Roswell Invaders Overwhelm White Sands Pupfish 17-6

July 19 2011 The Roswell Invaders defeated the White Sands Pupfish 17-6 at Coca Cola Park. Roswell collected 11 hits and scored in the first third and seventh innings while holding White Sands to nine hits. The Invaders also played error-free baseball, compared with two errors by the Pupfish.

Roswell broke open the game with an 11-run third inning after taking a 3-2 lead in the first. The Invaders added three runs in the seventh to finish the scoring. White Sands scored once in the fourth and three times in the sixth but could not overcome the deficit.

Clint Stottlemyre and M. Mooney each went 2-for-3 with three RBI for Roswell. Brycen Bell added two hits and four RBI, while Adrian Martinez had a double and three RBI. Matt Palko scored three runs, and Kevin Hoef drove in two runs.

Dakota Laufenberg earned the win after allowing five hits and three earned runs in five innings with four strikeouts and four walks. Chris Mezger worked two scoreless innings with three strikeouts to close out the victory. White Sands starter Jake Ramsey took the loss after surrendering eight hits and 10 runs, nine earned, in 2 1/3 innings.