Trinidad Triggers Pull Away From Santa Fe Fuego 12-3

July 29 2025 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 12-3 after breaking open a close game with five runs in the fifth inning and four more in the seventh. Trinidad finished with 13 hits and no errors while Santa Fe collected nine hits and committed one error.

LeRoy Rushing scored three runs and drove in two for Trinidad. Garrett Flaagan went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Chris Viamonte added two hits, two runs and two RBI. Levi Masloski also recorded three hits and an RBI. Trinidad scored once in the first inning before adding a run in the third and another in the fourth, then took control with its five-run fifth and four-run seventh.

Santa Fe was led by Quinton Copeland, who went 3-for-3 with a double, two walks, one run and one RBI. Taylor Steig added a hit and an RBI, and Rickey Rivas also drove in a run. The Fuego scored in the first, sixth and ninth innings but could not overcome Trinidad’s surge.

Dylan Fariancci earned the win for Trinidad after allowing two earned runs on seven hits with eight walks and three strikeouts in six innings. Luis Aguilar recorded the save with a scoreless ninth, allowing one hit and striking out one. Santa Fe starter Rickey Rivas took the loss after surrendering four runs, three earned, on nine hits in 3.2 innings.