White Sands Holds Off Carlsbad 13-11

August 10 2011 The White Sands Pupfish built an early lead and held off the Carlsbad Bats 13-11 at Griggs Park. White Sands scored twice in the first inning and erupted for six runs in the second to take control, then added one run in the third and two in the fourth for an 11-4 advantage. The Pupfish finished with 11 hits and six errors while Carlsbad collected 13 hits and committed two errors.

Michael Hur went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for White Sands. Tim Rotola scored twice and drove in three runs, while Ernie Munoz had two hits and Cody Collins added three hits. Robert Rodriguez also contributed a two-hit game with two RBI, and Brandon Kendricks drove in a run and scored once.

Carlsbad rallied late with four runs in the eighth and three in the ninth. Ryan Kaup led the Bats with four hits, an RBI and a walk, while James Mays scored three runs. David Holcombe went 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI, and Greg Perret added two hits and a double.

Loren Lauver earned the win for White Sands after allowing six hits and four runs over five innings, with one earned run, three walks and eight strikeouts. Greg Denton followed with 1.2 scoreless innings, and Adam Osteen recorded the save with two-thirds of an inning and one strikeout. Carlsbad starter John Bonifacini took the loss after surrendering 11 runs, nine earned, on seven hits in four innings.