May 24 2012 The White Sands Pupfish overcame a six-run deficit to defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 13-10. White Sands collected 16 hits and Santa Fe finished with 11, while both teams committed one error.
Santa Fe led 6-2 after scoring five runs in the seventh inning, but White Sands answered with seven runs in the eighth to take a 9-7 advantage. The Pupfish added four more runs in the ninth, and the Fuego's three-run response was not enough to complete the comeback.
Jordan Stouffer led White Sands with five hits in six at-bats, including two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored.
Casey Johnson went 3-for-5, while
Juan Martinez and
Jarrett Northcutt each had two hits. White Sands hit six home runs, with additional homers from
Aven Fletcher,
Henry Gonzalez jr,
Blake Shaffer and Martinez.
Jason Hyland and
Joshua Valle each had three hits for Santa Fe, with Hyland driving in three runs and Valle adding two RBI.
Ronny Romo Jr. also drove in three runs, and the Fuego hit four home runs. White Sands starter
Kyle Smart earned the win after allowing six hits and five earned runs with four walks and six strikeouts in 6.2 innings.
Trent Evins took the loss for Santa Fe despite striking out 11 in seven innings.
