June 20 2012 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Trinidad Triggers 7-4 at Fort Marcy Park. Santa Fe scored four runs in the first inning, added another in the seventh and plated two more in the eighth to secure the victory. Trinidad answered with three runs in the third and one in the fourth but was held scoreless over the final five innings.
Scot Palmer powered the Fuego offense with a home run and three RBI.
Joshua Valle and
Chris Brown each drove in a run, while Kieran Frassard added an RBI. Santa Fe finished with 12 hits, including doubles by
Evan Kohli and
Scottie Mulhearn.
Andrew Archbold collected three hits and stole two bases.
Trinidad produced 20 hits in the loss.
Jacob Fabry,
Harry Williams Jr.
Clint Stroud,
Colt Loehrs and
Daniel Pembroke each had three hits, while
Rob Herrmann hit a home run and drove in a run. Williams also contributed an RBI.
Kyle Cormier earned the win for Santa Fe with a complete-game effort, allowing 20 hits and four runs while walking two and striking out eight. Greg McDaniel took the loss for Trinidad after allowing five runs on eight hits in seven innings with four walks and one strikeout. Santa Fe relievers were not needed as Cormier finished the game.
