Trinidad Triggers 6 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 4 behind Ryan Powell
Trinidad Triggers 8 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 3 behind Eric Binder
Santa Fe Fuego 23 Trinidad Triggers 10
Santa Fe Fuego 11 Roswell Invaders 3
Roswell Invaders 5 Santa Fe Fuego 4
Joshua Valle helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the Roswell Invaders
Evan Kohli helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the 7-1
Roswell Invaders 6 Santa Fe Fuego 4
Roswell Invaders 22 Santa Fe Fuego 8
Charlie Short stars as the Roswell Invaders defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 5-4
Josh Cakebread helps the Roswell Invaders down the 8-4
Cameron Sherrer helps the Las Cruces Vaqueros down the Santa Fe Fuego
Jerome Romero stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Las Cruces Vaqueros 21-20
Jimmy Parque helps the Las Cruces Vaqueros down the Santa Fe Fuego
Alpine Cowboys 18 Santa Fe Fuego 3
Alpine Cowboys 7 Santa Fe Fuego 6
Bo Bell helps the Alpine Cowboys down the Santa Fe Fuego
Alpine Cowboys 9 Santa Fe Fuego 5
Trinidad Triggers 10 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 5 behind Chris Tuttle
Trinidad Triggers 5 Santa Fe Fuego 4
Kyle Cormier stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Roswell Invaders 5-3
Roswell Invaders 9 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 5 behind Eric Berkowitz
Chad Fahey stars as the Roswell Invaders defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 14-4
Mike Miller helps the Roswell Invaders down the Santa Fe Fuego
Las Cruces Vaqueros 10 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 9 behind Alfonso Cardenas
Anthony Machado stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Las Cruces Vaqueros 6-3
Chris Brown helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the 7-6
Will Stramp helps the Las Cruces Vaqueros down the Santa Fe Fuego
Las Cruces Vaqueros 8 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 5 behind Alfonso Cardenas
Santa Fe Fuego 23 defeats Trinidad Triggers 6 behind Jeremiah Steinart
The Trinidad Triggers top the Santa Fe Fuego behind Jason Venya 7-6
Colt Loehrs helps the Trinidad Triggers down the 14-10
Santa Fe Fuego 13 Trinidad Triggers 3
Kyle Cormier stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Trinidad Triggers 7-4
Chris Wakefield helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the 21-18
The Las Cruces Vaqueros top the Santa Fe Fuego behind Steve Rinaudo 25-11
Las Cruces Vaqueros 11 Santa Fe Fuego 10
Randy Wells helps the Las Cruces Vaqueros down the Santa Fe Fuego
Fuego Reduced to Ashes in 19-5 Cowboy Rout!
DJ Stinsman helps the Roswell Invaders down the Santa Fe Fuego
The Santa Fe Fuego top the Roswell Invaders behind Chris Brown 22-9
Josh Cakebread helps the Roswell Invaders down the Santa Fe Fuego
White Sands Pupfish 19 Santa Fe Fuego 18
Henry Gonzalez jr helps the White Sands Pupfish down the 8-6
Greg Perret helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the 13-4
Curtis Camilli stars as the White Sands Pupfish defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 9-6
Evan Kohli helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the Alpine Cowboys
Chris Treibt stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Alpine Cowboys 9-6
Derek Johnson stars as the Las Cruces Vaqueros defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 10-5
The Santa Fe Fuego top the Las Cruces Vaqueros behind Greg Perret 7-6
The Las Cruces Vaqueros top the Santa Fe Fuego behind Steve Rinaudo 9-4
Trent Evins stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Las Cruces Vaqueros 12-5
White Sands Pupfish 16 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 10 behind Victor Gonzalez
Curtis Camilli stars as the White Sands Pupfish defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 19-10
Trent Lee stars as the White Sands Pupfish defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 21-6
Jordan Stouffer helps the White Sands Pupfish down the 13-10
The Alpine Cowboys top the Santa Fe Fuego behind Kevin Hennessey 10-1
Alpine Cowboys 10 Santa Fe Fuego 9
Chris Welborn stars as the Alpine Cowboys defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 5-1
Greg Perret helps the Santa Fe Fuego down the White Sands Pupfish
Jerome Romero stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the White Sands Pupfish 11-9
Blake Shaffer helps the White Sands Pupfish down the 6-2
Bryson Sims helps the Trinidad Triggers down the 23-13
The Santa Fe Fuego top the Trinidad Triggers behind Andrew Archbold 17-8
Trinidad Triggers 4 Santa Fe Fuego 3
Sara Galano will serve as in game S
Sara Galano will serve as in game Statistician for Taos Blizzard and Santa Fe Fuego home games. She will also serve as the League Statistician. With no DH this calls for the numerous stat corrections that must occur in a National League style game. Sarah is from Santa Fe and currently plays softball at Lubbock Christian University in Texas. The Pecos League continues it trend of hiring local people for the 2013 season.
