July 17 2017 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 16-9 at Hollister Memorial Park, collecting 20 hits in the high-scoring victory. Tucson broke through with seven runs in the second inning, added two in the third, two in the seventh and five in the eighth. Monterey scored in eight of nine innings but could not overcome the early deficit.
Tre Porter led Tucson with four hits, four runs, three RBI and two walks, including a home run.
Fernando Garza went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI, while
Nicholas Vitale had four hits and three RBI.
Christian Triplett added two hits, three RBI and two runs, including two doubles. Tucson also received home runs from Garza and Porter.
Monterey collected 12 hits, led by
Shane Sieblers 4-for-4 performance with three runs, two RBI, a double, a triple and a home run.
Carson Lee went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI, while
Brian Luebcke had two hits. Sieblers two-run homer was part of Montereys nine-run effort.
Clay Miller earned the win for Tucson after allowing eight hits and six runs, four earned, in 6.1 innings. He struck out eight and walked four.
Marcus Williams took the loss for Monterey, surrendering 16 hits and 11 earned runs in seven innings while striking out three.
Kyle Schwartz finished for Tucson, and
Tristan Hubler closed for Monterey with 1.1 scoreless innings and three strikeouts.
