Tucson Saguaros Defeat Austin Weirdos 11-5

July 5 2024 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Austin Weirdos 11-5 at Kino Stadium, scoring in six of their eight offensive innings. Tucson built an early 5-0 lead through four innings, answered Austin’s five-run fifth with three runs in the bottom half and added three more in the seventh to secure the win.

Zac Rice led Tucson with three hits in three at-bats, including a triple, while scoring three runs and driving in one. Jordan Harrison-Dudley went 3-for-4 with a home run, a run and an RBI, and Cam Collier added a home run and two RBI. Gavy Perez-Torres contributed three RBI, while Tucson collected 11 hits overall. Austin had six hits, led by Jalil Marinez’s two hits, including a double.

Brendan Konal earned the win for Tucson after allowing six hits and five runs, four earned, in five innings, with five walks and two strikeouts. Mitsuki Shimonishi followed with two scoreless innings without allowing a hit, and Evan Yedinak and Matt Fountain each pitched a scoreless inning. Austin starter Johnny White took the loss after surrendering six runs in 3.1 innings, while Zachary Malone allowed four runs in 3.2 innings.