July 26 2023 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Garden City Wind 19-13 in a high-scoring contest at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell collected 20 hits and Garden City finished with 18, as the Invaders overcame an early deficit and held off a late Wind rally.
Garden City led 8-5 after two innings, but Roswell scored three runs in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh to move in front 12-9. The Invaders then broke the game open with seven runs in the eighth. Garden City answered with four runs in the ninth, but Roswell closed out the victory.
Seth Schroeder led Roswell with four hits, four runs and two RBI, while
Jaden Burns went 4-for-6 with a home run and three RBI.
Dillan Smith also had four hits and three RBI, and
Lance Myers added two hits, two runs and three RBI. For Garden City,
Dylan Wilkinson went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs and four RBI, while
Leo Gallegos and
Najay KIng each had three hits. King also hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Rene Ramirez earned the win for Roswell after allowing two runs on six hits in 4.2 innings with two strikeouts.
McKinley Scott threw a scoreless inning with three strikeouts.
Jordan Harris took the loss for Garden City, surrendering nine runs on 12 hits in five innings while striking out eight.
