Saguaros 6, Rafters 4 — Box Score & Recap (10/4/2026)

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Final: Saguaros 6, Rafters 4

Player of the Game: Sebastian Walcott

The Surprise Saguaros defeated the Salt River Rafters, 6-4, at Surprise Stadium on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Sebastian Walcott went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI to lead the way. Jacob Johnson (1-0) earned the win; Sean Sullivan took the loss; Estibenzon Jimenez (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SRR	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	5	0
SUR	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	6	10	3

Salt River Rafters Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Demetrio Crisantes 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Kyle DeBarge 3B	2	1	0	1	1	1	.143
Andy Perez SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	.250
Yasser Mercedes CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.143
Jack O'Dowd C	4	0	1	1	0	2	.250
Kyle West 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Nathan Hall RF	3	0	0	0	1	3	.200
Teo Banks LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.375
Miguel Rodríguez DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Totals	31	4	5	4	2	9

BATTING
3B: Crisantes (1, Batka).
TB: Crisantes 3; Mercedes, Y; O'Dowd; Perez, A; Rodríguez, M.
RBI: Crisantes (1); DeBarge (2); O'Dowd (1); Perez, A (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hall; Banks 2.
SF: DeBarge.
GIDP: Rodríguez, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: West, K (1, 3rd base off Johnson/Brock); DeBarge (1, 2nd base off Easley/Brock); Hall (1, 2nd base off Easley/Brock).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Veach (Walcott at 2nd base).

Surprise Saguaros Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Angeibel Gomez RF	4	2	1	0	1	3	.250
Boston Baro 3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	.333
Austin Charles 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Sebastian Walcott SS	3	1	2	2	1	0	.667
Aroon Escobar 2B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250
Brooks Bryan 1B	4	0	2	2	0	0	.500
Julian Brock C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Luke Hill DH	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Casey Cook LF	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Tyresse Turner CF	3	1	1	0	1	2	.333
Totals	32	6	10	5	6	8

BATTING
2B: Bryan (1, Sullivan, S); Brock (1, Sullivan, S).
TB: Baro; Brock 2; Bryan 3; Escobar; Gomez, A; Hill; Turner; Walcott 2.
RBI: Baro (1); Bryan 2 (2); Walcott 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Bryan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Turner; Escobar 2; Brock 3; Cook.
SF: Walcott.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Turner (1, 3rd base off Veach/O'Dowd); Gomez, A (1, 2nd base off Veach/O'Dowd).
CS: Walcott (1, 3rd base by Veach/O'Dowd).
PO: Walcott (2nd base by Veach).

FIELDING
E: Walcott (1, throw); Charles (1, throw); Cook (1, throw).
DP: (Walcott-Escobar-Bryan).

Salt River Rafters Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Sullivan (L)	2.2	7	3	3	0	4	10.13
Luke Craig	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chris Veach	2.0	3	2	2	2	2	9.00
Nolan Hughes	1.1	0	1	1	4	0	6.75
Hunter Mann	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Surprise Saguaros Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jacob Johnson (W)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Alejandro Chiquillo	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0.00
Calvin Ziegler	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
J'Briell Easley	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	18.00
Keegan Batka	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	18.00
Estibenzon Jimenez (SV)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
DeBarge	Johnson	6	Called Strike	3-2	97.5 mph Sinker
Gomez	Sullivan	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	82.6 mph Changeup
Baro	Sullivan	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	91.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Brock	Sullivan	3	Foul Tip	0-2	91.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Hall	Johnson	6	Called Strike	2-2	88.7 mph Sinker
Gomez	Sullivan	5	Swinging Strike	0-2	90.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Perez	Chiquillo	4	Foul Tip	1-2	87.3 mph Cutter
Escobar	Veach	3	Called Strike	0-2	79.9 mph Changeup
O'Dowd	Chiquillo	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	86.8 mph Cutter
West	Chiquillo	6	Called Strike	3-2	95.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Hall	Chiquillo	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	87.9 mph Changeup
Turner	Veach	4	Called Strike	1-2	79.9 mph Changeup
Turner	Mann	4	Swinging Strike	0-2	95.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Gomez	Mann	3	Foul Tip	0-2	85.5 mph Slider
Mercedes	Batka	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	86.0 mph Cutter
O'Dowd	Jimenez	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	86.4 mph Slider
Hall	Jimenez	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	87.0 mph Cutter

