July 8 2011 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Carlsbad Bats 7-6 in 13 innings. Roswell finished with 14 hits while Carlsbad collected 13, and both teams committed one error.
Roswell built a 4-0 lead through five innings after scoring once in the first, twice in the fourth and once in the fifth. Carlsbad answered with two runs in the sixth and one each in the seventh and eighth to tie the game. The teams exchanged runs in the 10th before Roswell scored twice in the 13th and Carlsbad answered with one run in the bottom half.
Keith Wade led Roswell with three hits and one RBI. Josh Cakebread and Clint Stottlemyre each had two hits, with Cakebread scoring twice, while Joey Friedman drove in two runs. For Carlsbad, Ryan Kaup had three hits, and James Mays and Kieran Bradford collected two hits apiece. Mays drove in two runs, while Bradford and Brandon Powers each added one RBI.
Dakota Laufenberg earned the win for Roswell after allowing one run on one hit with two walks and five strikeouts over three innings. Mike McCravey started for Roswell and struck out eight while allowing seven hits and two runs, none earned, in 5.2 innings. Carlsbad starter Seth Marchant worked eight innings and allowed four runs on 10 hits with eight strikeouts, while Steve Merslich took the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits in four innings.
Roswell Invaders Edge Carlsbad Bats 7-6 in 13 Innings
