June 15 2011 The Las Cruces Vaqueros defeated the Ruidoso Osos 13-2 at Apodoca Park, collecting 14 hits while holding Ruidoso to six. Las Cruces scored twice in the first inning, added a run in the second, erupted for seven runs in the fourth and finished with three runs in the eighth. Ruidoso’s two runs came in the eighth inning.
Clint Stroud led the Vaqueros’ offense by going 4-for-4 with two runs and three RBI, while
Henry Fuentes went 3-for-4 with three RBI and scored once.
Bo Bell added two hits, two runs, one RBI and a home run, and
J.T. Putt hit a three-run homer.
Gerardo Caceres scored twice and collected two hits. For Ruidoso,
Case Rigby went 2-for-4 with two RBI and hit his fifth home run of the season.
Kyle Boggio earned the win for Las Cruces after allowing three hits over five scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks.
Mike Duckworth followed with two scoreless innings and struck out six.
Andrew Plotkin took the loss for Ruidoso, allowing eight hits and nine runs, seven earned, in 3 2/3 innings while striking out three.
