July 21 2012 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 9-5 at Joe Bauman Park, building an early lead with three runs in the second inning, two in the fourth and four in the fifth. Las Cruces answered with one run in the seventh and four in the eighth, but White Sands held on for the victory.
White Sands collected 16 hits, led by Trevor Willis, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a run and a triple. Ernie Munoz added a 3-for-5 performance with two runs, while Casey Johnson, Jordan Stouffer and Thomas Shull each had two hits. John Couch and Michael Haynes contributed an RBI apiece. Las Cruces had 12 hits, with Trevor Whyte going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a run. Ryan Lauer finished 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
Eric Zagone earned the win for White Sands after allowing four earned runs on 11 hits in 7.2 innings, with three walks and two strikeouts. Robbie Ross, Trent Lee and Stephen Nikonchik completed the game. Derek Johnson took the loss for Las Cruces, surrendering nine runs on 13 hits over six innings, though only five runs were earned, while striking out four without issuing a walk.
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