A magnificent effort by Brandon Cooksey led the Taos Blizzard (4-12) to an 11-6 win over the Trinidad Triggers (8-8) on Sunday at Taos Tundra.
Cooksey hit two home runs for the Taos Blizzard. Cooksey went 2-4 in the game with five RBIs and two runs scored. Cooksey homered in the first and eighth innings.
Richie Anderson put together a nice outing. Anderson gave up just two hits, allowed no earned runs, walked four and struck out six during his six innings of work.
The Trinidad Triggers were led by Will Leonards hitting. Leonard went 2-5, drove in one and scored one run. He homered in the eighth inning and singled in the ninth inning.
Joe Katin got the win, running his season record to 2-1. He allowed one run over one inning. He struck out none, walked one and surrendered two hits.
Mike Mullen ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his second loss of the year. He allowed six runs in one-third of an inning, walked none and struck out one.