July 15 2020 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Houston Apollos 24-10 in a high-scoring game. Tucson collected 19 hits and scored in seven innings, while Houston finished with 13 hits. The Saguaros committed one error and Houston made three.
Tucson took control early with four runs in the first inning followed by six in the second and six more in the third to build a 16-3 lead. Houston answered with four runs in the sixth and two in the seventh, but Tucson added six runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
N. Etheridge led Tucson’s offense with four hits, four runs and seven RBI in six at-bats. James Prockish also had four hits, scored four runs and drove in three, while Danny Kerr went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Noah Mahoney added a home run and two RBI, and Erwin Real collected two hits and scored once. Houston’s Tyler Blair went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, and E. Olvio had two hits, including a triple, with two runs and one RBI.
Jake Lialios earned the win after allowing one hit and no runs with three strikeouts in two innings. Tucson’s pitchers held Houston to 10 runs, with Nick Escalera allowing one run over two innings to finish the game. Cole Ellis was charged with the loss for Houston, while C. Stacy allowed nine runs on 10 hits in two innings and Houston Williams surrendered six runs in one inning.
Tucson Rolls Past Houston 24-10
