July 2 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Roswell Invaders 7-5 on July 2 2011 at Coca Cola Park. White Sands finished with nine hits and Roswell had eight, while the Invaders committed five errors compared with two by the Pupfish.
White Sands scored three runs in the first inning and added one in the second to take an early 4-1 lead. Roswell answered with single runs in the second third and fourth innings to move ahead 5-4, but the Pupfish scored twice in the fifth to regain the lead and added an insurance run in the ninth. Roswell scored twice in the bottom of the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
Ernie Munoz had two hits and two RBI for White Sands, while
Justin Smith went 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI.
Jamaal Jackson also collected two hits and an RBI, and
Cody Collins drove in two runs. Roswell's
Clifton Thomas and
Brian Ramirez each had two hits, with Thomas adding an RBI and Ramirez driving in one run.
Chris Anklem earned the win after allowing seven hits and three runs two earned in seven innings, with three strikeouts and two walks.
Morgan Wynne threw a scoreless eighth, and
Adam Osteen recorded the save despite allowing two runs on one hit and four walks in the ninth.
Josh Grady took the loss for Roswell after surrendering seven hits and six earned runs in five innings.
