White Sands Powers Past Las Cruces 13-8

July 30 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 13-8 at Apodaca Park, scoring 19 hits and overcoming a seven-run sixth inning by Las Cruces. White Sands built an early 5-0 lead through five innings, then added four runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to pull away. Las Cruces scored its other run in the ninth. Ernie Munoz led the Pupfish with four hits, four runs, two RBIs and a home run. Chad Bisnette added three hits and drove in six runs, while Ruben Sanchez and Cody Collins each collected three hits. White Sands also received a solo home run from Bisnette. J.T. Putt paced Las Cruces with two hits, two runs, three RBIs and a home run, while Henry Fuentes, Clint Stroud, Harry Williams Jr. and Colt Loehrs also had two hits apiece. Beau Jolly earned the win for White Sands after allowing two runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts over five innings. Las Cruces starter Luis Carreras allowed seven runs on 13 hits in six innings. White Sands finished with 19 hits and no errors, while Las Cruces had 12 hits and one error.