July 18 2017 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 8-1 at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark, using an 18-hit attack to pull away in the middle innings. Tucson scored once in the third and fourth innings, added two runs in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in the eighth. Bakersfield’s lone run came in the eighth, and the Train Robbers finished with six hits and four errors.
Fernando Garza led Tucson’s offense by going 4-for-6 with a home run, a double, two runs and four RBI.
Nicholas Vitale added three hits and an RBI, while
Logan Coughlin collected three hits and
Thomas McKenna and
Christian Triplett each had two hits.
Darryl Baca drove in a run, and Tucson also stole two bases, including one by
Tre Porter.
Zack Gonzalez earned the win after allowing three hits and no runs over five innings, with three walks and four strikeouts.
Brandon Cook added a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and
Garrett Baker finished with a scoreless ninth.
Scot Hoffman took the loss for Bakersfield after allowing 12 hits and seven runs over six innings, although only three of those runs were earned.
