Luke Stevenson homer lifts AquaSox to third straight win
Published 7:42 pm Friday, July 10, 2026
Luke Stevenson’s go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning lifted the Everett AquaSox to a 4-3 win against the Vancouver Canadians at Nat Bailey Stadium on Friday.
Everett (46-39 overall, 13-6 second-half) recorded just three hits all game, but Stevenson’s homer and designated hitter Matthew Ellis’ two-run double in the fourth provided enough run support for starter Colton Shaw, who struck out five across five innings while allowing five hits and two earned runs.
Vancouver (35-50, 8-11) took a 3-0 lead over the first two innings. Outfielder Jake Casey hit a two-run homer in the first, and outfielder J.R. Freethy hit an RBI single in the second after outfielder Mathieu Vallee reached on a fielding error by AquaSox shortstop Felnin Celesten to lead off the inning.
Canadians starter Silvano Hechavarria was perfect through three innings, but Everett got the bats going in its second time through the order. Stevenson worked a walk with one out, and infielder Brandon Eike singled two batters later to put runners on the corners. Ellis brought both home with a line drive into the left field gap to cut it to 3-2.
Shaw retired nine of the 10 batters he faced after the second inning, going 1-2-3 in the third and fifth. After outfielder Jonny Farmelo led off the sixth with a walk, Stevenson put the AquaSox ahead 4-3 with his two-run blast. The 21-year-old catcher took the first pitch low and inside for a ball, and he connected on the second pitch toward the outside of the plate for his ninth homer of the season.
Everett reliever Reid Easterly took over for the sixth and seventh innings, going six up, six down with two strikeouts to maintain the lead. The AquaSox bats quieted down, but Calvin Schapira pitched a clean eighth inning, stranding two Vancouver runners after inducing fly outs from Casey and infielder Tucker Toman.
Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman continued the shutdown relief in the ninth, going 1-2-3 to secure his first save of the season and Everett’s third straight victory.
The AquaSox will aim to win their fourth in a row when the two teams square off on Saturday at 5:05 p.m. PT.
