June 24 2021 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Alpine Cowboys 10-2 at Kokernot Field, using a 13-hit attack and a strong outing from
Zac Baldini to secure the victory. Santa Fe improved to 27-29 while Alpine fell to 31-25.
Santa Fe broke through with three runs in the third inning, added four in the seventh and capped the scoring with three more in the ninth.
Ryan Bernardy led the Fuego offense with two hits and four RBIs. Jared Gay also collected two hits with a double, while Philip Buckingham had two hits and an RBI. Baldini contributed three hits and scored a run from the pitching spot.
Baldini earned the win after allowing two runs on six hits over eight innings. He walked one and struck out four before
Ryan Norrix worked a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.
Jake Thomas took the loss for Alpine after surrendering seven runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings, with two walks and five strikeouts.
Alpine scored its two runs in the fifth and eighth innings.
Andrew Fregia and
Alex Westman each had two hits for the Cowboys, who finished with seven hits overall.
