May 28 2018 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Tucson Saguaros 5-3 after building an early lead and holding Tucson scoreless over the final four innings. Roswell scored three times in the first inning, added a run in the fourth and another in the fifth. Tucson answered with two runs in the third and one in the fifth but could not complete the comeback.
Louis Martini led Roswell with two hits, two runs, one RBI and a home run. Josh Pritchard also homered and finished with two hits and three RBIs, while Brandon Portelli added two hits and an RBI. Tucson received two hits and two RBIs from
Billy Damon, who hit a home run, and two hits from
Kevin Carr.
Corey Davis Jr. added an RBI for the Saguaros.
Ben Mckendall earned the win for Roswell after allowing five hits and three earned runs in six innings, with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Ricky Mitchell worked three scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out two and walking three. Damon went the distance for Tucson, allowing nine hits and five earned runs with one walk and 15 strikeouts in eight innings.
