July 3 2017 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 9-7 at Central Park, overcoming Santa Fe’s 12-hit attack with 14 hits of their own. Trinidad built an early lead with one run in the first inning, four in the fourth, one in the fifth and three in the seventh. Santa Fe scored twice in the third, once in the sixth and four times in the ninth, but the late rally fell short.
Eric Ferguson led Trinidad with three hits, two runs and one RBI.
Jordan Van Atta also collected three hits and drove in a run, while J. Randle had one hit and three RBI.
Brandon Erickson contributed two hits, scored once and drove in a run. Randle’s three-run production was the game’s top RBI total.
Erickson earned the win after allowing eight hits and three runs over seven innings, with one earned run, three walks and eight strikeouts. C. Strayer struck out three in a scoreless eighth, and
David Gates recorded the save with a strikeout in a scoreless ninth.
For Santa Fe, AJ Flores, Eric Maria,
David Stone and A. Stubblefield each had two hits. Stone drove in two runs, while Eric Magee also finished with two RBI.
Dan Karasinski took the loss after surrendering 10 hits and six earned runs in five innings.
