Trinidad Triggers open season with five wins, walk-off comebacks

Trinidad’s opening week did more than put the Triggers in the win column. It gave Central Park a jolt of early-season energy, with a glove-sculpture dedication, a home opener built around Little League activity, and a team that kept finding ways to win in front of its home crowd at 700 Smith Avenue.

The Triggers opened June 1 with a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Alpine Cowboys, and Anthony Pascale set the tone from the start. Pascale went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, including the game-winning RBI, while Jeremiah Cabuyban added two RBIs of his own, capped by an insurance run in the ninth inning. For Trinidad, it was the kind of opener that made the park feel like more than a venue. It looked like a summer meeting point.

The next night, Trinidad kept the pressure on Alpine and won 4-1 behind timely offense and strong pitching from Andrew Limbaugh and Stevins Spurgeon. By June 3, the Triggers had built a run of momentum that carried them through a far messier test. Trinidad fell behind by six runs early, then clawed all the way back to beat Alpine 12-11 in 10 innings. The game featured a balanced attack from Wyatt Morgan, Chris Viamonte, Kelii Price, Jack Haley, Bryce Hayman and others, and it turned on persistence as much as any single swing.

That depth mattered because the week was not built around one hot bat or one dominant arm. The official schedule showed Trinidad starting 3-0 against Alpine before a 4-2 loss on June 4, then rebounding with wins over North Platte on June 5 and June 6 to reach a 5-2 start. The official roster also reflects that blend of experience and youth, with Pascale, Limbaugh, Spurgeon, Cabuyban, Morgan, Viamonte, Price and Haley all in the mix.

Central Park has long been part of Trinidad’s baseball identity. The city lists the park at 14.93 acres, with the upper section home to the field used by Trinidad High School, Trinidad State Junior College and the Triggers. The ballpark opened in 1960, holds 887, and has hosted the Triggers since their Pecos League debut in 2012. After this kind of start, it already feels like one of the city’s most reliable summer gathering places.