Roswell Invaders Roll Past Las Cruces 10-3

August 8 2011 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 10-3, scoring in five different innings and finishing with a 14-hit attack. Las Cruces collected six hits and committed no errors, while Roswell also played errorless baseball.

Roswell took control with two runs in the second and third innings before adding three in the fifth and two in the sixth. Clifton Thomas delivered a two-run home run in the fifth and finished with two hits and two RBI. Josh Cakebread went 4-for-5 with three RBI, Kevin Hoef had three hits and two doubles, and Joey Friedman added two hits and four RBI. Roswell scored once in the ninth to complete the scoring.

Mike McCravey earned the victory with a complete-game performance, allowing six hits and three earned runs while walking one and striking out seven over nine innings. Josh Spicer took the loss for Las Cruces after allowing four runs in three innings. The Vaqueros scored twice in the seventh and once in the ninth, but could not overcome Roswell’s early offensive lead.