Trinidad Triggers Edge Colorado Springs SnowSox 6-5

July 4 2022 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Colorado Springs SnowSox 6-5 after scoring twice in the eighth inning to take the lead. Trinidad finished with 14 hits and no errors, while Colorado Springs collected 12 hits without committing an error.

Trinidad scored three times in the first inning and added single runs in the fifth and eighth before holding Colorado Springs scoreless in the ninth. The SnowSox scored one run in the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Zach May went 2-for-3 with two RBI, Peter Bocchino went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, and Fernando Vasquez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. David Arza added two hits and scored twice.

Colorado Springs received a strong offensive game from Zach Baldini, who went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Taichi Nakamaura had two hits and an RBI, while Luis Hidalgo and Joel Barraza also drove in runs for the SnowSox.

Nino Kruhek worked six innings for Trinidad, allowing seven hits and three earned runs while striking out six and walking three. Isaac Olson earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth? The box score credits Olson with the win after one inning in which he allowed two hits and one earned run. Pierce Smith recorded the save with a hitless ninth, allowing one walk and striking out one. Baldini pitched all eight innings for Colorado Springs, allowing 14 hits and six earned runs while striking out seven.