June 24 2011 The Roswell Invaders overcame a four-run fifth inning by the Alpine Cowboys with a six-run sixth and held on for a 10-8 victory. Roswell finished with 15 hits and no errors while Alpine collected 20 hits and committed two errors.
Josh Cakebread led Roswell with four hits and two RBIs, while
Clifton Thomas went 3-for-5 with three runs scored.
Justin Uribe added three hits, a run and two RBIs, and
Brian Ramirez drove in two runs.
Jake Bruns hit a home run for the Invaders, who also received a two-RBI performance from Brian Bell.
Alpine received three hits apiece from
Tyler Hicks James Kono and
David Valesente.
Nick Ochoa went 1-for-3 with a home run two RBIs and a run scored, while
Javier Arrieta added two RBIs. Alpine scored once in the fourth four times in the fifth once in the seventh and twice in the ninth, but could not complete the comeback.
Mike McCravey allowed five runs on 13 hits over 5.2 innings for Roswell before
Brian Lewis earned the win with one-third of an inning.
Anthony Carrillo recorded the save with two-thirds of a scoreless inning.
Stephen Szkotak allowed four runs over five innings for Alpine, while Greg Denton took the loss after surrendering four runs in two-thirds of an inning.