Fuego Fans are excited to know Chun
Fuego Fans are excited to know Chunk Sarenk will return as assistant coach in Santa Fe. Chunk served as Bill"s assistant for the 2012 season. Bill Moore is happy to have Chunk back for the 2012 season. The Fuego report to camp May 5th and open the 2013 Season in Taos. "We now officially have the best looking coaching staff in the league." says Santa Fe Fuego Manager Bill Moore.
Santa Fe Fuego awarded the 2013 Pec
Santa Fe Fuego awarded the 2013 Pecos League All Star Game.
The All Star Game will have a home run derby, pregame meal and other league festivities.
Santa Fe is the most popular destination for fans in the Pecos League.
It is accessible by Albuquerque Airport for scouts that plan to scout the game.
With the Northern Expansion of the Pecos League, it is most popular city in league for fans to go and see their players play in an All Star Game.
The first two games were hosted in Alamogordo.
Northern Divison-Zias
Trinidad Triggers
Raton Osos
Santa Fe Fuego
Las Vegas Train Robbers
Taos Blizzard
Southern Divison-Lone Stars
Roswell Invaders
White Sands Pupfish
Las Cruces Vaqueros
Pecos Bills
Alpine Cowboys
Santa Fe Fuego releases 2013 Schedu
Santa Fe Fuego releases 2013 Schedule.
The Santa Fe Fuego have released their 2013 Schedule which will be their 2nd year of play in the Pecos League. The Full schedule is viewable at http://www.SantaFeFuego.com
"We are extremely excited about the 2013 schedule," said field manager Bill Moore of the Santa Fe Fuego. The Fuego will begin their 2013 with a single game at Taos. This will be the first game in the history of the Taos Blizzard and sure to be the beginning of a great rivalry. The Blizzard return to Santa Fe to play three games at Fort Marcy Park. The Fuego then play home and home series with Raton, Trinidad, Raton and Las Vegas to end the month of May.
In June the Fuego again play Las Vegas, Raton before they begin with Roswell and Pecos from the Southern Division of the Pecos League. On June 16th Santa Fe goes to Trinidad for a two game series before coming home to host the defending champion Alpine Cowboys for two games. The White Sands Pupfish then come up from Alamogordo for a four game series before Santa Fe returns to division play with Trinidad and Raton.
The Santa Fe Fuego begin July finishing a series with Raton in Santa Fe, before going back to Taos for a Tuesday Day Game. The Fuego then host the Blizzard for three games in Santa Fe. Then on July 6 Santa Fe will host the Pecos League All Star Game on July 6. The Fuego will then host the Las Cruces Vaqueros for a four game series before going to Colorado to play four games against the Trinidad Triggers. The Fuego finish the 2013 season with home and home series against Raton, Taos and Las Vegas.
Here is a breakdown of their schedule. The Fuego have the highest amount of home games in the Pecos League due to the fact of Taos not having lights in their facility. Taos has fewest amount of home games.
46 Home Games
26 Road Games
White Sands 4 games at home
Las Cruces 4 games at home
Roswell 4 games at home
Alpine 2 games at home
Pecos Texas 4 games at home
Las Vegas 3 games at home 5 games in Las Vegas
Raton 10 games at home 10 games in Raton
Trinidad 6 home games 8 games in Colorado
Taos Blizzard 9 home games 3 games at Taos
Santa Fe Fuego signs three players
Santa Fe Fuego signs three players
Outfielder Adam Jones from Kansas Wesleyan.
Pitcher Charlie McCready from Charleston Southern
3rd baseman Adam McCormick from Tabor
1st baseman James Maxwell from University of Sioux Falls
The Santa Fe Fuego have announced t
The Santa Fe Fuego have announced their 2013 Sponsorship Sales team.
The Sales Team will be lead by Yvonne Encinias and include members: Donna Medina, Fran Dunaway and Kathy Segura.
The Fuego except to lead the league in attendence and sponsorship sales for the 2013 season.
Santa Fe is also in the running to host the 2013 All Star Game depending on final alignment and location of 2013 teams. The Pecos League will announce its final schedule on or before November 15, 2012.
Bill Moore will return as the Santa
Bill Moore will return as the Santa Fe Fuego Manager.
Bill was a fan favorite in the Pecos League despite finishing in last place. The Fuego lost 14 games by one run and really took a while to adjust to playing home games in Fort Marcy Park. Bill is looking to get more athletic in his position players. Despite playing in the smallest ballpark in North America, power is not the ingredient to win games. "Athletes will win games here, anyone can hit home runs here, athletes make the difference." Moore plans to bring back Jerome Romero and possibly up to five other pitchers from last years team. He will coach in the Spring League in Houston and host a league tryout camp in Mesa, Arizona. Bill is excited to get back on the field at Fort Marcy Park.
Trinidad Triggers 6 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 4 behind Ryan Powell
The Playoff picture is set with one day to go left in the season. Alpine will host Trinidad in the first round beginning on Thursday Night in Alpine. Las Cruces and Roswell will play at a location still yet to be determined.
