White Sands Pupfish


The White Sands Pupfish were a professional baseball team based in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The team was a member of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major or Minor League Baseball. They were originally known as the Coastal Kingfish and played in the Continental Baseball League. For the 2009 season, the Kingfish was a traveling team without a home ballpark. In early April 2010, the Coastal Kingfish replaced the West Texas Road Hogs as the CBL travel team. The Kingfish joined the Pecos League in 2011 as the White Sands Pupfish, and relocated to Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Team record

2011 41-292012 27-422013 26-432014 28-332015 37-282016 28-392017 13-502018 7-512019 8-49

Single-season records

Individual

Batting

Games: Eric Kalbfliesh, 66 Batting Average: Ernie Munoz,.427 At Bats: Cody Collins, 276 Hits: Eric Kalbfliesh, 115 Runs: Austin Newell, 78 Doubles: Cody Collins, 24 Triples: Aaron Olivas, Aaron Nardone, 8 Home Runs: Henry Gonzalez Jr., 17 RBI: TJ Wharton, 67 Walks: Brandon Torres, 46 Strikeouts: Robert Rodriguez, 74 Stolen Bases: Dabal Baez, 21 Caught Stealing: Aaron Olivas, 7

Pitching

Wins: Cameron Powers, 8 Loses: Joseph Johnson, 9 Saves: Garrett McKenzie, 5 Games Started: Anthony Pastrana, Nick Bozeman, 14 Games: Chris Stout, 40 Innings Pitched: Eric Zagar, 76.2 Hits Allowed: Cameron Powers, 107 Runs Allowed: Joseph Johnson, 100 Earned Runs Allowed: Joseph Johnson, 80 Strikeouts: Anthony Pastrana, 82 Walks Allowed:''' Joseph Johnson, 53

Single season team records

Wins: 41 Loses: 51

Managers

  1. Keith Essary, 2011
  2. Mickey Speaks, 2015-2016. Winningest manager all-time.
  3. Chris Stout, 2016-2017
  4. Cameron Haskins, 2018
  5. Matt Chambers, 2019

Notable alumni