June 5 2023 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Blackwell Flycatchers 22-1 at Morgan Field, scoring 11 hits while holding Blackwell to three hits. Santa Fe took a 2-1 lead in the first inning, added five runs in the second and pulled away with two runs in the fourth, 11 in the fifth and two in the sixth. Blackwell committed two errors while Santa Fe played error-free baseball.
Humberto Maldonado led the Fuego attack by going 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI. Aaron Brooks Jr. added two hits and five RBI, while Maurice La Fon scored three runs and drove in two. Omar Ortiz scored four runs and had two RBI, and Brian Reninbrough scored five times after reaching base four times. Santa Fe finished with 20 RBI and 19 walks.
Anthony Williams earned the win after allowing two hits and one earned run over five innings while striking out nine and walking one. Ralph A. Ralph, Sean Townsend, Alexander Lovin and Brian Cantu combined to cover the final four innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight. Billy Nix took the loss for Blackwell after surrendering seven runs, six earned, on two hits in two innings.
