June 18 2021 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Tucson Saguaros 11-10 in a back-and-forth game at Fort Marcy Park. Santa Fe collected 16 hits and Tucson finished with 12. The Fuego took control with a five-run fifth inning to lead 9-6, while Tucson answered with three runs in the sixth to tie the game at 9-9.
Santa Fe moved ahead 10-9 with a run in the seventh, and both teams scored in the ninth before the Fuego secured the one-run victory. Parker DePasquale led Santa Fe with five hits and three RBI. Ben Tingen added three hits and two RBI, while Declan Peterson scored three runs and hit a home run. Aaron McIntyre also homered and finished with two hits and two runs.
Gabe Wurtz powered Tucson with three hits four RBI and a home run, while Christian Naccari added two hits four RBI and a home run. Kokko Figueiredo had three hits, and Neil Taylor scored twice. Santa Fe pitcher August Voight earned the win after allowing three hits and two runs in one inning with three strikeouts. Tucsons Blake Garrett took the loss after giving up one run on one hit in two-thirds of an inning.