Saguaros Score Five In Seventh To Beat Cowboys

June 10 2021 The Tucson Saguaros scored five times in the seventh inning to defeat the Alpine Cowboys 5-2. Tucson finished with nine hits, while Alpine collected four in the game at Amphi High School.

Alpine scored once in each of the first two innings to take an early 2-0 lead, but Tucson remained scoreless until its decisive seventh-inning rally. BJ Minarcin, Danny Kerr, Leo Gallegos and Tyler Baumann each drove in a run for the Saguaros. Minarcin and Kerr each had one hit, while Gallegos scored once and Nick Hamilton contributed two hits, including a double. Neil Taylor also recorded two hits and scored once.

Duncan Snider earned the win for Tucson after allowing two runs on two hits over seven innings. He walked two and struck out seven, with neither run charged as earned. Jordan Yu worked a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts, and Blake Garrett allowed two hits but preserved the victory with a scoreless ninth for the save.

Jared Strait held Tucson scoreless through six innings for Alpine, allowing five hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. Trey Silmon took the loss after surrendering five runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning, while Michael Castillo and Alejandro Amezquita combined to keep Tucson scoreless over the remainder of the game.