White Sands Pupfish Hold Off Trinidad Triggers 5-4

June 12 2012 The White Sands Pupfish scored five runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Trinidad Triggers. White Sands finished with seven hits and no errors while Trinidad collected nine hits and committed one error.

White Sands took its early lead with contributions from H. Gonzalez and J. Friedman. Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Friedman added two hits and an RBI. The Pupfish were held scoreless after the first, but Trinidad could not complete the comeback.

Trinidad scored once in the second inning, twice in the fifth and once in the eighth. H. Williams Jr. led the Triggers with two hits and two RBI, while J. Veyna had two hits and an RBI. D. Pembroke added an RBI and a double as Trinidad brought the tying run to the plate late.

John Sintes earned the win for White Sands after allowing three earned runs on six hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and four walks. Andrew Bakowski recorded the save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Luis Pardo took the loss for Trinidad despite striking out seven in seven innings; he allowed five runs, three earned, on seven hits with three walks. James Bierlien added two scoreless innings in relief.