Both series will begin at 7PM on Thursday Night in their respective cities. The Alpine Cowboys finished with the leagues best record.
Trinidad Triggers 8 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 3 behind Eric Binder
The Santa Fe Fuego set the All Time Pecos League Runs Record with a 27-10 win over Alpine at Fort Marcy Park. Josh Valle, Evan Kohli, Scot Palmer and Kieran Bradford all hit home runs. Andrew Archbold had 5 rbis, Evan Kohli had 4 rbis. The Fuego had 30 hits in 8 innings and Alpine only made 2 errors.
Alpine Cowboys 9 Santa Fe Fuego 5
Jul 10 2012 12:00AM
Alpine Cowboys9 Santa Fe Fuego 5
Alpine Cowboys9 Santa Fe Fuego 5
This game was played on 7/10/2012 at Fort Marcy
Trinidad Triggers 10 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 5 behind Chris Tuttle
This game was played on 7/6/2012 at Trinidad Central Park
It"s official the Santa Fe Fuego ha
It"s official the Santa Fe Fuego have joined the Pennant Race. For the third game in a row the Fuego got a great start from Anthony Machado. Combine this with Trent Evins and Kyle Cormier and the Fuego have finally gotten the quality starts they have needed to compete in the Pecos League. It is real simple for the Fuego to make the playoffs they must beat the team in the other dugout which happens to be the fourth place Trinidad Triggers. The White Sands Pupfish have completely collapsed. Trinidad is very inconsistant and Santa Fe is getting better with every game they play. Their
record is currently 17-31 but they only trail Trinidad by three games who is 21-28. They still play the Triggers six more times, including a huge series at the end of the season.
The Trinidad Triggers packed the ho
The Trinidad Triggers packed the house for their 4th of July Game. The Triggers beat Santa Fe 10-6 behind a solid pitching effort from Luis Pardo. Fans flocked the field and the Triggers sold out of beer by the 4th inning. The Triggers are currently in fourth place and seeking to land in the playoffs in their inaugural year.
Kyle Cormier stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Roswell Invaders 5-3
The Santa Fe Fuego got a brilliant pitching performance from Quinn Bright who threw 7.2 innings against the powerful Las Cruces Vaqueros lineup.. Kyle Frasard lead the way with a huge 9th inning double. The game was the first ever professional game played in Silver City, NM.
Chris Brown continued his homer streak with a solo shot in the first inning. Santa Fe is just 2.5 games out of a playoff spot.
Anthony Machado stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Las Cruces Vaqueros 6-3
Reed Brown ended his Roswell Invaders Career on Friday Night with a complete game win over the Santa Fe Fuego.
He allowed only 11 runs which was plenty with his Invaders Offense scoring 26 runs at Fort Marcy Park.
The Invaders had 29 hits and had the following home runs: M.Miller (2), J.Cakebread (8), B.Ramirez (2), A.Kam (5), M.Petty (4), M.Umba (2). The Invaders head to Trinidad today to open a series with the Triggers.
As for Reed Brown he ends his time with the Invaders as the Pecos league as the all time leader in innings pitched with 111.2 innings in two years. He found a way to neutralize hitters in the purely offensive Pecos League. In the 2012 season Reed with 4-0 with 6.57 ERA with 44 innings pitched. In the 2011 season Reed was 7-2 with a 4.52 ERA with 67.2 innings pitched. He was a mainstay rotational starter on the Invaders inaugural championship team.
Fuego Reduced to Ashes in 19-5 Cowboy Rout!
Jun 16 2012 12:00AM
Fuego Reduced to Ashes in 19-5 Cowboy Rout!
Rev. Barry Abraham Zavah
Saturday, May 19, 2012
A stronger wind blew through Kokernot Field tonight than in yesterday’s Game 1 of the Alpine Cowboys – San...
Fuego Reduced to Ashes in 19-5 Cowboy Rout!
Rev. Barry Abraham Zavah
Saturday, May 19, 2012
A stronger wind blew through Kokernot Field tonight than in yesterday’s Game 1 of the Alpine Cowboys – Santa Fe Fuego 4 game series, fanning the flame of Cowboy resolve to continue to improve in every facet of the game; demonstrating a number of things for the young team and it’s loyal fans: “these Boys are in it to win it” and doing so in convincing fashion by beating the Fuego team 19-5 in a 4 hour+ game Saturday night in Alpine, TX.
Did you want solid relief pitching by the Cowboys? Did you want to see the opposition Bull Pen crumble? Did you want to see the Cowboys hit double digits on the scoreboard? The game had that by the before the 6th inning was over.
There wasn’t much to say in the way of positives for Santa Fe. Cowboy’s Head Coach Ryan Stevens called it “a good team effort. We used 5 pitchers who all came out and attacked the zone and did their job. Our hitters came up with timely hits and you can’t ask better than that.”
