Tucson Saguaros Pull Away From Roswell Invaders 13-7

June 25 2021 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Roswell Invaders 13-7 after building an early lead and holding off a late Roswell rally. Tucson scored once in the second inning, erupted for seven runs in the fourth and added four more in the fifth to take a 12-0 advantage. The Saguaros finished with 10 hits, while Roswell collected four.

Jeff Serin earned the win for Tucson with seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out eight. Roswell starter Josh Smith took the loss after surrendering seven earned runs on four hits in 3.1 innings with seven walks and four strikeouts. Tucsons Matt Fountain and Pat Clare combined to allow seven runs over the final two innings.

BJ Minarcin paced Tucson with a home run and four RBI, while Nick Hamilton homered, scored three runs and drew two walks. Kokko Figueiredo went 2-for-4 with two runs, and Gabe Wurtz and Danny Kerr each drove in two runs. David Walker, Wurtz, Kerr and Hamilton each scored twice or more as Tucsons offense established its sizable lead.

Roswell scored four times in the eighth and three times in the ninth, but could not complete the comeback. Austin Thurman hit a home run and drove in four runs for the Invaders, and Lance Myers added two hits and two RBI. Jakob Schuler also homered for Roswell, which committed two errors in the game.