July 18 2017 The Santa Fe Fuego scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull away for a 5-2 victory over the Garden City Wind. Santa Fe finished with nine hits and no errors, while Garden City had three hits and committed four errors. The Wind scored in the second and ninth innings, but could not overcome the Fuegos late surge.
AJ Flores led Santa Fes offense with three hits in four at-bats, a walk and an RBI.
Matt Haskins added two hits, an RBI and two stolen bases, while
David Stone collected two hits. Garden Citys
Ryan Whitt hit a solo home run in the ninth inning and drove in both of the Winds runs.
Joey Cecere also recorded an RBI.
Yale Hughes allowed one run on two hits in six innings for Santa Fe, striking out four while walking seven.
Zach Carter earned the win after allowing one run on one hit with three strikeouts in three innings, and
Nick Hornbaker was credited with the save. Garden City starter Mike Mayberry gave up one run on five hits over six innings, while
Ryan Harper took the loss after allowing four runs, one earned, on three hits in 1 2/3 innings.
