Triggers Hold Off Fuego in 20-17 Win

July 19 2025 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 20-17 in a high-scoring game at Fort Marcy Park. Trinidad collected 18 hits and scored in seven innings, including five runs in the first, five in the fourth and five more in the ninth. Santa Fe also finished with 18 hits and mounted a five-run third inning and a five-run fifth but could not complete the comeback.

Dominick Pizano led Trinidad’s attack by going 4-for-6 with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored. Alejandro Herrera went 4-for-4 with a homer, four runs and three RBI, while Jake Tanner added two hits and three RBI. Luis Aguilar contributed three hits and three RBI, and Garrett Hunter scored three runs and drove in one.

Santa Fe received three hits and four RBI from Quinton Copeland, who hit two home runs and scored three times. Sam Camacho went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs and four RBI. Cameron Phillips added two hits, three runs and two RBI, while Christopher Martinez hit a home run and drove in two runs.

Garrett Flaagan earned the win for Trinidad after allowing three hits and two runs with two walks and one strikeout in two innings. Erik Kowalski struck out four while working three innings. Santa Fe starter Kaden Tsuji surrendered eight hits and 11 runs with eight walks in 3.2 innings, and Shane Moore took the loss after allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning.