June 23 2016 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 5-1. White Sands scored four runs in the first inning and added another in the third, while Santa Fe’s lone run came in the second inning. The Pupfish finished with 10 hits and committed two errors; the Fuego had five hits and four errors.
J. Borowski powered the White Sands offense with two home runs, two hits and three RBI in three at-bats.
Eric Kalbfliesh added three hits and one RBI, while
Aaron Olivas and
Dubal Baez each scored once and collected one hit. Santa Fe was led by Joey LaCugna, who went 2-for-3 with a run, and D. Muller, who drove in the Fuego’s only run.
Anthony Pastrana earned the win with a complete-game performance, allowing five hits and one unearned run in nine innings. He walked four and struck out eight on 127 pitches, including 75 strikes.
Ryan Harper took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing nine hits and five runs, three earned, in seven innings; he struck out six and walked four.
Ryo Ose and Harold Rosario each worked one scoreless inning in relief.
