White Sands Pupfish Outlast Ruidoso Osos 11-8

June 25 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Ruidoso Osos 11-8 in a high-scoring game at Griggs Park. White Sands collected 12 hits and scored in six innings while Ruidoso finished with eight hits and four errors.

White Sands built an early 2-0 lead before Ruidoso moved ahead with a four-run seventh inning. The Pupfish answered with four runs in the eighth to break a 7-7 tie and added the decisive margin. White Sands scored once in the first and second innings two runs in the fifth three in the seventh and four in the eighth.

Robert Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with two RBI and two walks for White Sands while Jamaal Jackson went 3-for-5 with two RBI. Justin Smith added two hits and scored three runs and Ernie Munoz contributed a hit two walks and one RBI. Ruidoso’s Eddie Browne went 4-for-4 with two RBI and Chris Davis scored three runs with one hit and four walks.

Jacob McBride earned the win after allowing one run on one hit in one inning. Adam Osteen recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts. Brandon Glazebrook worked six innings for White Sands and allowed six runs five earned on six hits while Ruidoso starter Andrew Plotkin gave up four runs three earned in 4 1/3 innings.