White Sands Pupfish Outlast Las Cruces 19-18

June 19 2011 The White Sands Pupfish outlasted the Las Cruces Vaqueros 19-18 in a high-scoring contest at Griggs Park. White Sands collected 21 hits and overcame four errors while Las Cruces finished with 17 hits and three errors.

Michael Hur led the Pupfish attack by going 3-for-4 with four runs and six RBI, including two home runs. Rod Allen added four hits, two runs and two RBI, while Ernie Munoz and Justin Smith each collected three hits. White Sands scored in every inning except the sixth and held a 14-13 advantage entering the ninth before both teams scored five runs in the final inning.

Las Cruces received a record-setting performance from Mitch Saum, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, seven RBI and three home runs. Harry Williams Jr. went 5-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and four RBI. The Vaqueros scored four runs in the seventh and two in the eighth to pull within one run before matching White Sands with five runs in the ninth.

Adam Osteen earned the win for White Sands after pitching one inning, allowing three hits and five runs, with two walks and one strikeout. Brandon Kelly took the loss for Las Cruces after recording one out and allowing five hits and five runs. The teams combined for 37 hits and 37 runs in a game that lasted 3 hours and 51 minutes.