June 4 2017 The Trinidad Triggers overcame a late four-run deficit to defeat the Roswell Invaders 15-13 at Joe Bauman Park. Trinidad collected 16 hits and scored seven runs in the ninth inning to complete the comeback, while Roswell finished with 17 hits in the high-scoring game.
Trinidad led 5-2 after five innings before Roswell surged ahead with five runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth. The Invaders carried an 11-5 lead into the ninth, but the Triggers answered with seven runs in the final inning. Roswell added two runs in the bottom half, but could not recover the lead.
Lucas Owens paced Trinidad with a 5-for-5 performance, three RBI and two runs scored. P. Llewellyn and J. Randle each added three hits, while
Tim Henry went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Jayson Baytop and
Jabari Brown drove in two runs apiece. Roswell’s
Bobby Webb went 4-for-6 with two RBI, and
Kaohu Gaspar contributed four hits and four RBI.
Tobias Moreno scored three runs, while G. Lavallee drove in three.
Adam Falcon earned the win for Trinidad after pitching one inning, allowing four runs on four hits with three strikeouts.
Matt Picucci worked six innings and allowed two runs on six hits with four strikeouts.
Toby Eigner took the loss for Roswell after giving up seven runs on four hits in one inning. The teams combined for 33 hits and 28 runs, with no home runs listed in the box score.
