Tucson Saguaros Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 7-6

June 12 2016 Tucson Saguaros overcame a three-run deficit with a four-run eighth inning to defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 7-6. Tucson finished with eight hits while Santa Fe collected seven. Both teams committed two errors.

Santa Fe scored once in the second inning before adding three runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. Tucson answered with one run in the fourth and two in the sixth before breaking through for four runs in the eighth. The Saguaros held Santa Fe scoreless in the final four innings.

Santa Fe’s Bradley Thomas went 2-for-3 with three RBI while Chris Tavares went 2-for-5 with two doubles and one RBI. For Tucson, R. Retz had two hits and three RBI, and Jesse Baker and Thomas McKenna each drove in a run. Tucson also received two hits from Retz and one apiece from Michael Rampone Adam Urbania Baker McKenna Davon Poole and Burnell Dailey.

Aaron Smith earned the win after throwing two scoreless innings with no hits allowed and one walk. David Robles recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning that included one strikeout. Jimmy Daley took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.