June 22 2018 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the White Sands Pupfish 25-17 in an eight-inning offensive shootout. Santa Fe collected 21 hits and played errorless baseball, while White Sands finished with 15 hits and six errors.
Santa Fe broke the game open with a 15-run second inning after White Sands had scored five times in the first. The Fuego added two runs in the third, three in the fourth, one in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. White Sands responded with four runs in the third, one in the fifth, four in the seventh and three in the eighth, but could not overcome the deficit.
Ethan Estes led Santa Fe with three hits, three runs and six RBI, including two home runs. Jackson Webb had three hits, three runs and four RBI, while Ryan Arena went 4-for-5 with four runs and an RBI. Ambrose Romero added three hits and three RBI. White Sands received five hits and three RBI from Joshua Williams, while Chris McCoy had three hits, three runs and two RBI. The Pupfish also hit home runs from Aaron Sheaks, Cameron Haskins, Greg Chavez and Josh Youngchild.
Yale Hughes earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing nine hits and 10 runs, all earned, in six innings while walking seven and striking out nine. Zach Hoffman worked the final two innings, allowing six hits and seven earned runs with five walks and five strikeouts. Darrell Render Jr. took the loss for White Sands after surrendering 15 runs, seven earned, on eight hits in 1.2 innings.
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