He continued to reiterate one of
DJ Stinsman helps the Roswell Invaders down the Santa Fe Fuego
The Santa Fe Fuego and Alpine Cowboys have changed their game originally scheduled for Thursday June 7th has been rescheduled to July 10th, 2012 at 6:00 PM at Fort Marcy Park. The Pecos League had received several complaints of extreme travel from players and umpires alike and will accomodate them with this move. The Fuego already had Fort Marcy Park reserved this date and were supposed to play a game against New Mexico College Team. The two teams will play a two game series starting next week.
Derek Johnson stars as the Las Cruces Vaqueros defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 10-5
The Santa Fe Fuego broke their prolonged losing streak by taking the first game of a four game series from the Las Cruces Vaqueros 12-5 on Thursday Night. The Fuego got another quality start from Trent Evins. This game the Fuego"s bullpen actually held their opponent down. Kieren Bradford went 3-3 with a homer to lead the Fuego Bats. Newly acquired Paris Austin and Alex Fernandez saw action for the Fuego. The two teams meet tommorow night at 6:00 at Fort Marcy Park
Trent Evins stars as the Santa Fe Fuego defeat the Las Cruces Vaqueros 12-5
The Fuego are in turnaround mode and they have signed the following pitchers: Alex Fernandez, David Gibson, Gil Tussei, Chris Wakefield, and Brett Moore. The Fuego also signed outfielder Parris Austin.
The Fuego released Karyle Whitney, Landon Kozeny, Ronny Romo Jr.
The Santa Fe Fuego broke their prol
The Santa Fe Fuego broke their prolonged losing streak by taking the first game of a four game series from the Las Cruces Vaqueros 12-5 on Thursday Night.
Bruce Amende came into the night as their best starter. He gave up 11 runs in four innings.
The Vaqueros were on the road and playing in a ballpark their is twice as high in elevation as Apodoca Park with smaller fences. Tonight there was no huge Vaquero rally of 20 runs and it will be a test for the Vaqueros team on this grueling road stretch in June.
The Fuego got another quality start from Trent Evins. This game the Fuego"s bullpen actually held their opponent down. Kieren Bradford went 3-3 with a homer to lead the Fuego Bats. Newly acquired Paris Austin and Alex Fernandez saw action for the Fuego. The two teams meet tommorow night at 6:00 at Fort Marcy Park
White Sands Pupfish 16 defeats Santa Fe Fuego 10 behind Victor Gonzalez
May 27 2012 12:00AM
Victor Gonzalez was the winning pitcher throwing 2 innings with 2 strikeouts while allowing 3 hits.
When you look at rosters in the Pecos League you see lots of fresh faces with many recent graduates or players released from Pro Ball. There are some veterans who are mixed into the league that are in the late 20"s. After taking a glance at the roster of the Santa Fe Fuego you see Rodney Tafoya at 48 years old and he is currently in the starting rotation for the Fuego. When you first glance at Rodney you really can"t tell his age.
Rodney is a local legend in Northern New Mexico where he has dominated every level of ball he can find. He has won and counted 271 wins in his career. He has an accomplished and well followed website http://www.rodtafoya.com Currently Rodney has started two of the three games that the Fuego have won, although he has not registered a win. Rodney"s experience with extreme altitude of Santa Fe has allowed him to be one of Santa Fe"s most consistant starters. Rodney has traveled the world playing baseball. Rodney signed two affliated contracts in his lifetime. In 1989 with the Boise Hawks and in 1990 with the Erie Sailors. He pitched in Juarez Mexico when it was safe to cross the border in 1984-1985. Rodney has pitched in every MSBL Tournament in North America. If the Fuego weren"t in Santa Fe he would be traveling across the country chasing tournaments to pitch in. Rodney was instrumental in the hearing in favor of the Pro Baseball coming to Santa Fe. He started opening day at Fort Marcy Park in front of a packed house. Bill Moore is excited to have Rodney Tafoya on the Santa Fe Fuego. Andrew Dunn is excited to have Rodney Tafoya pitch in the Pecos League. Rodney has pitched in Alamogordo and Santa Fe and plans to pitch in all six ball parks before the season is complete. when you see the lefty for Santa Fe wearing number 32 you know you will have a competitor on the mound that night for the Fuego.
Alpine Cowboys 10 Santa Fe Fuego 9
May 20 2012 12:00AM
Alpine Cowboys 10 Santa Fe Fuego 9<
Alpine Cowboys 10 Santa Fe Fuego 9
This game was played on 5/20/2012 at Kokernot Field
The Alpine Cowboys top the Santa Fe Fuego behind Kevin Hennessey 10-1
May 20 2012 12:00AM
Bryce Weidman was the winning pitcher throwing 7 innings with 3 strikeouts while allowing 7 hits.
Jack Winters was the losing pitcher throwing 5 innings with 4 strikoeuts while allowing 7 hits.
