July 18 2013 The Roswell Invaders rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the White Sands Pupfish 5-4 at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell finished with 10 hits while White Sands collected eight; the Invaders also committed one error.
White Sands opened the scoring with one run in the fourth inning and added two in the seventh before extending its lead to 4-1 in the eighth.
Mark Leacox and
Stephen Rodgers each had two hits and one RBI for the Pupfish, while
Chretien Matz added an RBI single and
George Ban reached safely twice with a hit and two walks.
Roswell scored its first run in the sixth before breaking through in the ninth.
Erick Gaylord led the Invaders with two hits, including a home run, and two RBI.
Roger Bernal scored twice and went 2-for-5 with an RBI, while
Vincent Mejia and
Mike McCarthy also collected two hits apiece. Gaylords home run was his eighth of the season.
Mike Londino earned the win with a scoreless inning in relief, allowing no hits or walks.
Jacob Cook started for Roswell and allowed one run on four hits in six innings, while White Sands starter B. Chudy worked six innings and allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts.
Justin Mauldin was charged with the loss after allowing three hits and one run without recording an out.
