Santa Fe Fuego Outslug Roswell Invaders 32-20

July 23 2022 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Roswell Invaders 32-20 in a high-scoring contest. Santa Fe collected 31 hits and Roswell finished with 24, with both teams committing one error.

Santa Fe seized control early with three runs in the first inning and 11 more in the second. The Fuego added four runs in the third and fourth innings, then maintained their advantage with four runs in the sixth and five in the seventh. Roswell mounted a late push with eight runs in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.

Luis Hidalgo led Santa Fe with four hits, six runs and four RBI. Jared Gay went 5-for-6 with six RBI, Drake Ayala drove in six runs, and Phil Buckingham added four hits and five RBI. Santa Fe also hit eight home runs, including three by Ayala and one each by Hidalgo Gay Josh Mosley Declan Peterson and Evan Nakagawa.

Roswell received four hits and three RBI from Jonathon Bigley, while Matt Rodriguez and John Tuttle each drove in four runs. Tuttle hit two home runs, and Lance Myers also homered twice for the Invaders.

Evan Nakagawa earned the win after allowing 12 hits and seven runs six earned over six innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Anthony Moore took the loss for Roswell after surrendering nine hits and 13 earned runs in 1.1 innings. The game lasted 4 hours 22 minutes.