July 14 2018 The Tucson Saguaros rallied for a 3-2 victory over the White Sands Pupfish at Saguaros Park. White Sands scored twice in the first inning, but Tucson answered with one run in each of the second and third innings before taking the lead with another run in the sixth. The Saguaros held White Sands scoreless over the final six innings.
Tucson collected eight hits, with
Lawrence Chavez and
Willie Ethington recording two hits apiece. B. Damon went 2-for-2 with an RBI, while
Roger Amador Jr. and winning pitcher
Tatum Hendrix also drove in runs. Chavez and Ethington each scored once. White Sands managed five hits, led by
Joshua Williams, who doubled and drove in both of the Pupfish runs.
Hendrix earned the win after allowing five hits and two runs, including two earned, in a complete seven-inning outing. He walked two and struck out nine. White Sands starter
Rodney McKay took the loss despite allowing only two earned runs over six innings; he gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out none. Both teams committed one error.
