May 26 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Carlsbad Bats 10-2 at Griggs Park. White Sands broke open a scoreless game with six runs in the fourth inning and added three more in the fifth before trading runs with Carlsbad in the seventh. The Pupfish finished with 12 hits, while the Bats collected seven.
Lammar Guy led White Sands with four hits in four at-bats, two runs and an RBI.
Robert Rodriguez and
Ruben Sanchez hit home runs, while Sanchez drove in two runs and Rodriguez added an RBI.
Ernie Munoz went 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI, and
Justin Smith also had two hits. White Sands drew seven walks and stole four bases.
Kolby Peterson earned the win after allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits in six innings while striking out six. Derek Luque and
Timothy Aucoin each worked a scoreless inning, and
Steven Lemmon closed with a scoreless ninth. Carlsbad starter Steve Merslich took the loss, allowing nine runs, four earned, on 10 hits in 4.2 innings.
Jeff Raymond,
John Bonifacini and
John Masklee completed the game for the Bats.
