Tucson Saguaros Edge Roswell Invaders 7-6

August 18 2021 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Roswell Invaders 7-6 in Championship Finals Game 2. Tucson scored three runs in the first inning and added two in the third to take a 5-0 lead before Roswell rallied for five runs in the sixth. Each team scored once in the seventh, but Tucson held on for the victory.

Leo Gallegos led Tucson’s 10-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Danny Kerr added two hits and two RBI, while BJ Minarcin had two hits and an RBI. Gabe Wurtz scored twice and contributed a hit, and Tucson also received doubles from Minarcin, Wurtz, Gallegos and Kerr.

Roswell collected seven hits, with Jakob Schuler and Robert Morosetti recording two apiece. Hunter Hill drove in two runs, while Colton Adams and Mike Flohr also contributed RBI. Duncan Snider allowed five runs, two earned, on five hits in 5.1 innings for Tucson. Jesse Palafox earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings and three strikeouts, and Blake Garrett recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts. Jonathan Fleckenstein took the loss for Roswell after allowing one run on two hits in 2.2 innings.