kane, and Stinson added an RBI single to bring Hale across. Kyler Bittner then drove a two-run double to first base, scoring Buckley and Stinson and stretching Walla Walla’s lead to 9-0.

Yakima Valley scored once in the third and once in the fourth, but the Sweets kept adding on.

In the fifth, Knowles and Tse reached before Kane and Hale each recorded sacrifice flies, pushing the lead to 11-2.

Stinson added another big swing in the sixth, sending his third home run of the series over the fence to make it 12-2.

After Yakima Valley scored three in the seventh, Walla Walla answered again in the eighth. Buckley scored on a sacrifice fly from Geile, Bittner came home when Tse put the ball in play, and Owens scored on a wild pitch to create the final 15-5 margin.

Stinson continued his huge weekend by going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, two runs scored and two walks. He finished the series 5-for-10 with a double, three home runs, seven RBIs and three walks.

Kane also wrapped up a strong series, going 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk Sunday. He finished the weekend 5-for-11 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs.

Buckley added two hits and two RBIs, finishing 5-for-9 with three RBIs across the two games he played in the series.

Hale went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Knowles reached three times and scored twice. Tse recorded a hit, drove in a run and scored twice. Bittner doubled and drove in two, and Owens added a hit, a walk and two runs scored.

Walla Walla scored 15 runs on 11 hits, drew six walks and struck out only once. The Sweets also played error-free defense.

Jacob Chandler made his first start against collegiate competition and opened the game with two shutout innings. The incoming University of Portland freshman struck out four and allowed three hits, giving Walla Walla a strong start on the mound.

Charlie Seneker followed with the deepest outing of his summer in his final appearance as a Sweet. The right-hander worked four innings and earned his first win with Walla Walla.

Hayden Line added two scoreless innings out of the bullpen, striking out two while working around three hits and a walk.

Quade Gonzalez IV made his home debut in the ninth and closed the game with a scoreless inning. The right-hander struck out two and did not allow a hit, finishing off the sweep in front of the Borleske crowd.

Walla Walla’s pitching staff combined for nine strikeouts and held Yakima Valley scoreless in six of the nine innings.

The Sweets will now send five players to Victoria, British Columbia, for the 2026 WCL All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 15. Walla Walla returns to second-half action Friday, July 17, on the road against the Corvallis Knights at Goss Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.