July 30 2023 The Tucson Saguaros held off the Roswell Invaders 3-2 after building an early lead and limiting Roswell to four hits. Tucson finished with eight hits and played error-free baseball while Roswell committed one error.
Tucson scored all three of its runs in the first inning.
Ryan Murphy delivered the key offensive performance with one hit and three RBI, while
Madison Santos went 2-for-2 with a walk and scored once.
Brock Ephan and
Colin Johnson also collected doubles for the Saguaros.
Roswell answered with two runs in the third inning but could not push across another run.
Dillan Smith went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, and
Jaden Burns added an RBI.
Colton Adams had one of Roswells four hits and also drew a walk.
Brendan Konal earned the win for Tucson after allowing two runs on four hits over six innings. He struck out six and walked four.
Myles White worked a hitless seventh inning with one walk to earn the save.
McKinley Scott took the loss for Roswell after surrendering three runs on seven hits in five innings while striking out five.
