Will Webber

Santa Fe

Sports Writer at Santa Fe New Mexican

Husband, dad, owner of seven woodland creatures disguised as pets. Sportswriter of 20-some years, a gig that pays the bills (sort of) and riles the masses.

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Articles

Fuego drop another one, this time in an 8-4 loss to Kansas City

3 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Kansas City 8, Santa Fe 4The Fuego’s first visit to historic Satchel Paige Stadium wasn’t great. The Hormigas got at least one hit from every player in the starting lineup and scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to erase an early 3-0 Santa Fe lead. Fuego starter Nicholas Trujillo (0-3, 10.73 ERA) held Kansas City scoreless through four innings but ended his night surrendering nine hits with six strikeouts.
Fuego still can't find strike zone in 20-5 loss to Blackwell

4 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Blackwell 20, Santa Fe 5 (7 innings)The pitching woes continued for the Fuego in a blowout loss that was called off two innings early. Three hurlers took turns missing the strike zone as nearly half of the trio’s 166 pitches were balls. Starter Joey Muccilli (0-2) took the loss, giving up four hits, five walks and six runs in 1 2/3 frames.
Fuego finally get road win, beating FlyCatchers 7-6

5 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Santa Fe 7, Blackwell 6While the Sooner State’s attention was diverted 90 minutes to the south on I-35, the visiting Fuego snapped a pair of streaks behind one of the better pitching performances all season. Starter Renaldito Flores (2-1, 3.79 ERA) allowed just one run on two hits over five innings, helping to snap Santa Fe’s nine-game losing streak. It was also the team’s first win on the road. The FlyCatchers scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth off reliever Willian Suarez.
Schedule may doom Fuego slugger Chavez's shot at triple crown

5 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber |James Barron

Time will do him in. As The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Saturday, Santa Fe Fuego outfielder Jesus Chavez is within striking distance of a triple crown in the Pecos League. Barring a shift in the way things are, he won’t get it. The 28-year-old Española Valley graduate is shredding opposing pitching three weeks into the season, ranking first in home runs (15), second in batting (.493) and fourth in runs batted in (39).
Fuego pitchers rocked in 25-14 loss to Alpine

6 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Alpine 25, Santa Fe 14The freefalling Fuego continued their losing ways Saturday night at Fort Marcy Ballpark, dropping their ninth straight in the final game of a four-game homestand. The Cowboys (14-9) rocked Santa Fe's struggling pitching staff with 29 hits. Fuego starter Tyler Campbell gave up 18, surrendering 15 runs in six innings. Alpine scored the final 12 runs of the game after Santa Fe crept within 13-9 in the middle innings.
Best NBA player from New Mexico? He is an Aggie

6 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Game 7 of the NBA Finals is Sunday night a few hours to our east in Oklahoma City. Aside from it being a rare Finals that goes the distance, it provides us one last opportunity to see one of our own on the game’s biggest stage. A product of New Mexico State, Pascal Siakam has established himself as star and positioned himself for a second title during his time in the league. He set himself up for the Finals by being named the most valuable player in the Eastern Conference Finals against New York.
Best NBA player from New Mexico? He is an Aggie

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Will Webber

Game 7 of the NBA Finals is Sunday night a few hours to our east in Oklahoma City. Aside from it being a rare Finals that goes the distance, it provides us one last opportunity to see one of our own on the game’s biggest stage. A product of New Mexico State, Pascal Siakam has established himself as star and positioned himself for a second title during his time in the league. He set himself up for the Finals by being named the most valuable player in the Eastern Conference Finals against New York.
Fuego slugger nailing second swing in Pecos League

1 week ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

A blanket survey of Pecos League players might well reveal a common theme for those grinding it out for two months every summer: Hanging on for the love of the game is at the center of every personal story. For Jesus Chavez, 28, it’s more than that. Having walked away from baseball a couple of years ago after listening to what his body was telling him, he has found a new passion that goes beyond the simple act of pulling on a game jersey and chasing a dream.
Santa Fe falls 10-7 to Alpine, losing streak at 8

1 week ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Alpine 10, Santa Fe 7The Fuego were within one hit of ending a weeklong losing skid. Instead they dropped their eighth in a row, leaving the bases loaded with the potential winning run at the plate. Santa Fe’s Raul Guillermo struck out on five pitches to end what would have been a stunning rally from a 10-3 deficit to the Cowboys.
Losing streak at 7 as Santa Fe falls to Alpine

1 week ago | santafenewmexican.com | Will Webber

Alpine 15, Santa Fe 6After rallying to reach the .500 mark last week, the Fuego have gone ice cold. Thursday night’s loss to Alpine at Fort Marcy Ballpark extended the club’s losing skid to a season-high seven games and dropped Santa Fe (6-13) nine games behind Tucson in the Pecos League’s Mountain South. The visiting Cowboys (12-9) had 16 hits against three Fuego pitchers as Tyler Young went 3-for-6 with a three-run home run, four RBI and four runs scored.