Jason "Smokin Joe "Hagerman (Coastal Kingfish) Yonkers, NY
Cliff Panzich (Coastal Kingfish) Ohio
3/19/2012-The Santa Fe Fuego had th
3/19/2012-The Santa Fe Fuego had their official ribbon cutton ceremony today at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe. David Coss, Simon Brackley, Ron Trujillo and Andrew Dunn spoke at the ceremony. Ron Trujillo officially got his baseball team and wore his Red Santa Fe Baseball Jersey. Numerous supporters showed up to support the Fuego and Fort Marcy Ballpark. The groundscrew has begun working on improving the surface at Fort Marcy.
The Santa Fe Fuego are excited to stay at the Motel 6 3695 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe NM.
3695 Cerllios Road, 505-471-4140, players will get the best Spring Training Rate possible.
The Fuego will play one day in Los Alamos NM on May 6.
April 27th the Invaders are hosting a tailgate party for returning players and fans at the Fairgrounds
April 29th is opening day of Spring Training 7:00 PM
April 30th 10AM
May 1 10AM
May 2 10AM
May 3 10AM
May 4 10AM
May 5 10AM
May 6 Los Alamos at Bomber Park from 1-4 Final Roster will be released
May 7 10AM
May 8 7PM
May 10 Opening game against Alpine
The Pecos League signed a two year
The Pecos League signed a two year contract for the Fuego to play in Fort Marcy Park. The Fuego"s Vendors will be able to sell beer, however there will be a three beer limit at all games and no beer can be sold past the 6th inning. The Pecos League will be watched closely be anti-alcohol groups in Santa Fe. Numerous Groups exist and have been trying to find ways to stop the Fuego from selling beer at the games. The City of Santa Fe will not allow a beer sign to be hung from the outfield fence at Fort Marcy Park. Fans are very excited to have a professional team in Santa Fe in the Pecos League for two years and beyond. "We are committed to Santa Fe for the long run." says Pecos League commisioner Andrew Dunn. "We would like to thank the Mayor and city councilor Ron Trujillo for allowing the Fuego to play ball in 2012, 2013 and beyond." The Fuego play their first home game on May 9th against the Trinidad Colorado Triggers.
The baseball and weather gods must
The baseball and weather gods must have been smiling down on
the Santa Fe Fuego Sunday, as perfect conditions were featured
at Fort Marcy Park for tryouts.
After a snowplow cleared left field of snow left from last weeks
major snowstorm, 29 players tried out for Santa Fes newest
professional team.
Eighty spectators watched anxiously to see the first action of the
FUego.
Santa Fe manager Bill Moore and Trinidad managers Justin
Lowery and J.D. Droddy evaluated the players. Pecos League
commissioner Andrew Dunn threw batting practice.
Tryout is on for Santa Fe Fuego, de
Tryout is on for Santa Fe Fuego, despite earlier piles of snow and cold weather, the City of Santa Fe brought the Snow Plow out and there will be a tryout at Fort Marcy Park with weather expected to get into the 40"s. Bill Moore, Andrew Dunn, Miguel Salcedo, JD Droddy and Justin Lowery will be in attendence at the only Pecos League Tryout held within the State of New Mexico.
Tryout is Sunday at 1:00 PM, cost is $50. To sign up for for more information visit http://www.SantaFeFuego.com
It is the middle of December in San
It is the middle of December in Santa Fe and snow has the ground covered, but for on Sunday the temperature will hit 40 degrees for a couple of hours. Hopefully just long enough for the Pecos League to hold the local Santa Fe tryout. This is not your average tryout camp the Pecos League fought a small war to get to play in historic Fort Marcy and this will be the first day that the Pecos League occupies Fort Marcy. We realize the field has a long ways to go but this will be a start and people will immediately see the potential. Here are the details:
What: Pecos League Tryout and Meet and Greet
When: December 11, 2011 Tryout is at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe New Mexico at 1:00 PM MST
Meet and Greet is at 4:00 PM at Junctions 530 South Guadalupe Santa Fe New Mexico 87501
Who: The Pecos League Tryout cost $50 and is for all players seeking to play in the Pecos League.
The following Pecos League Representatives will be present
Santa Fe Fuego Head Coach Bill Moore
Trinidad Triggers Head Coach Justin Lowery
Trinidad Triggers Assistant Coach JD Droddy
Las Cruces Vaqueros director of operations Miguel Salcedo
Pecos League Commisioner Andrew Dunn
The Santa Fe Fuego hats and shirts will be on sale on site both at Tryout and Meet and greet.
The Santa Fe Fuego will look good o
The Santa Fe Fuego will look good on the field no matter what their record is. They will wear Black Jerseys with Orange and Red "Santa Fe" Lettering. With a rising number of teams choosing to wear black in the Pecos League (Trinidad, White Sands) The Fuego will wear Alternate Red Jerseys with their SF Logo on their chest.
The Fuego will wear Black Helmets and Black Hats with a red bill.
