July 2 2018 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the Tucson Saguaros 2-1 in a seven-inning game. Tucson scored its only run in the fifth inning, but Monterey answered with two runs in the seventh to take the lead and secure the victory.
Ronald Jackson led Monterey’s offense with a double and two RBIs.
Trevor Westmoreland and Jackson each collected a hit as the Amberjacks finished with four hits. Tucson recorded six hits, with
Corey Davis Jr.,
Austin Hoffman,
Kevin Carr,
Kevin Baron,
Willie Ethington and
Justin Crider each contributing one hit. Crider drove in Tucson’s run.
Connor Mcguiness earned the win after allowing one hit and striking out two in two scoreless innings.
Ian Jones started for Monterey and allowed one unearned run on five hits with two walks and one strikeout over five innings. Tucson starter
Billy Damon took the loss despite allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 6.2 innings.
