July 5 2018 The Ruidoso Osos erased an early deficit and defeated the Tucson Saguaros 12-9. Tucson scored seven runs through the first two innings, including five in the opening frame, but Ruidoso answered with seven runs in the third to pull even. Tucson regained an 8-7 lead in the fourth before the Osos rallied again late.
Ruidoso broke the game open with four runs in the eighth and added another in the ninth. The Osos finished with 14 hits, led by D. Reddy and
James Garnett with three hits apiece. Reddy scored twice, while
Dillon Fahr drove in two runs and stole two bases. Garnett scored twice, and
Jose Fernandez,
Christian Triplett and
Matt Prevosti each added an RBI.
Tucson collected nine hits in the loss.
Willie Ethington went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, while
Kevin Baron had two hits and two RBIs.
Zach Youngberg earned the win for Ruidoso after allowing two hits and no runs in three innings.
Matt Kerin recorded the save with a scoreless ninth, striking out one.
Billy Faltz took the loss for Tucson after surrendering four runs on four hits in one inning.
