June 13 2018 The Santa Fe Fuego rallied past the Garden City Wind 7-6 after scoring three runs in the eighth inning. Garden City finished with 10 hits and no errors, while Santa Fe had five hits and one error.
Garden City built a 6-1 lead through five innings, scoring twice in the first, once in the third and three times in the fifth. Santa Fe answered with three runs in the sixth and three more in the eighth to take the lead. The Fuego went scoreless in the first four innings before their late offensive surge.
Santa Fe’s
Mike Annone went 1-for-3 with two walks and two RBI, while Donny Ortiz Jr. and
Zach Hoffman each drove in a run. Ortiz Jr. and Annone recorded doubles. Garden City’s D. Williams went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, and
Ryan Whitt added two hits and two RBI.
Cole Fenner also had two hits, including a double.
Hunter Pearson earned the win after allowing one hit and no runs in two innings with two walks.
Trent Maloney worked a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts to record the save.
Julian Melton started for Garden City and allowed one earned run over five innings, while
Chip White took the loss after allowing three runs in two-thirds of an inning.
