Tucson Saguaros Hold Off Bakersfield Train Robbers 8-7

July 21 2022 The Tucson Saguaros held off the Bakersfield Train Robbers 8-7 in a high-scoring game. Tucson collected 18 hits and built an 8-4 advantage through seven innings before Bakersfield scored three times in the eighth to make it a one-run game. Bakersfield finished with nine hits and committed no errors while Tucson made three errors.

Chris Caffrey led Tucson with a 5-for-5 performance and scored once. Brock Ephan went 2-for-3 with a home run two runs scored and two RBI while Kendon Strachan went 3-for-4 with an RBI. BJ Minarcin added two hits and two RBI and Steve Joyner contributed a hit and an RBI. For Bakersfield Seth Strong went 3-for-5 with two runs scored while Brandon Douglas drove in three runs and Adam Mathias added two RBI.

Tucson scored in each of the first six innings except the second? Actually Tucson scored in the second as well. Tucson scored once in the first second fourth fifth sixth and eighth innings and twice in the third. Bakersfield scored once in the second and fourth innings twice in the fifth and three times in the eighth. The Saguaros three-run eighth by the Train Robbers narrowed the margin but Tucson closed out the victory in the ninth.

Frank Dickson IV worked six innings for Tucson allowing five hits and four runs three earned while striking out five. Jesse Palafox earned the win after allowing four hits and three runs two earned in one inning and Brendon Rodriguez recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Luke Kelley struck out six over 5.2 innings for Bakersfield but allowed 15 hits and seven runs six earned. Gehrig Taylor took the loss after surrendering one run in one inning.