June 18 2012 The Las Cruces Vaqueros defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 25-11 at Fort Marcy Park. Las Cruces collected 26 hits and scored in seven innings, overcoming Santa Fe’s early 9-4 lead after two innings. The Vaqueros committed no errors while Santa Fe made one.
Las Cruces broke the game open with 11 runs in the fourth inning and added five in the fifth. The Vaqueros also scored four times in the first, three in the third, one in the sixth and one in the ninth. Santa Fe scored five runs in the first, four in the second and two in the fifth but was held scoreless over the final four innings.
Steve Rinaudo led the Vaqueros with four hits, four runs and four RBI. Jimmy Parque went 3-for-3 with three runs, five RBI and a walk, while Ryan Lauer added three hits and four RBI. Randy Wells hit a home run and drove in three runs, Will Stramp homered and finished with three RBI, and Patrick Nolan also homered while scoring three runs. Las Cruces hit four home runs overall.
Santa Fe received three hits apiece from Justin Trejo and Evan Kohli, with Kohli driving in two runs. Kieran Bradford hit two home runs and produced four RBI for the Fuego, while Chris Brown added two hits and two RBI. Thomas Nelson earned the win for Las Cruces after allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Isaac Hernandez took the loss for Santa Fe, surrendering two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
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