Roswell Invaders Rally Past Tucson Saguaros 10-9

August 2 2021 The Roswell Invaders rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the Tucson Saguaros 10-9. Roswell collected 11 hits and scored six runs over the final three innings, including three in the sixth and three in the seventh. Tucson finished with 16 hits and committed one error, while Roswell also had one error.

Tucson jumped ahead 5-0 in the first inning and added four runs in the fourth to take a 9-3 lead. Roswell answered with three runs in the second, one in the fifth, three in the sixth and three in the seventh to complete the comeback. Robert Morosetti led the Invaders with three hits and four RBI, while Hunter Hill had two hits and two RBI. Jakob Schuler added three hits, and Josh Smith contributed a hit and two RBI.

BJ Minarcin hit a home run for Tucson and finished with one hit and one RBI. Kendon Strachan went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Tyler Baumann and Kokko Figueiredo each collected two hits. Gabe Wurtz had two hits, two walks and one RBI, and Rod Dobbs added two hits and two RBI for the Saguaros.

Josh Smith earned the win after allowing five hits and no runs over three innings while issuing two walks. Jack McNellis secured the save with a scoreless seventh inning, allowing no hits and striking out one. Carter Coats allowed nine runs, seven earned, on 11 hits in three innings for Roswell, while Ian Schweppe took the loss after allowing three runs in one-third of an inning.