Tucson Saguaros Cruise Past Santa Fe Fuego 10-3

July 18 2018 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 10-3 behind a 13-hit attack at Vargas Field. Tucson scored in six of the first eight innings, building a 4-0 lead through four innings before Santa Fe scored three times in the seventh. The Saguaros answered with two runs in the bottom half and added three more in the eighth to pull away.

Jaquese Moore led Tucson by going 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI. Austin Hoffman went 2-for-3 with two runs two walks and a double, while Corey Davis Jr. collected three hits. Willie Ethington and Kevin Carr each drove in two runs, and Billy Damon added two hits and an RBI. Tucson recorded doubles from Moore Hoffman Kevin Baron and Ethington.

Damon earned the win after allowing three runs on five hits over eight innings. He walked two and struck out 12. Matthew Wheeler finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts. Santa Fe starter Jackson Webb took the loss after surrendering four runs on six hits in four innings while issuing six walks and striking out one. Hudson Bilodeau had two of Santa Fes five hits and drove in a run, while Ryan Arena added a pinch-hit RBI.