The Fuego"s logo is an interlocking SF with a ZIA in the Background as well as rising flames. Colors are Black, Orange and Red.
The colors represent the State of New Mexico, The City of Santa Fe and will look great a uniform. Santa Fe also plans to sell merchandise with its popular colors. T-Shirts and Hats are currently for sell on the Fuego"s website and jerseys will be for sale within three weeks. 2012 will be the inaugural season for the Santa Fe Fuego and they open Spring Training on May 1 and they will open the regular season in Trinidad on May 8th in the first regular season game of the Pecos League for 2012. It will also mark Trinidad"s inaugural game. Santa Fe will play 70 games in the months of May, June and July.
For more information visit the team website at http://www.santafefuego.com
The Santa Fe Baseball Team has been
The Santa Fe Baseball Team has been through alot of they haven"t even stepped on the field. Today the Pecos League has announced the Santa Fe team will be called the Santa Fe Fuego. The name and logo of the Santa Fe Mountain Lions was too similar to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Also with the Florida Marlins changing their colors it would be hard to get gear in Teal. Robert Romero lead the way for the name change. The colors will be Yellow, Red and Black. The logo will be released in the next two weeks and will incorporate a Zia and fire. Fuego means fire in Spanish and is commonly spoken in sports with the term en Fuego. After three tries (Zozobras, Sangres and Mountain Lions) the Pecos League decided to let the people of Santa Fe take control of the naming. "Many people suggested the Senators and I felt that was not a good name with the Ottawa Senators in the NHL and the Harrisburg Senators in MILB. We really heard some crazy names but this one will stick. Many people started to play the Penn State Card so we needed to change immediately. I never realized how similar the Mountain Lion Hats were to Penn State." says Andrew Dunn Commisioner of the Pecos League.
The website will remain the same http://santafe.pecosleague.com
Fans who bought a Mountain Lions hat can exchange in for a Fuego Hat once the Fuego Hats are made. "This has been quite a ride already and we haven"t even started. I don"t care what we are called I am ready to hit the field. " says field manager Bill Moore.
The Santa Fe Fuego will be holding a tryout on December 11th at Fort Marcy Park at 1:00 MST both Moore and Dunn will be in attendence seeking players for the 2012 season.
Pecos League wins in Santa Fe in ex
Pecos League wins in Santa Fe in extra innings 5-4.
The Santa Fe Fuego have their biggest win and they haven"t even taken the field.
Councilor Ron Trujillo picked up the win, Mayor David Coss picked up the save.
Winning pitcher R Trujillo 1-0,Losing Pitcher P Bushee 0-1, Save D Coss (1)
Santa Fe legend Rod Tafoya was a major force and he wasn"t even on the mound.
David Coss surprised everyone with his vote of yes bringing the Mountain Lions.
City Councilors voted 5-4 to now allow An Ordinace Amending Article 23-6 SFCC 1987 to Permit the Limted Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic
Beverages at Fort Marcy Ball Park for Professional Baseball Games.
The Santa Fe Mountain Lions needed to win a city council election allowing the team to sell alcohol at Fort Marcy Park.
After 3 hours of deliberation and public speaking the votes were split right down the middle forcing the Mayor to break the tie.
Carmichael Dominguez, Patti Bushee, Miguel Chavez and Chris Calvert voted against the proposal.
Ron Trujillo, Matthew Ortiz, Rosemary Romero and Rebecca Wurzburger voted for the proposal.
Mayor David Coss broke a tie to approve the league"s proposal to use the ballpark for a new team here and to allow limited beer sales during games. Councilor Ron Trujillo, who introduced the resolution, said he regrets that the proposal was so divisive but sees it as an entertainment opportunity for the city and an encouragement for young, aspiring athletes. Numerous opposition groups gave stories about how bad alcohol is to life, society and how bad it would be for the Mountain Lions to sell alcohol.
What started as a simple proposal to bring pro baseball into Santa Fe turned into a nasty campaign with a large opposition group and arguments that divided many councilors and long time city residents.
Longtime local baseball fan Mark Ortiz said "We need baseball in Santa Fe, this a great opportunity."
Las Cruces General Manager and longtime Santa Fe Resident Miguel Salcedo said "I knew they would get their heads on straight on get this thing through. This is typical process for Santa Fe."
Rod Tafoya said "Someone is going to hit 50 home runs here this summer. A good left handed power hitter. This is a dream of mine."
Tafoya has played independent baseball for 13 years and was one of the big stories of the night. He is a left handed pitcher that pitched in the Northwest League for Mal Fichman. Tafoya is currently on Spring Training Roster and was the most popular speaker of the night. "I have played in Tabasco, Mexico, Boise, Piedras Negras, Regina, and all over the US and Mexico. I have never been in a park that didn"t sell beer. It would be a stupid idea and no one would try it." His statements were applauded by the standing room only crowd inside of city hall.
