Tucson Saguaros Hold Off White Sands Pupfish 14-11

July 8 2016 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the White Sands Pupfish 14-11 after building an eight-run fifth inning and holding off a late White Sands rally. Tucson collected 14 hits while White Sands finished with 16. The Saguaros scored three times in the first inning and added a run in the third before taking a 12-5 lead with their five-run fifth inning and three additional runs in the frame. Tucson added two runs in the seventh and held White Sands scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings.

White Sands answered with three runs in the third inning two in the fifth and four in the sixth to pull within 12-9. The Pupfish scored twice in the ninth but could not complete the comeback. White Sands third baseman G. Derke went 3-for-5 with a home run two runs and three RBI. Dubal Baez scored three runs and had two hits while TJ Wharton drove in three runs. Macyn Clifford also had two hits and an RBI.

Jesse Baker led Tucson with four hits in five at-bats and drove in three runs. Adam Urbania went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI while Tanner Giesel had three hits and three RBI. Michael Rampone scored four runs and recorded an RBI and R. Retz scored twice and drove in two runs.

Cameron Cox earned the win for Tucson after allowing eight hits and five runs four earned in five innings with two walks and one strikeout. Aaron Smith followed with 2.2 innings and allowed five hits and two earned runs while striking out two. David Robles recorded the save with a scoreless one-third of an inning. White Sands starter Zach Skelton took the loss after allowing seven hits and eight runs six earned in four innings with five walks and two strikeouts.