Santa Fe Fuego Rout Wasco Reserve 18-7

June 17 2022 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Wasco Reserve 18-7 after breaking open a close game with a nine-run fifth inning. Santa Fe scored in six consecutive innings from the second through the seventh and finished with 17 hits, while Wasco collected 12 hits. The Fuego committed three errors and Wasco had one.

Manny Cachora led Santa Fe with two hits, three runs batted in and a home run. Parker DePasquale went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs, while Declan Peterson scored three times, homered and drove in one run. Jesus Chavez also hit a home run and finished with two RBIs. Tyler Carpenter scored three runs, and Evan Nakagawa contributed two hits and an RBI.

Nakagawa earned the win by allowing six hits and two runs over six innings, with one walk and three strikeouts. Matt Barela worked two innings and Jared Gay pitched the ninth for Santa Fe. Wasco starter Julian Rangel took the loss after allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits in four innings. Jessey Melendez hit a two-run homer for Wasco, and Jesus Grimaldo added two hits, one run and one RBI.