June 28 2012 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 6-3 at Apodaca Park, overcoming an early deficit to earn the road victory. Las Cruces scored twice in the first inning and added another run in the third, but Santa Fe answered with one run in the second, one in the third, two in the fifth and two more in the seventh.
Santa Fe collected 12 hits, led by Kieran Bradford’s three-hit performance. Chris Brown scored twice and reached base four times with two hits and two walks, while Evan Kohli hit a two-run home run. Joshua Valle added two hits, including two doubles, and drove in a run. Chris Wakefield and Andrew Archbold also contributed RBI, with Archbold finishing with two runs batted in and a double.
Anthony Machado went the distance for Santa Fe, allowing seven hits and three earned runs while walking one and striking out four over nine innings to earn the win. Las Cruces starter Erik Gonsalves took the loss after allowing six earned runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. Steve Rinaudo led the Vaqueros with two hits, scored twice and hit a solo home run, while Logan Lotti added two hits and an RBI.

















