Tucson Scores 10 in Third to Defeat Bakersfield 11-7

July 23 2022 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 11-7 after breaking open a tied game with a 10-run third inning. Tucson finished with 15 hits, while Bakersfield collected nine. The Train Robbers scored once in the first, five times in the third and once in the fifth, while Tucson added one run in the first before its decisive third-inning outburst.

Sadler Goodwin went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI for Tucson, while Caden Ledbetter also had three hits and scored once. Chris Caffrey contributed two hits and three RBIs, and Patrick Music drove in three runs with a home run. Steve Joyner and Brandon Bradshaw each had two hits and scored twice, while Joyner added a triple and an RBI.

Seth Strong led Bakersfield with three hits, two RBIs and a home run. Daryl Donerson, Joe Curcio and Omar Ortiz each added an RBI, and Strongs two-run production highlighted the Train Robbers five-run third inning. Tucson pitcher Ethan Pritchett earned the win after allowing seven runs, five earned, on nine hits in five innings, striking out three and walking four. Bakersfield starter Jonny Damon took the loss, surrendering 11 runs, nine earned, on 15 hits in four innings with two strikeouts and two walks.