June 1 2018 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Garden City Wind 9-4 at Fort Marcy Park, collecting 12 hits to Garden City’s 10. Santa Fe took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning and added single runs in the fourth and sixth before breaking the game open with three runs in the seventh and two in the eighth. Garden City scored once in the third and fourth innings and twice in the sixth, but could not close the gap.
Santa Fe’s offense featured three home runs, with Mike Annone, A. Stubblefield and Robert Garza each going deep. Stubblefield went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, while Garza finished 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs and one RBI.
Danny Beaver added two hits, two runs and a walk, and Annone drove in two runs. Santa Fe also received two RBI apiece from C. Kwitzer and Stubblefield.
Yale Hughes earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing 10 hits and four earned runs over eight innings. He walked none and struck out nine. D. Sunnafrank completed the game with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts.
Garden City’s Ian Horne had two hits, including a double, while
Ryan Whitt, D. Williams and
Nick King also collected two hits apiece. Williams hit a home run and drove in one run, and
Zach Sanford added a homer and an RBI. Sanford took the loss after giving up 11 hits and seven earned runs in 6.2 innings, with one walk and four strikeouts.
