Jonny Farmelo’s 3 hits lead Frogs to win over Emeralds
Published 8:50 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026
EVERETT — Propelled by a three-hit night from Seattle Mariners Jonny Farmelo, the Everett AquaSox defeated the first-place Eugene Emeralds 8-5 in a Northwest League baseball game at Everett Memorial Stadium on Tuesday night in the first of a six-game series.
The teams exchanged scoring plays in the first inning, giving Eugene a 2-1 lead after one. With Gavin Kilen on base, Dakota Jordan lined an RBI double to right field, and Jancel Villarroel added an RBI single in the next at-bat to score the second Emeralds run. For Everett (26-26), Farmelo doubled and later scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Luke Stevenson.
Eugene (37-15) added two more runs in the top of the third to go ahead 4-1 as Jordan belted a two-run home run after Kilen singled, but the lead did not last long. Rallying for three runs in the inning’s bottom half, Farmelo tripled and Stevenson walked to position Brandon Eike to cause damage. Eike delivered on the opportunity, smashing a three-run home run to provide the AquaSox a 5-4 lead. The long ball was also his ninth of the season.
Everett surged ahead 8-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning, plating another three runs. Carter Dorighi singled and Farmelo walked to place two runners on base, allowing Felnin Celesten to rope a two-run double to right field. Celesten later scored the Frogs’ eighth run, stealing third base and scampering home on a throwing error by Eugene catcher Jancel Villarroel.
The Emeralds chipped a run off of the Frogs’ lead in the top of the fifth, cutting their deficit to three runs. Trevor Cohen hit an opposite-field single, later scoring as Jhonny Level hit an RBI single to right field. However, the AquaSox bullpen held down the Frogs’ 8-5 lead to secure their series-opening victory. Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Reid Easterly, Jose Geraldo, and Christian Little each fired off one shutout frame, combining to lock down the win.
