Roswell Invaders Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 17-9

May 30 2016 The Roswell Invaders overcame a midgame deficit with a late offensive surge to defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 17-9. Roswell collected 19 hits and scored eight runs in the seventh inning before adding four more in the eighth to pull away.

Santa Fe led 8-3 after five innings following a five-run third and single runs in the fourth and fifth. Roswell answered with two runs in the sixth, then broke the game open in the seventh. The Invaders scored eight times in the inning and carried a 13-8 advantage into the eighth, where they added four runs. Santa Fe scored once in the ninth.

Christian Johnson went 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBI for Roswell. Bobby Webb hit a home run and finished with three RBI, while Cody Bishop had three hits, two runs and two RBI. Jim Smith, Kaohu Gaspar, Bryce Skelton and Roche Woodard each added two hits, and Rene Moreda drove in two runs. Santa Fe was led by Omar Artsen and Louis Martini, who each had two hits and two RBI, while S. Taft had two hits and scored twice.

Lance Fairchild earned the win for Roswell after pitching one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Thomas Huddleston worked 3.2 innings and allowed four hits and two runs, while Kyle Perez added a scoreless inning. Ryan Harper took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing five hits and eight runs in relief without recording an out. Santa Fe starter Z. Carter worked six innings, allowing 10 hits and five runs while striking out four.