July 15 2016 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Trinidad Triggers 7-6 after Trinidad mounted a late rally in Alamogordo. White Sands finished with 11 hits and no errors while Trinidad collected eight hits and committed two errors.
White Sands broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth. Eric Kalbfliesh led the Pupfish offense by going 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. TJ Wharton added two hits and two doubles, while Zac Johnson contributed a hit and an RBI.
Trinidad scored three times in the eighth and twice in the ninth to pull within one run. Brian Frazier hit a home run and drove in three runs, and Caleb Baker went 3-for-5. Trevor Sealey and Edmund Cheatham each added a hit and an RBI.
Nick Bozman earned the win for White Sands after allowing five hits and four earned runs in 7.2 innings, with three walks and eight strikeouts. Chris Stout recorded the save with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth of an inning. Christian Schneider took the loss for Trinidad despite striking out nine in six innings; he allowed eight hits and six runs, four earned, with one walk.
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