Wallach Crushes Longest Homer in Ballpark History, Bees Fall 7-4

Published on September 12, 2025 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Salt Lake Bees News Release

SOUTH JORDAN, UT. – The Salt Lake Bees dropped game three of the series 7-4 on Thursday night as Sam Aldegheri made his first career Triple-A start while Chad Wallach launched the furthest home run in ballpark history and the longest of his professional career.

Tacoma Rainiers 7, Salt Lake Bees 4

WP: Nick Anderson (2 – 1)

LP: Sandy Gaston (0 – 1)

SV: Troy Taylor (7)

Game Summary

To begin game three of the series Tacoma stranded the bases loaded in the first before scoring the run of the game in the second inning when Jack López was hit by a pitch and later came around to score on Samad Taylor’s RBI double with two outs, giving the Rainiers a 1-0 lead.

The Bees quickly answered in the third after a throwing error put Yolmer Sánchez aboard. Cavan Biggio followed with a single before Nelson Rada lifted a sacrifice fly to even the score at 1-1.

Salt Lake briefly pulled in front in the fourth when Chad Stevens singled and advanced to second on a throwing miscue. Chad Wallach delivered with a two-out RBI single to right, scoring Stevens to make it 2-1.

Tacoma responded with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth after a Taylor single, Ben Williamson delivered the big swing, launching a two-run homer to right field that put the Rainiers back on top, 3-2.

Salt Lake evened the game again in the bottom half scoring for the third consecutive inning as Rada and Christian Moore set the table with back-to-back singles to lead off the frame. After a strikeout, Niko Kavadas tied the score with a sacrifice fly to right, bringing home Rada to make it 3-3.

Tacoma regained the lead in the seventh inning with another home run, this time coming from Leody Taveras providing a solo home run to right field, giving the Rainiers a 4-3 advantage.

The Rainiers tacked on two more runs in the eighth, loading the bases for Tavares, who delivered again with his third hit of the night. The two-run single through the left side marked his fifth time reaching base and extended the lead to three.

The Bees kept battling as Chad Wallach launched the longest home run in ballpark history on a two-out, 486-foot blast off the left-field scoreboard, cutting the deficit to 6-4 in the eighth.

Tacoma tacked on an insurance run, marking its third straight inning with a score as Jack Lopez lined an RBI single to center to make it 7-4. In the ninth, Carter Kieboom extended the game with a two-out single up the…