8/1/2026-

Tucson Saguaros Defeat Garden City Wind 9-4

GARDEN CITY, Kansas - Gavy Perez-Torres hit a three-run home run, Demitrius DiMatteo pitched a complete game, and the Tucson Saguaros defeated the Garden City Wind 9-4 on August 1, 2026, at Clint Lightner Field.

Tucson opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when Connor Kiefer grounded out to bring home Angel Faras. Garden City answered with three runs in the bottom half. Rob Morosetti tied the game with an RBI single, Mason DeVerna added a sacrifice fly, and Darius Freeman singled home Morosetti to put the Wind ahead 3-1.

The Saguaros responded immediately in the third. Sloan Laird was hit by a pitch and Trent Mallonee singled before Perez-Torres launched a three-run home run, giving Tucson a 4-3 lead.

Tucson extended the lead in the fourth when Cedric Reynaud doubled home Mallonee. The Saguaros added two more runs in the sixth as Diego Zuniga singled home Kiefer and Perez-Torres to make the score 7- 3.

Garden City scored its final run in the bottom of the sixth when Aidan Grabowski grounded out to bring home Connor Huzicka. Tucson added two insurance runs in the ninth. Kiefer singled home Will Thomas, and Mallonee delivered a sacrifice fly that scored DiMatteo.

DiMatteo completed all nine innings for Tucson, allowing four runs on nine hits. He walked four, struck out two, and threw 123 pitches.

Perez-Torres finished 2-for-6 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored. Zuniga went 2-for-5 with two RBI, while Mallonee had two hits, two runs, and two RBI. Will Thomas went 3-for-4, and Reynaud, Faras, and DiMatteo each added two hits as Tucson finished with 16 hits.

Freeman led Garden City by going 3-for-4 with an RBI, a walk, and three stolen bases. Morosetti went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, while Huzicka collected two hits and scored twice.

Final Score: Tucson Saguaros 9, Garden City Wind 4