July 29 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 10-2, outhitting Las Cruces 12-7 at Griggs Park. White Sands took control with five runs in the first inning and added three more in the second before scoring twice in the sixth. Las Cruces scored once in the second and once in the sixth, but could not close the gap.
Ruben Sanchez led the Pupfish offense with three hits and two RBI. Tim Rotola went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs and one RBI, while Cody Collins added two hits and two RBI. Ernie Munoz, Brandon Kendricks, Chris De Biasi and Brett Mendoza also drove in runs for White Sands. Las Cruces received two hits each from Colt Loehrs and Rob Herrmann.
Jake Ramsey earned the win after allowing five hits and two runs, one earned, in six innings. He walked three and struck out four. Loren Lauver worked two scoreless innings and Greg Denton added a scoreless ninth. Mark Larini took the loss after surrendering five runs on five hits in one-third of an inning, while Juan Medina allowed five runs, three earned, in 4.2 innings.
White Sands Pupfish Cruise Past Las Cruces 10-2
