July 21 2011 The Roswell Invaders rallied past the Carlsbad Bats 7-6 after scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Roswell finished with 12 hits, while Carlsbad collected 11. Each team committed one error.
Carlsbad took a 6-2 lead with a four-run fifth inning, but Roswell answered with four runs in the sixth to tie the game. Roswell then pushed across the deciding run in the eighth. Josh Cakebread went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Clifton Thomas recorded three hits and two RBIs. Joey Friedman added two hits and scored twice.
Kieran Bradford led Carlsbad with three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs. Matt Kearnes also homered and drove in two runs. Chris Mezger earned the win for Roswell after allowing three hits and no runs in 3.2 innings while striking out six. Jermaine Barksdale took the loss for Carlsbad despite allowing one run in 1.1 innings.
Roswell Invaders Rally Past Carlsbad Bats 7-6
