June 24 2023 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Trinidad Triggers 10-6 after scoring five runs in the first inning and four more in the seventh. Santa Fe finished with five hits and no errors, while Trinidad collected 15 hits and committed one error.
Maurice La Fon and
Omar Ortiz each hit a home run and drove in three runs for Santa Fe. La Fon also scored once and drew three walks, while
Phillip Buckingham scored twice and reached base four times with two walks. Trinidad’s
Alec Aleywine,
Jordan Anderson and
Peter Pena homered, with Anderson driving in two runs and Pena contributing two RBI.
Santa Fe took a 5-1 lead in the first before Trinidad answered with four runs in the third. The Fuego added a run in the fifth, but the Triggers tied the game with a run in the sixth before Santa Fe’s four-run seventh provided the decisive margin.
Alex Williams earned the win after allowing 15 hits and six runs over 7.1 innings with five strikeouts and four walks.
Zach Hill closed with 1.2 scoreless innings, while
Dakota Rodd took the loss for Trinidad after recording one out and allowing four runs with five walks.
