Ruidoso Osos Edge Roswell Invaders 17-16

May 31 2018 The Ruidoso Osos outlasted the Roswell Invaders 17-16 in a high-scoring Pecos League contest. Ruidoso collected 15 hits and overcame a 12-6 deficit after five innings by scoring seven runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth. Roswell answered with three runs in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.

Dillon Fahr led the Osos with two hits and five RBI and hit a home run. Jeremy Delgado went 4-for-6 with three runs and two RBI, while Seth Brosius added three hits and two runs. Travis Smith also homered and drove in two runs, and Jose Fernandez finished with two hits and two runs.

Roswell received three hits and three RBI from Louis Martini and three hits and three RBI from Austin Maltby, who also hit a home run. Nolan Hoff went 2-for-5 with three runs and two RBI, while Logan Coughlin homered and scored twice. The Invaders finished with 15 hits but committed five errors.

Victor Flores earned the win for Ruidoso after allowing six runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 4.2 innings. Ricky Mitchell took the loss for Roswell, surrendering seven runs on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts in four innings. The game lasted 4 hours 22 minutes.