August 4 2011 The Carlsbad Bats defeated the Ruidoso Osos 9-0 behind a 14-hit attack and a complete-game shutout from Gil Tussey. Carlsbad scored in five of the seven innings and held Ruidoso to four hits and one walk.
Carlsbad took an early lead with one run in the first and second innings before breaking the game open with three runs in the third. The Bats added another run in the fourth and two in the fifth before completing the scoring with one run in the seventh. Three of Carlsbads runs were unearned following two Ruidoso errors.
Jason Hyland led the Bats with three hits including two doubles two runs and two RBI. David Holcombe scored three runs and had two hits while Greg Perret and Matt Kearnes each collected two hits and two RBI. Aaron Morales and Josh Valle also drove in runs for Carlsbad.
Tussey earned the win by working all seven innings allowing four hits and one walk while striking out five. Chris Welborn took the loss after allowing six runs on eight hits in four innings with three strikeouts and Josue Iniguez surrendered three runs on six hits over the final three innings.
Carlsbad Bats Shut Out Ruidoso Osos 9-0
