Tucson Saguaros Beat Houston Apollos 13-4

July 9 2020 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Houston Apollos 13-4 after collecting 13 hits and scoring in five innings. Tucson took an early 5-0 lead with three runs in the first inning and two more in the second. Houston answered with two runs in the third and two in the fifth, but Tucson added three in the fifth to maintain an 8-4 advantage.

Tucson pulled away late with two runs in the seventh and three in the eighth. James Prockish, Cody Earl, Danny Kerr, Christopher Eusay and T. DeBonville each recorded two hits for the Saguaros. Prockish and Chris Caffery drove in two runs apiece, while Earl also finished with two RBIs. Caffery had one hit in one at-bat, and the Saguaros totaled five doubles and two triples.

Houston’s offense produced nine hits, including a home run by Mike Million. Million went 1-for-5 with two RBIs and one run scored, while Aaron Stubblefield went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Trey Silmon scored twice, and the Apollos also received two hits and two RBIs from Stubblefield.

Darian Fleming earned the win for Tucson after allowing seven hits and four runs in six innings, with four walks and three strikeouts. Eli Straw followed with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts, and Martin Alcoverde completed the game with a scoreless ninth. Houston starter Mike Wilson took the loss, surrendering nine hits and eight runs over five innings, seven of them earned.