Fuego Power Past Wind 16-5

July 6 2022 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Garden City Wind 16-5 behind a 17-hit offensive attack. Santa Fe scored in six different innings and committed no errors while Garden City finished with 12 hits and three errors.

Parker DePasquale led the Fuego with three hits, including two home runs, three runs and three RBI. Manny Cachora went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs and two RBI, while Jared Gay added two hits, three runs and two RBI. Santa Fe also received home runs from Dominick Pisano and Gay, and Jesus Chavez drove in two runs.

The Fuego took control with three runs in the third inning and broke the game open with five runs in the fifth. They added three in the seventh and four in the ninth. Garden City scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth and ninth, but could not keep pace.

Evan Nakagawa earned the win after allowing 11 hits and four runs three of them earned in seven innings. He walked three and struck out five. Ryan Norrix worked the final two innings for Santa Fe. Sean Townsend took the loss for Garden City after surrendering seven runs five earned on seven hits in 4.2 innings while striking out seven and walking five.