August 1 2019 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Garden City Wind 17-6 after collecting 12 hits and scoring nine runs in the second inning. Garden City answered with one run in the first and another in the third, but Santa Fe added two runs in the eighth and six in the ninth to pull away. The Fuego committed one error while the Wind also had one defensive miscue.
Jose Camacho led Santa Fe with three hits, three runs, two RBIs and three walks. B. Dansereau drove in four runs, while Kyle Butler,
Rick Phillips and
Robert Garza each had two RBIs. Phillips,
Sherman Graves and Dansereau each hit a home run, and
Nick Herzog added a pinch-hit RBI.
Ross Mintzer earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing two runs on eight hits over eight innings. He struck out seven and walked three, throwing 63 strikes in 109 pitches.
Kip DeShields allowed four runs, three earned, on two hits in the ninth.
Garden City finished with 10 hits, including three from
Joel Garza and two apiece from
Alvin Swoope and
Jordan Pontious.
Vaibhav Desai hit a three-run home run, accounting for three of the Winds six RBIs.
Brennan Fischer took the loss after surrendering nine runs, eight earned, on five hits in 1.1 innings.
