June 1 2016 The Roswell Invaders rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 7-4. Santa Fe scored once in the first inning and added three runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead, but Roswell answered with a six-run fourth inning and added an insurance run in the eighth. Roswell finished with 12 hits and no errors while Santa Fe collected 11 hits and committed three errors.
Bobby Webb and J. Miller each had three hits and two RBI for Roswell.
Jim Smith went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI, while
Rene Moreda added two hits and scored once.
Cody Bishop contributed a hit, a run and an RBI. For Santa Fe,
Chris Tavares went 2-for-4 with three RBI, including two doubles.
Clayton Beaulieu, S. Taft and
Eric Maria also recorded two hits apiece.
Roswell used four pitchers to secure the win. Taylor Simpson earned the victory with a scoreless inning, allowing no hits while issuing two walks.
Ryan Ward struck out eight in four innings, and
Steven Cazares followed with 2.1 scoreless innings and two strikeouts.
Ethan Rosebeck recorded the save with 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.
Joseph Maggi took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing six runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings, with three walks and three strikeouts. Harold Rosario,
Sergio Canales and
Jimmy Daley combined to keep Roswell scoreless for 3.2 innings before
Bradley Thomas allowed one run in the eighth.
