(Zapopan, Jalisco) In the opening game of the series at Pan
American Stadium, the Tucson Baseball Team fell to the Charros de Jalisco by a score of 5-3,
in a game marked by key innings and a decisive rally by the home team.
The pitching matchup featured Jorge Luis Sauceda from Obregón for Tucson, facing Nicaraguan Ronald Medrano.
Jalisco opened the scoring in the first inning when, after a single by Mateo Gil, the speedy
Billy Hamilton crossed home plate to make it 1-0.
Tucson responded quickly in the top of the third: Marcos Valenzuela hit an RBI single to bring in Ramón Mendoza from second base and tie the game 1-1.
However, in the bottom of the same inning, the Charros put together a four-run rally, taking
advantage of a couple of costly defensive errors for the Arizona team. Jalisco took a 5-1 lead, a difference that would define the course of the game.
In the fourth inning, José Carlos Ureña brought Tucson closer by hitting his third home run of the season, a solid blast that narrowed the gap. Later, in the top of the eighth, Jesús Fabela led off the offense with a single and was driven in by Gaige Howard to make the score 5-3.
Despite their efforts in the later innings, Tucson’s offense couldn’t get going again, and the score remained unchanged until the end.
The series continues tomorrow in Zapopan, where the Tucson Baseball Team will look to even the series and maintain their position at the end of the first half of the ARCO Mexican Pacific League.
Press Release courtesy of the Tucson Baseball Team – Jose Amaro
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