June 29 2018 The Santa Fe Fuego held off the Garden City Wind 25-23 in a high-scoring contest at Fort Marcy Park. Santa Fe collected 24 hits and scored in six of its eight innings, building leads of 6-4 after the first, 12-6 after the second and 17-10 after the third. Garden City answered with seven runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh and eighth, but Santa Fe’s four-run eighth proved decisive before the Wind were held scoreless in the ninth.
Danny Beaver led Santa Fe with four hits, four runs and five RBI, including a home run.
Mike Annone added three hits, four runs and five RBI with a homer, while
Ryan Arena contributed two hits, four runs and three RBI with a home run. Garden City’s
Cole Fenner went 3-for-6 with six RBI and a home run,
Dave Gallagher had three hits, three runs and five RBI with two homers, and
Zach Sanford drove in four runs while scoring four times.
Zach Hoffman earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing one hit and two earned runs in one inning with two strikeouts.
Trent Maloney recorded the save with a scoreless ninth, striking out one and allowing no hits or walks. Garden City starter
Randy Hair surrendered 12 runs on 15 hits in two innings, while
Marcos Corrales took the loss after allowing seven runs six earned in 2 1/3 innings.
