White Sands Pupfish Edge Bisbee Blue 5-4

May 20 2014 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Bisbee Blue 5-4 in a game that featured five lead changes or ties across the middle innings. White Sands finished with nine hits, while Bisbee collected eight. Neither team recorded a home run.

White Sands scored once in the first inning and added runs in the third and fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Bisbee answered with a three-run fourth inning to tie the game, then moved ahead briefly with a run in the sixth. The Pupfish regained the lead with a run in the seventh and added another in the eighth before holding Bisbee scoreless in the ninth.

Bisbee’s Hiroshi Senda went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Chris Allen had two hits, including a double, and scored twice. Robert Latner and Jordan Gawronski each drove in a run. For White Sands, Jacob Anderson went 2-for-4, and F. Frias collected two hits and an RBI. Aaron Olivas added a double and an RBI, while Z. Carlino also drove in a run.

Mike Ormseth was credited with the win for White Sands. Bisbee starter Kody Thiebaud worked 6.2 innings, allowing eight hits and four runs, two earned, with one walk and five strikeouts. Dan Bartlett took the loss after allowing one run in 1.1 innings; the box score lists that run as unearned. No save was recorded.