Fuego Power Past Pupfish 13-6

June 24 2016 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the White Sands Pupfish 13-6 at Fort Marcy Park. Santa Fe scored six runs in the first inning and added two in the second to build an early lead, then extended the advantage with single runs in the third and fourth and three more in the sixth. The Fuego finished with 13 hits and one error while White Sands collected nine hits and also committed one error.

Leandro Martini and Eric Maria each drove in four runs for Santa Fe. Martini went 2-for-4 with two home runs and two runs scored, while Maria went 3-for-4 with a double a home run and two runs scored. Matt Haskins added three hits and four runs, and Chris Tavares had a double and an RBI. White Sands received three RBIs apiece from J. Borowski and V. Gomez, with Borowski hitting a home run and Gomez hitting two.

Zack Carter earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing eight hits and six earned runs in six innings while striking out seven and walking one. T. Zarewicz Ryo Ose and M. Cowan combined to work three scoreless innings in relief. White Sands starter Frank Fantino took the loss after surrendering 11 hits and 10 runs nine earned in 3.2 innings.