Tucson Saguaros Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 9-7

July 9 2021 The Tucson Saguaros rallied past the Santa Fe Fuego 9-7 after scoring four runs in the seventh inning and two more in the ninth. Tucson finished with 13 hits and overcame a six-run third inning by Santa Fe, which collected 11 hits in the loss.

Santa Fe took a 6-1 lead in the third and added a run in the fifth, but Tucson answered with two runs in the fourth before moving ahead with its four-run seventh. Tucson’s offense was led by Christian Naccari, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Neil Taylor also homered and finished with a hit, two runs and an RBI. Gabe Wurtz, Rod Dobbs and Naccari each drove in two runs.

Ryan Bernardy paced Santa Fe with two hits, two runs and an RBI, while Dalton Martin drove in three runs and scored once. Parker DePasquale added two hits and two RBI, and Santa Fe also received home runs from Ben Tingen, DePasquale, Bernardy and Martin.

Jordan Yu earned the win for Tucson after allowing two hits and no runs in two innings. Blake Garrett recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning and one strikeout. Tyler Rumbaugh started for Tucson and allowed seven runs on nine hits with five strikeouts over six innings. August Voight took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up two runs on four hits in 1.2 innings.