June 15 2018 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Ruidoso Osos 11-9 in a high-scoring game. White Sands took an early 9-5 lead after scoring four runs in the first inning and five more in the second. Ruidoso answered with one run in the third, one in the fourth and two in the fifth to tie the game at 9-9 before the Pupfish moved back in front with a run in the sixth and another in the eighth.
Chris McCoy led White Sands with two hits and five RBI, while Joe Randazzo added three RBI and Brandon Torres scored three runs and hit his third home run of the season. Chaztin Venezia and Joshua Williams each had two hits, and the Pupfish finished with 10 hits and 11 runs. Ruidoso collected 11 hits, led by Brock Hartleys three-hit, three-RBI performance, which included his eighth home run. Nick Wagner added two hits and two RBI for the Osos.
Joseph Johnson earned the win for White Sands after allowing 11 hits and nine runs in eight innings while striking out six and walking three. Jason Funkhouser recorded the save with a hitless ninth inning. Ruidoso starter Dylan Yankle worked five innings, allowing seven hits and nine runs, and Brett Youngblood took the loss after allowing one run in one inning. White Sands committed no errors while Ruidoso was charged with three.
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