June 10 2011 The Ruidoso Osos defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 7-6 at Whites Mountain Park, collecting 20 hits in the victory. Las Cruces finished with 10 hits and scored twice in the second inning, twice in the fourth and twice in the eighth, but could not complete the comeback.
Ruidoso built its lead with two runs in the first inning and two more in the third before adding one in the eighth and two in the ninth. B. Gorang led the Osos with five hits, including two doubles, while David Holcombe went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI.
Case Rigby added two hits and an RBI, and
Chris Davis contributed two hits and an RBI.
Las Cruces received three hits and three RBI from
Gerardo Caceres, who hit a home run, while
Clint Stroud went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI.
Harry Williams Jr. added two hits and scored twice for the Vaqueros.
Josue Iniguez earned the win after allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.
Erick Campos worked seven innings for Ruidoso, allowing seven hits and four runs while striking out four.
Luis Carreras pitched seven innings for Las Cruces, surrendering 17 hits and five earned runs with five strikeouts, and
Brandon Kelly took the loss after allowing two runs in 1.1 innings.
