Santa Fe Fuego Rally Past Austin Weirdos 27-26

July 11 2024 Santa Fe Fuego outlasted the Austin Weirdos 27-26 in a high-scoring game at Fort Marcy Park. Santa Fe collected 19 hits and overcame Austin’s 25-hit attack, scoring the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth after the teams entered the final inning tied 21-21.

Austin built leads with seven runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh, but Santa Fe answered with two runs in the eighth and six in the ninth. The Weirdos scored five times in the top of the ninth, but the Fuego’s six-run response secured the one-run victory.

Jorge Carreo led Austin with three hits six runs and three RBI, while Tate Jernigan added three hits three runs and five RBI. Steve Snowden had three hits and four RBI, and Marcos Cabrera finished with four hits six runs two RBI and a home run. Austin also received homers from Snowden and Jernigan.

Santa Fe’s Dominic Scotti and Zeke Hass each had three hits and three runs, with Hass hitting a home run. Jason Ramos contributed two hits and four RBI, including a homer, while Chris Bueno drove in four runs with one hit and also homered. Kyler Rinehart earned the win after pitching one inning, and Austin’s Cabrera took the loss. The teams combined for eight home runs and 53 hits.