Saguaros Outlast Apollos 14-13

July 31 2020 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Houston Apollos 14-13 in a 10-inning game. Tucson finished with 14 runs on 12 hits and one error, while Houston scored 13 runs on 13 hits and committed two errors.

Tucson broke open the game with a 10-run fifth inning and added two runs in the 10th. Houston scored in seven innings, including four runs in the seventh, but could not complete the comeback. The teams entered the final inning tied at 12 before Tucson moved ahead.

Christopher Eusay led Tucson with two hits, three runs, one RBI and a home run. Erwin Real collected two hits and three RBIs, while Tyler Baumann drove in three runs and scored three times. Tucson also received three hits, two runs and one RBI from T. DeBonville.

Yale Hughes paced Houston with two hits, four RBIs and a home run. Aaron Stubblefield went 3-for-4 with three runs and two walks, and Ben Tingen added two hits and two RBIs. Martin Alcoverde earned the win for Tucson after pitching one inning and allowing one hit with one strikeout. Kyle Atkinson took the loss for Houston, surrendering two runs on two hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out four.