June 24 2022 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Weimar Hormigas 24-13 at Fort Marcy Park in a high-scoring contest. Santa Fe collected 23 hits and scored in six of its eight innings, while Weimar finished with 12 hits and seven errors.
Santa Fe took a 10-3 lead through three innings after scoring three times in the first, once in the second and six times in the third. The Fuego added a run in the fourth and erupted for nine more in the sixth to extend the advantage to 20-6. Weimar answered with six runs in the eighth, but Santa Fe added four in the bottom half to keep the game out of reach.
Parker DePasquale led the Fuego offense by going 5-for-7 with two home runs, three doubles, three runs and nine RBI.
Manny Cachora also collected five hits, including two doubles, and scored twice.
Drake Ayala scored four runs, while Justin Torres drove in three runs and
Phil Buckingham and
Tyler Carpenter each had two RBI. For Weimar,
Lawrence Johnson went 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBI, and D. Kelly contributed two hits, two walks, two runs, two RBI and a home run.
Ryan Schroeder earned the win for Santa Fe after allowing three hits and one earned run in three innings with one walk and one strikeout.
Evan Nakagawa allowed six runs, three earned, in four innings, while
Dane Perry struck out three in a scoreless inning. Weimar starter
Dylan Gausman took the loss after surrendering 18 hits and 17 runs, 12 earned, in 5.1 innings.
