Triggers rally past Blackwell, 8-4, with six-run seventh inning
Trinidad’s six-run seventh at Central Park erased a one-run deficit and pushed the Triggers past Blackwell, a win that kept early-season momentum alive.
A six-run seventh inning gave the Trinidad Triggers a needed early-season lift at Central Park, where the home club turned a 3-2 deficit into an 8-4 win over the Blackwell FlyCatchers on May 29. In a league still in its opening stretch, the comeback was the kind of result that can steady a team and keep summer baseball feeling alive in Trinidad.
The Triggers got on the board first in the third inning when Michael Acosta singled home Brian Pirone, and Chris Viamonte later crossed the plate to make it 2-0 Trinidad. Blackwell answered in the sixth, when Shane Morrow hit a two-run home run to tie the game. Angel Rodriguez then put the FlyCatchers in front with a sacrifice fly, giving Blackwell a 3-2 lead before the game’s turning point arrived.
Trinidad broke it open in the seventh. Anthony Pascale doubled in Brice Cagle to tie the game, then the Triggers kept the pressure on with walks and timely at-bats until the inning stretched to an 8-3 lead. Blackwell scored once more in the frame, but Trinidad finished the rally and held on the rest of the way. Pascale finished with a double, a run scored and an RBI, while Acosta, Wyatt Morgan, Jeremiah Cabuyban, Will Glick and Kelii Price each drove in a run.
Brian Pirone set the tone on the mound before the late offensive surge took over. He struck out eight over five innings and allowed just one hit and two earned runs, giving Trinidad a chance to stay close until the bats caught fire. The final line showed Trinidad with 8 runs on 4 hits and Blackwell with 4 runs on 3 hits, a reminder that the Triggers did not need a barrage of hits to take control.
The victory was part of a four-game home series against Blackwell from May 27-30, all played in Trinidad, and it came in the middle of a run that included two more home wins over Alpine on June 1 and June 2. With the Pecos League season still at its opening stage, Trinidad’s ability to answer a tied game with one decisive inning gave Las Animas County another early sign that this summer’s club can build momentum at home.
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