June 3 2018 The Santa Fe Fuego rallied for a 13-12 victory over the Garden City Wind in a 10-inning game. Santa Fe scored three runs in the ninth inning to pull even at 12-12 before adding the deciding run in the 10th. The Fuego finished with 15 hits while Garden City collected 12.
Santa Fe’s offense was led by
Danny Beaver, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, and Dan Pellinen, who had three hits, two runs and two RBI. A. Stubblefield added two hits, two runs and four RBI, including a home run, while Donny Ortiz Jr. delivered a three-run homer as a pinch hitter. Garden City received three hits and two RBI from
Zach Sanford, two hits and two RBI from Ian Horne, and a four-run performance from
Cole Fenner, who hit a home run and drove in one run.
Ryan Whitt added three RBI, and his home run was one of three hit by the Wind.
Jeremy Erisman started for Santa Fe and allowed six earned runs on eight hits in six innings. The Fuego bullpen held Garden City scoreless over the final three innings, with C. Kelly and
Trent Maloney each pitching a scoreless inning before
Hunter Pearson earned the win with a scoreless 10th. Pearson struck out one. Troy Mannebach struck out eight in five innings for Garden City but allowed seven runs, and
Chip White was charged with the loss after allowing a run without recording an out.
