June 18 2018 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Ruidoso Osos 5-4 after overcoming an early three-run deficit. Ruidoso scored three times in the first inning and added another run in the fourth, while Tucson answered with one run in the first, two in the second, one in the fourth and the go-ahead run in the seventh.
Lawrence Chavez led Tucson with three hits, while
Jaquese Moore,
Kevin Baron and
Willie Ethington each collected two hits in the Saguaros’ 12-hit attack.
Kevin Carr drove in two runs, and
Charlie Padilla and pitcher R. Retz also contributed RBI. Tucson stole four bases, including two by Chavez, and overcame one fielding error.
Ruidoso’s
Brock Hartley hit a home run and drove in a run, while
Nick Wagner had two hits and an RBI.
Christian Triplett and
Travis Smith also drove in runs for the Osos, who finished with five hits. Tucson starter R. Retz allowed four runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out five and walking four.
Matthew Wheeler earned the win with a scoreless eighth inning, and
Billy Damon recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included one strikeout.
Zach Youngberg took the loss for Ruidoso after allowing five runs, four earned, on 12 hits in eight innings.
