June 14 2017 The White Sands Pupfish held off the Santa Fe Fuego 6-5 at Griggs Park. White Sands scored twice in the first inning and added three runs in the third to build a 5-3 advantage. The teams exchanged single runs in the fifth before Santa Fe scored in the eighth, but the Pupfish held the Fuego scoreless in the ninth to secure the win.
Mark Davis led White Sands with three hits and two RBI. Joe Davis added two hits and scored twice, while Colton Wolfe scored twice and drove in one run. Joe Hermsen and Christopher Luciano each contributed an RBI, and White Sands finished with 10 hits and one error.
Santa Fe collected 14 hits in the loss. Eric Maria went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Willie Doll, N. Gotta, Caleb Baker, A. Stubblefield and Will Charkowsky each recorded two hits. Baker and Stubblefield added one RBI apiece.
Logan Escudero earned the win after allowing 14 hits and five earned runs in eight innings while striking out five. Garrett McKenzie recorded the save with a scoreless ninth, allowing no hits while walking two and striking out one. Santa Fe starter Dan Karasinski took the loss after allowing six runs, five earned, on 10 hits in eight innings with five strikeouts and no walks.
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