Fairfield, CA: August 7-11
Tucson fell to Wellsville, Utah 10-9 in the second round of the American Legion West Regional taking place in Fairfield, California on Thursday. The loss moved the Post 7 Moondogs to the elimination phase where the team will face Clovis, California on Friday.
Tucson (1-1) beat New Mexico 9-5 on Wednesday to advance to the game with Utah (2-0) and Clovis (1-1) lost to Hawaii 7-3. California beat Nevada 4-0 to stay alive on Thursday. Utah will face Texas (2-0) Friday night. Tucson needs to win to advance to the semifinal round. The host team, Fairfield (1-1) and Hawaii (1-1) are also alive in the elimination bracket.
Tucson led Utah 6-2 after four innings but Utah exploded for seven runs in the top of the fifth to take control of the game. Uziel Castillo went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for Tucson and Jorge Castro went 2 for 2. Utah had four earned runs in the game.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
Tucson 9, New Mexico 5
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
Utah 10, Tucson 9
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
Tucson vs. California, 4 p.m. (Elimination)
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