July 27 2011 The Ruidoso Osos defeated the Roswell Invaders 12-4 at Coca Cola Park. Ruidoso scored once in the first inning and four times in the second to take a 5-2 lead, then broke the game open with a seven-run ninth inning. Roswell scored once in the seventh and once in the ninth but could not overcome the late surge.
Case Rigby went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI for Ruidoso. Jerome Dunning added two hits, two runs and an RBI while stealing three bases. Kip Masuda scored twice and hit a double, and Sean Proni scored twice, drove in a run and drew three walks. Jonathan Means contributed a two-run pinch-hit single, while Chris Davis also drove in two runs.
Mike Jackson earned the win after allowing three runs on six hits in 6.2 innings. He struck out 11 and walked two. Alex Fernandez followed with 1.1 scoreless innings and three strikeouts. Mike McCravey took the loss for Roswell after allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits in 5.2 innings.
Roswell collected 10 hits, including three from Josh Cakebread and two from Adrian Martinez, but struck out 16 times. The Invaders were also charged with six errors, while Ruidoso finished without an error.
Ruidoso Osos Rally Past Roswell Invaders 12-4
