June 14 2022 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 15-10 after collecting 18 hits and overcoming an early back-and-forth game at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell scored five runs in the fourth inning, added two in the fifth, three in the seventh and one in the eighth to pull away. Santa Fe also finished with 18 hits but left 13 runners on base and committed one error compared with three for Roswell.
Matt Rodriguez led Roswell’s attack by going 5-for-5 with two home runs, a double, six runs scored and three RBIs.
Colton Adams went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs, while
Robert Morosetti added a home run, two runs and two RBIs.
Kevin Roque had three hits and three RBIs, and
John Tuttle drove in two runs. Roswell hit four home runs in all, with Rodriguez accounting for two.
Santa Fe scored three runs in each of the first two innings and added one in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Manny Cachora went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, while
Parker DePasquale,
Jesus Chavez and
Tyler Carpenter each recorded two hits; Chavez and Cachora both drove in two runs. The Fuego also received three hits from
Bradley Thomas, who started on the mound and went 3-for-3 at the plate.
Jarod Sprinkle earned the win for Roswell after allowing 12 hits and six runs, five earned, in six innings. He walked two and struck out six.
Carlos Pena pitched two innings and allowed four runs, while
Jonathan Fleckenstein worked a scoreless ninth with three strikeouts. Santa Fe starter
Bradley Thomas took the loss after surrendering 11 runs on 11 hits in 4.2 innings, with six walks and three strikeouts.
