June 16 2012 The Las Cruces Vaqueros defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 9-7 at Fort Marcy Park. Las Cruces finished with 10 hits and no errors while Santa Fe collected 16 hits but committed one error.
Las Cruces built a 5-4 lead through eight innings before breaking the game open with four runs in the ninth. Santa Fe answered with three runs in the bottom of the ninth but could not complete the comeback. The Vaqueros also scored twice in the fifth and once in the eighth after taking an early 2-1 lead through three innings.
Randy Wells led Las Cruces with three hits, three RBI and two runs, including two home runs. Logan Lotti added two hits, two RBI and a home run, while Steve Rinaudo had two hits, one RBI and a home run. Ryan Lauer contributed two hits and one RBI. For Santa Fe, Scot Palmer went 3-for-4, and Justin Trejo, Chris Brown, Evan Kohli, Joshua Valle and Kieran Frassard each had two hits. Brown hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Jeremy Hall earned the win for Las Cruces after allowing three runs, two earned, on 11 hits in six innings with three strikeouts and no walks. Thomas Nelson, Justin Yackee and Rich McNeal finished the game in relief. Santa Fe starter Gil Tussey took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings while striking out six and walking two.
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