June 25 2012 The Las Cruces Vaqueros defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 8-5, collecting 12 hits while limiting Santa Fe to 11. Las Cruces took an early 3-0 lead through two innings and remained ahead throughout the game.
Steve Rinaudo and
Jimmy Parque each went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Vaqueros. Rinaudo hit a two-run home run and added two doubles, while Parque also homered and scored twice.
Will Stramp contributed two hits and an RBI, and
Shingo Ono scored twice while adding a triple.
Santa Fe cut the deficit to 4-2 after five innings and scored twice in the sixth before adding another run in the seventh, but Las Cruces answered with two runs in the eighth to secure the victory.
Justin Trejo and
Chris Brown homered for the Fuego, with Trejo driving in two runs and Brown recording one RBI.
Las Cruces starter
Chris Peacock allowed four runs on eight hits over 5.1 innings and struck out two.
Alfonso Cardenas earned the win after allowing one run on two hits in 1.1 innings, while
Rich McNeal recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included three strikeouts. Santa Fe starter
Trent Evins took the loss after surrendering four runs, one earned, on seven hits in five innings.
