June 8 2017 Santa Fe Fuego defeated the White Sands Pupfish 10-8 in a high-scoring game at Fort Marcy Park. The teams traded three-run innings in the third before White Sands moved ahead 5-3 with two runs in the fourth. Santa Fe answered with two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to take a 7-5 lead, then held off a late Pupfish challenge.
Santa Fe finished with 16 hits and received four hits and two runs from N. Gotta.
Matt Telesco went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, while
Eric Maria added three hits and an RBI. Matt Haskins and
Caleb Baker each drove in two runs, and the Fuego also received home runs from Baker and Telesco.
White Sands collected 14 hits in the loss. Dynas Doud went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs,
Kevin Soto went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs, and Troy Paris contributed two hits and two RBI.
Mark Davis and
Chaztin Venezia each added two hits, while White Sands home runs came from Doud, Paris and Soto.
Dillion Sunnafrank earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing one run on two hits with one walk and one strikeout in one inning.
Ed Brandsema started for the Fuego and allowed five runs on eight hits over six innings while striking out six. White Sands starter
Jason Harper was charged with the loss after surrendering five runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings and striking out eight.
