Tucson Saguaros Rally Past Roswell Invaders 6-5

June 17 2022 The Tucson Saguaros scored three runs in the seventh inning and held on for a 6-5 victory over the Roswell Invaders. Tucson finished with 14 hits, while Roswell collected nine. The Saguaros committed five errors compared with one for the Invaders.

Roswell built a 5-3 lead with three runs in the second inning and two more in the third. Tucson answered with single runs in the first, third and fourth innings before taking the lead with its three-run seventh. Roswell was held scoreless over the final six innings after its third-inning rally.

Brandon Bradshaw led Tucson’s offense by going 4-for-5 with two doubles, one run and one RBI. Chris Iazzetta added two hits and three RBIs, while Brock Ephan went 3-for-5 with two RBIs. For Roswell, Dillan Smith had two hits and two RBIs, and Matt Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored.

Ian McCole started for Tucson and allowed five runs, three earned, on seven hits with three walks and eight strikeouts over 6.1 innings. Brendon Rodriguez earned the win after recording two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning, David Moore added a scoreless inning with one strikeout, and Blake Garrett worked a scoreless ninth for the save. Roswell starter Ian Concevitch allowed five earned runs on 12 hits in 6.2 innings with three walks and four strikeouts, while Carlos Pena took the loss.