7/20/2026-Steig Drives In Four as Invaders Defeat Fuego, 6-3
Taylor Steig homered and drove in four runs while Noah Cantleberry delivered seven strong innings as
the Roswell Invaders defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 6-3 on July 20, 2026.
Santa Fe opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when Quinton Copeland doubled home
Terrance McGowan. Roswell immediately answered in the bottom half when Sean Moore scored on a wild
pitch.
The Invaders moved ahead in the second inning on an RBI single by Ryan Torres. Roswell added another
run in the third when Steig reached on an error, allowing Christopher Martinez to score for a 3-1
lead.
Steig delivered the biggest hit of the game in the fifth inning, launching a two-run home run that
scored James Harris and extended Roswell's advantage to 5-1. He added his fourth RBI on a seventh-
inning fielder's choice that brought home Xander Nabors.
Santa Fe attempted to rally in the eighth inning when Connor Hickey doubled home Andrew Ramirez and
McGowan, cutting the deficit to three runs. Roswell kept the Fuego scoreless in the ninth to secure
the victory.
Steig finished 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs and one run scored. Torres went 3-for-4 with an
RBI, while Nabors tripled, walked twice and scored twice. Anthony Castaneda doubled and scored, and
Harris recorded a hit, a walk and two runs.
Cantleberry earned the win and improved to 3-1 after allowing one run on five hits over seven
innings. He walked one and struck out 10 while throwing 75 of his 100 pitches for strikes. Colin
Sepulveda completed the final two innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
Hickey led Santa Fe by going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and a walk. Copeland doubled and
drove in the Fuego's first run, while Layne Sanders collected two hits. McGowan scored twice for
Santa Fe.
Ryan Jones took the loss after allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits over six innings. He
walked seven and struck out four. Daniel Allard allowed one run over the final two innings.
The victory improved Roswell to 23-16, while Santa Fe moved to 14-32.
Final Score: Roswell Invaders 6, Santa Fe Fuego 3