July 17 2019 The Roswell Invaders defeated the White Sands Pupfish 9-6 at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell scored twice in the first inning and twice in the third to take an early 4-2 lead, then added runs in the fifth and sixth before breaking the game open with a three-run seventh. White Sands scored once in the first and second innings, once in the fifth, twice in the sixth and once in the eighth.
Jared Hagan led Roswell with two hits, two runs and three RBIs, including a home run and a double.
Kirby Lambert also homered, scored twice and drove in two runs while drawing two walks.
Matt Paciello added two hits and an RBI, and A. Stubblefield collected two hits. Roswell finished with nine hits and two errors.
White Sands outhit Roswell 13-9.
David Gallagher went 4-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI, while
Freddie Landers had three hits and two RBIs. Aygeron “AJ” Chirino went 2-for-3 with a home run, four runs and an RBI, and
Conor Bawiec added two hits and a double.
Alex Werbach earned the win for Roswell after allowing five hits and three runs in 4.1 innings while striking out four.
Chauncey Nunez and
Albert Neff each worked in relief, and
Jacob Dixon recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts. White Sands starter
Conor Bawiec took the loss after giving up six runs, five earned, on six hits in six innings with eight walks and three strikeouts.
