May 25 2017 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the White Sands Pupfish 16-7 at Fort Marcy Park. Santa Fe scored twice in the fourth inning, added four runs in the fifth, and followed with two in the sixth before breaking the game open with four-run rallies in both the seventh and eighth. White Sands remained scoreless through five innings before scoring twice in the sixth, four times in the seventh, and once in the eighth.
Matt Haskins led the Fuego offense with two hits, three runs and four RBI, while David Stone went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Eric Maria added two hits, two runs and two RBI, including a home run, and Erick Magee drove in two runs. Santa Fe collected 18 hits, with home runs from Haskins and Maria and doubles by Nick Gotta, Maria and A.J. Stubblefield.
White Sands produced 14 hits, led by Desmond Drummond's 3-for-4 performance with two runs and one RBI. Rayshelon Carolina, Dynas Doud, Mark Davis and Kevin Soto each had two hits, with Soto hitting a home run and driving in two runs. Soto also recorded 13 putouts behind the plate.
Luis Ortega earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing six hits and no runs in five innings while striking out seven. Jason Harper took the loss for White Sands, permitting seven hits and five earned runs in 4.1 innings with eight strikeouts. Santa Fe used five pitchers to finish the game, while White Sands used five pitchers in the 16-run contest.
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