The Q and A with Andrew Dunn had mixed reviews
Chris Calvert grilled Andrew Dunn on what profits would be, what the percentage of sponsorships come from beer and if signage could be sold all the way around the outfield.
Patti Bushee stated that the hockey team didn"t get alcohol.
Carmichael Dominguez was a swing vote that went on the no side, he stated he didn"t have enough facts or the information he had requested to vote for the baseball team. He didn"t believe the Pecos League had enough credibility despite the established tenure and commitment to the State of New Mexico.
Miguel Chavez was going to vote no because of alcohol no mattter about baseball or not.
Andrew Dunn commissioner of the Pecos League states:
"We want to play baseball in Santa Fe New Mexico. Budweiser is on course to be our biggest sponsor and beer sales are required in every professional sport to make things happen. We don"t care about politics and we didn"t realize how large of an issue this would be. For those it divided we plan to re-unit them via the game of baseball. We plan on the Mountain Lions being a fixture at Fort Marcy Park for the next decade. This is great day for the city of Santa Fe and the Pecos League."
The Pecos League has been bombarded
The Pecos League has been bombarded with questions from citizens, fans, critics, and everyone else who has a 505 area code. This beer issue has really taken off and people are either on one side or the other.
Here are the facts:
The Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs wants a to play baseball in Fort Marcy Park in the Summer of 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe happens to be one of the political cities in the United States, very different than any town in the entire Pecos League Region. The citizens of Santa Fe and the leaders of the city of Santa Fe are very familiar with the Pecos League and the benefits the league has brought to other New Mexico Cities. The Pecos League is not asking for $500,000 to bring a team in, we are willing to accept Fort Marcy in current condition and grow with the team and the league. The Pecos League obviously wants to be in Santa Fe to increase exposure of the Pecos League and to bring family entertainment to Santa Fe, a city that actually needs it. "This should be expected in Santa Fe, political debates are the norm. If they get beer passed this could be a big event, Fort Marcy can be perfect for this league." says Las Cruces Vaqueros General Manager Miguel Salcedo, who was born and raised in Santa Fe. Miguel has also been with the Vaqueros since the team was formed in 2009 and sees great potential in Santa Fe.
Will Webber is the person that got the ball rolling with the Santa Fe Team. He was the man who spearheaded talks between Robert Romero, Ronald Trujillo and Andrew Dunn.
The Pecos League tried to put a team in Santa Fe in 2011 and begged Santa Fe for an exhibition game in the 2011 season when Ruidoso played Roswell in Clovis and in Pueblo. Andrew Dunn went to Santa Fe twice. Originally the two teams were supposed to play at Fort Marcy and made the Pueblo game a doubleheader and moved another game in the series to Roswell. Barbara Lopez with the Santa Fe Parks and Recreation Committee said the field was not available under any circumstances. The facts were the field was sitting idle and was used as a backup field for an AABC League.
In an interview with Will Webber last week Pecos League Commissioner Andrew Dunn stated that he wanted to play in Santa Fe no matter what for the 2012 season. The purpose of the interview was to announce the hiring of Bill Moore. This rattled leaders of the city and the city council as they are trying to get votes so alcohol can be passed.
Many people read the article and took it that the Mountain Lions were coming to Santa Fe no matter what. Well Mountain Lions are very mobile animals and can be a very mobile team. If the situation is not right the Mountain Lions can move to one of many cities within the region. The Pecos League wants the Mountain Lions to play in Santa Fe. There are two swing votes that can go either way. Current Vote count is believed to be 3-3, if the swing votes split the tie is broken by the Mayor. Many people would love for this to happen to put pressure on the Mayor.
"Let"s play ball" says Bill Moore who will be head coach of Mountain Lions. The Pecos League has to move forward with signing of players and putting a quality ballclub together. "We are going to have six teams, regardless of this election, Coach Moore needs to get to work. Anyone who has ever worked with Bill Moore will tell you he is a great coach and great individual, I think the people of Santa Fe will love him. We are baseball people we don"t like going to all of these meetings and playing games we just want a situation where we have a chance to be viable and the rest we will take care of" says Andrew Dunn Pecos League Commisioner.
"Alot of the players are considering signing with Pecos League have Santa Fe at the top of their list. Players from across the Country know where it is unlike all of the other cities. "
The conversation that keeps coming up is the hockey team the Santa Fe Roadrunners, the Roadrunners were a minor league hockey team that failed because they didnt sell beer. They played out of the Genoveva Chavez Community Center in Santa Fe. The team lasted 3 years but didn"t sell beer and ultimately moved to Topeka, Kansas. The Pecos League and NAHL Hockey League have absolutely nothing in common. The NAHL Hockey League had huge long expensive road trips such as all over Texas, Springfield and Texarkana. Hockey dried up all over the South after the NHL Strike. The Roadrunners didn"t have beer, but in their defense Santa Fe has no connection with the game of hockey, there is no heritage or connection. No one in Santa Fe grew up playing hockey that is for sure. Baseball is a different story. Many Santa Fe natives are huge baseball fans and the game has been in Northern New Mexico for generations. And when the Mountain Lions take the field they will be playing against much closer opponents that people actually know such as Las Cruces, Roswell, Alamogordo, Trinidad and Alpine. The Pecos League is New Mexico Based and has three others teams in New Mexico and Santa is in the center of the footprint.
