June 24 2024 The Blackwell Flycatchers defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 29-5 after scoring in six consecutive innings from the second through the seventh. Blackwell totaled 17 hits and took advantage of 16 walks, while Santa Fe finished with nine hits and four walks. The Flycatchers also hit four home runs and held a 29-2 advantage in RBI.
Blackwell broke through with five runs in the second inning and added six in the third before building its lead with one run in the fourth and 11 in the fifth. Santa Fe answered with all five of its runs in the top of the fifth, but Blackwell added three runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to pull away.
Markus Bracey led the Flycatchers with three hits, including a triple and a home run, while driving in nine runs.
Rey Lozano went 4-for-6 with three RBI and scored three runs, and R. Salinas collected three hits, four RBI and four runs. C. Pfafman added two home runs and three RBI, while
Ty Andrews hit a home run and drove in three runs.
Matthew Hickey earned the win after allowing eight hits and five runs, three earned, in five innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Matt Rones followed with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts, and
Owen Little worked a scoreless ninth.
Daniel Benavidez took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing five runs in two innings.
