July 3 2017 The Monterey Amberjacks scored three times in the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie and defeat the Tucson Saguaros 8-5. Monterey finished with 14 hits and one error, while Tucson had eight hits and committed three errors.
Monterey scored twice in the second inning and added single runs in the third, fourth and seventh before its decisive eighth-inning rally.
Adam Bloom homered and drove in three runs, while
Carson Lee went 3-for-5.
Shane Siebler,
Tommy Gale and
Martin Teague each added two hits, and
Keegan Sanford also drove in a run.
Tucson answered with two runs in the second and three in the fourth.
Christian Triplett hit a three-run home run, and
Josh Freeman added a solo homer and finished with two RBIs.
Nicholas Vitale collected two hits, including a double, in the losing effort.
Steve Carr earned the win after allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout over three scoreless innings.
Tommy Gale started for Monterey and surrendered five runs, four earned, on seven hits in six innings. Freeman took the loss for Tucson, allowing eight runs, six earned, on 11 hits over seven innings while striking out eight.
Brandon Cook and
Garrett Baker each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