There have been talks of the city putting up money for the Pecos League to come and not sell beer. The Pecos League is open to all options as long as it a viable option. If it shows strong commitment from the City of Santa Fe that they want the Pecos League and that is what is important. Like our other cities we plan on being in Santa Fe permanently not for 1-2 years. We need commitment and support. For information on the Mountain Lions visit http://santafe.pecosleague.com
The Santa Fe Mountain Lions are beg
The Santa Fe Mountain Lions are beginning to solidify their 2012 season. The major news today was the hiring of field manager Bill Moore. Bill comes to Santa Fe from Bisbee where he served as head coach for the Bisbee Copperkings.
Here is Q and A with Bill MooreWhat type of ballclub are you going to build in 7000 foot elevation?
Pitching that can keep the ball down.
What do you know about Santa Fe?
Very little, I know it is the capital of New Mexico and it is an historic town, I am looking forward to establishing Pro Baseball in Santa Fe.
You were originally going to manage in the Pecos League in 2011 in Bisbee, but the Copperkings did not get into the Pecos League. What were your thoughts on the Pecos League not getting into Bisbee?
I was very disappointed at the time, and now with a job opening with a great market I am glad the way things worked out.
What do you think about the name Mountain Lions and colors?
If we can play like a Mountain Lion will fight then we will be alright.
November 9th is judgement day for t
November 9th is judgement day for the Pecos League in Santa Fe.
Although the Prelimary Schedule is out, 4 managers are hired, teams are beginning to sign players. The final pieces of the league will be answered at a city council meeting in Santa Fe at 7 PM at Santa Fe City Hall. The issue up for debate is selling beer at historic Fort Marcy Park where currently there is an ordinance that prohibits the sale of beer at this park. The people that will be making the decision will be the 8 city councilors. Currently the unofficial vote is 3-3 with two unknowns. To get this resolution changed the Pecos League needs a 5-3 vote or a 4-4 vote. In the event of a 4-4 vote the Mayor would be the one called upon to break the tie. This is not the first time the Pecos League has fought this same issue or the 2nd. Due to strict New Mexico alcohol laws, Las Cruces (January 2010), Alamogordo (2011), and Roswell (2011) had to pass beer through their city council. Roswell process was very tough.
Although there was opposition to the process in these other New Mexico Cities, it is nothing like the Pecos League is experiencing in Santa Fe. There is a group of citizens that are rallying boycotts against Alcohol, "Not in Backyard" is their slogan.
This group is an experienced group of debators that constantly fight alcohol events in Santa Fe. The group is not opposed to the Pecos League and actually supports the Pecos League idea in Santa Fe. Just preferably without beer. The AABC team that occupies Fort Marcy Park in the Summer has no problem with scheduling conflicts at Fort Marcy.
Ronald Trujillo is the city councilor that has requested this ordinance change be put on docket. He has been a baseball coach for 20 years and does not want to let this opportunity go by. The cities legal council has remained neutral, the city manager Robert Romero is a huge baseball fan, his nephew Thomas Romero lead the Las Cruces Vaqueros in apperences in the 2012 season as a left handed reliever.
The Pecos League already has a manager set in place if alcohol passes. The Team would be named the Mountain Lions and occupy historic Fort Marcy Park.
If alcohol is not passed on November 9th then the Pecos League has several backup options.
Where will the 6th team go?
Durango Colorado-Although this would expand the league"s footprint and would make things further, the schedule already has teams making Northern Swings to Trinidad. Great Fans, great ballpark and a quality market for baseball.
Taos New Mexico-currently has no lights, no beer in process of getting both. Has a sports alliance that is interested in bringing events in.
Bisbee Arizona-Warren Ballpark quite possibly one of finest ballparks in terrority, many College Teams are fighting over field, Copperkings might collapse
Raton New Mexico (adjoins Trinidad would save the league huge travel money), city is very small, would be tough to support a team.
Pecos Texas (Alpine"s choice, wants in the league)-despite small size they have a very good ballpark with potential. Wouldn"t have to fight New Mexico alcohol laws to sell beer in county facility.
Bring back the Carlsbad Bats Travel Team, the bats played very well in the 2nd half of the year, manager Ryan Powell thinks he could go .500 if he managed the entire season.
The Bats were a fan favorite throughout SouthEast New Mexico from the day the Powell took over.
The Santa Fe Fuego are excited to stay at the Motel 6 3695 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe NM.
3695 Cerllios Road, 505-471-4140, players will get the best Spring Training Rate possible.
The Fuego will play one day in Los Alamos NM on May 6.
