July 28 2016 The Roswell Invaders held off a late White Sands Pupfish rally to earn an 8-7 victory. Roswell scored three runs in the third inning and added five more in the sixth to build an 8-1 advantage before White Sands mounted its comeback. The Pupfish scored twice in the seventh, once in the eighth and three times in the ninth, but Roswell secured the win in the bottom of the ninth without scoring again.
Christian Johnson powered the Invaders offense with a home run and four RBI. Rene Moreda went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, while Louis Martini added two hits and an RBI. Roswell finished with 14 hits, including doubles by Martini and Cody Coffman. White Sands collected 17 hits, led by J. Borowski's 4-for-5 performance with two RBI. Taylor Elman went 3-for-4 and Aaron Olivas scored twice and drove in a run.
Steven Cazares earned the win after allowing three runs on 14 hits in seven innings while striking out five. Alex Dandridge worked a scoreless eighth, and Mike Gomez recorded the save despite allowing two runs in the ninth. Elman took the loss for White Sands after surrendering eight runs on 13 hits over six innings, with five of the runs earned. Roswell committed two errors and White Sands committed one.
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