Tucson Saguaros Defeat High Desert Yardbirds 15-4

August 3 2017 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the High Desert Yardbirds 15-4 behind a 16-hit attack. Tucson broke through with three runs in the third inning, added five in the fourth, scored four in the sixth and capped its scoring with three runs in the eighth. High Desert answered with three runs in the seventh and one in the ninth but could not close the gap.

Fernando Garza led Tucson by going 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. Burnell Dailey went 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI, while Kevin Baron and Nicholas Vitale each collected two hits. Garza, Dailey, Tre Porter and Thomas McKenna each scored twice, and Dailey added a double, a triple and a stolen base. Tucson recorded four doubles and two triples in the game.

Clay Miller earned the win after allowing four hits and two runs, one earned, in 6.1 innings. He walked two and struck out six. Zack Gonzalez followed with a scoreless inning and one strikeout, while Brandon Cook and Kyle Schwartz also worked in relief. High Desert starter Zack Kamerman took the loss after giving up eight hits and eight runs, six earned, in 3.1 innings.