June 15 2019 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 16-10 in a high-scoring contest at Fort Marcy Park. White Sands collected 14 hits and scored in eight of nine innings, including a five-run second and a three-run fourth and seventh. Santa Fe answered with 12 hits and scored in each of the final six innings but could not overcome the early deficit.
White Sands shortstop T. Bigford went 1-for-5 with three runs and three RBI, while Satoshi Miyata went 4-for-5 with three runs. Peyton Newsom added two hits, one run and three RBI, and Jacob Pool had two hits, one run and two RBI. Bigford, Newsom and Pool each hit a home run. For Santa Fe, Sherman Graves went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI, including a home run and two doubles. G. Derke had three hits and three RBI with a home run, while Rick Phillips contributed two hits and one RBI.
Jeffrey Rotz earned the win for White Sands after allowing 10 hits and six earned runs in seven innings. He walked three and struck out eight. Brandon Ramirez worked the final two innings, allowing two hits and four earned runs. Ed Warren took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up six hits and eight runs in three innings, with five runs earned. Jose Garcia pitched four innings in relief, allowing seven hits and seven runs, while Julian Devora worked a scoreless inning.


















