July 23 2012 The Santa Fe Fuego overcame a late deficit to defeat the Roswell Invaders 10-9. Both teams finished with 13 hits, but Santa Fe scored twice in the ninth inning to break a 9-9 tie and claim the win. Roswell committed no errors, while Santa Fe had one error.
Roswell built its lead with two runs in the third, three in the fifth and four in the seventh.
Gary Owens went 2-for-5 with four RBI, while
Josh Cakebread and
Adam Kam each collected three hits. Roswell also received home runs from D. Cayton, A. Hancsak and Owens.
Santa Fe answered with one run in the third, five in the fifth, one in the sixth and one in the seventh before its decisive ninth-inning rally.
Joshua Valle hit a home run and drove in four runs, Chris Wakefield added a homer and three RBI, and
Evan Kohli went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI. Valle and Wakefield each finished with two hits.
Jerome Romero earned the victory for Santa Fe with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out two and walking two.
Jonathan Sintes struck out seven but allowed nine runs, five earned, on 13 hits in 6.2 innings. Roswell reliever
Eric Berkowitz took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits in one inning.
