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. The team was a member of the

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. They were originally known as the Coastal Kingfish and played in the

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. 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

in 2011 as the White Sands Pupfish, and relocated to

Team record

* 2011 41-29 * 2012 27-42 * 2013 26-43 * 2014 28-33 * 2015 37-28 * 2016 28-39 * 2017 13-50 * 2018 7-51 * 2019 8-49

Single-season records

Individual

Batting

* Games: Eric Kalbfliesh, 66 (2016) * Batting Average: Ernie Munoz, .427 (2011) * At Bats: Cody Collins, 276 (2013) * Hits: Eric Kalbfliesh, 115 (2016) * Runs: Austin Newell, 78 (2012) * Doubles: Cody Collins, 24 (2013) * Triples: Aaron Olivas, Aaron Nardone, 8 (2015) * Home Runs: Henry Gonzalez Jr., 17 (2012) * RBI: TJ Wharton, 67 (2016) * Walks: Brandon Torres, 46 (2017, 2018) * Strikeouts: Robert Rodriguez, 74 (2011) * Stolen Bases: Dabal Baez, 21 (2016) * Caught Stealing: Aaron Olivas, 7 (2015)

Pitching

* Wins: Cameron Powers, 8 (2015) * Loses: Joseph Johnson, 9 (2018) * Saves: Garrett McKenzie, 5 (2017) * Games Started: Anthony Pastrana, Nick Bozeman, 14 (2016) * Games: Chris Stout, 40 (2016) * Innings Pitched: Eric Zagar, 76.2 (2013) * Hits Allowed: Cameron Powers, 107 (2015) * Runs Allowed: Joseph Johnson, 100 (2018) * Earned Runs Allowed: Joseph Johnson, 80 (2018) * Strikeouts: Anthony Pastrana, 82 (2016) * Walks Allowed: Joseph Johnson, 53 (2018)

Single season team records

* Wins: 41 (2011) * Loses: 51 (2018)

Managers

#Keith Essary, 2011 (41-29) #Mickey Speaks, 2015-2016 (65-67). Winningest manager all-time. #Chris Stout, 2016-2017 #Cameron Haskins, 2018 #Matt Chambers, 2019

Notable alumni

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(2014) * Chris Smith (2011)

External links

White Sands Pupfish official website
Pecos League teams Professional baseball teams in New Mexico Alamogordo, New Mexico 2011 establishments in New Mexico Baseball teams established in 2009 Defunct independent baseball league teams Defunct baseball teams in New Mexico