June 10 2017 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the White Sands Pupfish 11-6 at Fort Marcy Park, scoring in seven of their eight offensive innings. Santa Fe collected 17 hits, while White Sands finished with 10 hits and committed five errors. The Fuego took a 4-2 lead through three innings, then added three runs in the fourth to create separation.
Nicolas Gotta led Santa Fe’s attack with four hits in five at-bats, including a home run, two runs and three RBI.
David Stone added three hits and two RBI, while
Erick Magee and
Matt Telesco each had two hits.
Caleb Baker drove in two runs, and Alex Stubblefield contributed a hit and an RBI.
White Sands received three hits, two runs and an RBI from Dynas Doud, who also hit a home run.
Christopher Luciano had two hits and two RBI, while
Brandon Torres went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. The Pupfish scored twice in the fifth, once in the sixth and once in the eighth but could not overcome Santa Fe’s early advantage.
Luis Ortega earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing six hits and four runs in five innings. He walked seven and struck out two. Dalton Greenwalt,
Nick Hornbaker and
Dillion Sunnafrank combined for four innings of relief, allowing four hits and two runs. White Sands starter
Jesse Remington took the loss after surrendering 12 hits and eight runs, six earned, in five innings.