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B1: Brooks Bryan doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Hall. Sebastian Walcott scores. Aroon Escobar to 3rd. (SRR 0, SUR 1)

B2: Boston Baro singles on a ground ball to left fielder Teo Banks. Luke Hill scores. Casey Cook to 3rd. Tyresse Turner to 2nd. (SRR 0, SUR 2)

B2: Sebastian Walcott out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Hall. Casey Cook scores. Tyresse Turner to 3rd. Boston Baro to 2nd. (SRR 0, SUR 3)

B4: Boston Baro lines out to shortstop Andy Perez. (SRR 0, SUR 4)

B4: Sebastian Walcott singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Hall. Angeibel Gomez scores. (SRR 0, SUR 5)

B6: Brooks Bryan grounds into a force out, second baseman Demetrio Crisantes to shortstop Andy Perez. Angeibel Gomez scores. Sebastian Walcott to 3rd. Aroon Escobar out at 2nd. Brooks Bryan to 1st. (SRR 0, SUR 6)

T7: Andy Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Casey Cook. Kyle DeBarge scores. (SRR 1, SUR 6)

T7: Jack O'Dowd singles on a line drive to left fielder Casey Cook. Andy Perez scores. Jack O'Dowd to 2nd. Jack O'Dowd advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder Casey Cook. (SRR 2, SUR 6)

T8: Demetrio Crisantes triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Tyresse Turner. Miguel Rodríguez scores. (SRR 3, SUR 6)

T8: Kyle DeBarge out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Angeibel Gomez. Demetrio Crisantes scores. (SRR 4, SUR 6)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Kyle West	Forceout	109.0
Kyle West	Groundout	108.5
Yasser Mercedes	Groundout	107.4
Andy Perez	Single	104.2
Andy Perez	Lineout	101.4

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Sebastian Walcott	Flyout	370
Demetrio Crisantes	Triple	357
Kyle DeBarge	Sac Fly	350
Andy Perez	Lineout	343
Luke Hill	Lineout	325

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Jacob Johnson	Sinker	98.3
Jacob Johnson	Sinker	97.5
Alejandro Chiquillo	Sinker	97.0
Jacob Johnson	Sinker	96.6
J'Briell Easley	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Sean Sullivan	7
Chris Veach	5
Alejandro Chiquillo	3
Estibenzon Jimenez	2
Keegan Batka	2

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Sean Sullivan	92.7	100.6	7
Chris Veach	93.4	95.7	5
Nolan Hughes	95.4	88.8	1
Alejandro Chiquillo	97.0	99.2	3
Jacob Johnson	98.3	109.0	1
J'Briell Easley	96.5	107.4	1
Keegan Batka	96.3	99.9	2
Hunter Mann	95.7	97.8	2
Estibenzon Jimenez	94.0	108.5	2
Calvin Ziegler	95.1	92.1	0
Luke Craig	90.1	83.0	1

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Game Info

WP: Veach; Hughes, N.
Balk: Veach.
HBP: Cook (by Sullivan, S).
ABS Challenge: Brock (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Hall (Strike-Confirmed); O'Dowd 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Turner (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Sullivan, S 51-36; Craig 5-2; Veach 37-24; Hughes, N 35-14; Mann 15-13; Johnson 31-20; Chiquillo 31-20; Ziegler 8-5; Easley 23-11; Batka 21-13; Jimenez, E 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sullivan, S 1-2; Craig 0-0; Veach 0-0; Hughes, N 3-0; Mann 1-1; Johnson 2-0; Chiquillo 4-1; Ziegler 3-0; Easley 3-0; Batka 0-2; Jimenez, E 1-0.
Batters faced: Sullivan, S 16; Craig 1; Veach 10; Hughes, N 8; Mann 5; Johnson 7; Chiquillo 9; Ziegler 3; Easley 7; Batka 5; Jimenez, E 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Craig 1-0; Mann 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Denver Dangerfield. 1B: Sean Sparling. 2B: Trevor Mathews. 3B: Charlie Welling.
Weather: 96 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 12 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 5:01 PM.
T: 2:22.
Att: 245.
Venue: Surprise Stadium.
October 4, 2026

Game Highlights

Demetrio Crisantes triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Tyresse Turner. Miguel Rodríguez scores.

Andy Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Casey Cook. Kyle DeBarge scores.

Sebastian Walcott singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Hall. Angeibel Gomez scores.

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