May 25 2012 The Las Cruces Vaqueros rallied past the Roswell Invaders 15-14 in a high-scoring game. Las Cruces collected 17 hits and overcame Roswell’s 18-hit attack, with the Vaqueros scoring in six of the first seven innings. Roswell opened with eight runs in the first and added two in the second, but Las Cruces answered with four runs in the third, two in the sixth and seven in the seventh to take control.
Brent Walters led Las Cruces with three hits and four RBI, while
Logan Lotti went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI.
Randy Wells added three hits and two RBI, and
Shingo Ono also had three hits. Lotti hit a home run for the Vaqueros. Roswell received four hits and three RBI from
Reggie Taylor, three hits and four RBI from
Adam Kam, and three hits and an RBI from AJ Morris.
Josh Cakebread hit two home runs for the Invaders, while Morris and Taylor also homered.
Las Cruces reliever
Alfonso Cardenas earned the win after allowing one run on three hits in two innings with two strikeouts.
Rich McNeal recorded the save despite allowing three runs on three hits in the ninth. Jason Sparlin provided 4.2 scoreless innings with one hit allowed and four strikeouts. For Roswell,
Reed Brown allowed six runs on 12 hits in five innings, while
Brandon Godfrey was charged with the loss after recording one out and allowing one run.
