Triggers hobble Oso Home Opener

By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media

What a night for baseball in Raton as the Raton Oso's hosted the Trinidad Triggers for an evening of professional baseball.

Raton is one of the new teams to the Pecos League which consists of teams in New Mexico and the one Colorado team in Trinidad. Raton will play a 70 game season in 72 days with 34 games in Raton.

Trinidad took the lead and never really looked back as the Oso's just couldn't quite get things to gel offensively. Yet a ninth inning rally closed the score from the 5-1 lead that Trinidad did have to a 5-4 score. With the winning run on base Raton fell short as the batter struck out to end the game.

John Gabriele throws out the first ball to open the first ever home game of the Raton Osos at Gabriele Field

Safe at 2nd base early in the game as Ryan Barban just misses the base runner

Safe at 2nd base early in the game as Ryan Barban just misses the base runner

Oso Logan Marello slides into second as Mike Goldy makes the tag

Oso Logan Marello slides into second as Mike Goldy makes the tag

Oso Logan Marello slides into second as Mike Goldy makes the tag

Matt Hunt connects and splinters another bat, the hit was good for a single into shallow right field.

Jeff Lucero slides into third base but is tagged out by third baseman Logan Marello

Jeff Lucero slides into third base but is tagged out by third baseman Logan Marello

Chris Tuttle makes it safely back to first base as the ball gets to the mitt of first baseman Michael Lange