Las Cruces Vaqueros Rally Past Carlsbad Bats 6-5

June 25 2011 The Las Cruces Vaqueros rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Carlsbad Bats at Apodaca Park. Las Cruces finished with nine hits while Carlsbad had seven. The Vaqueros also benefited from two Carlsbad errors in the game.

Carlsbad built a 5-1 lead by scoring three runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth. Las Cruces began its comeback with two runs in the sixth and tied the game with two runs in the eighth before scoring once in the ninth for the winning margin.

Mike Goldy had two hits and two RBI for Carlsbad while Michael Cavazos scored twice and collected a hit and two walks. For Las Cruces Steve Detweiler and Clint Stroud each had two hits with Detweiler driving in one run and Stroud driving in one. Juan F. Martinez also had two hits and scored twice while Mitch Saum recorded two RBI. No home runs were listed.

Richard Gonzales was credited with the win after pitching one scoreless inning with two strikeouts and no hits allowed. Josh Spicer added 2.1 scoreless innings for Las Cruces with one strikeout. Carlsbad starter Seth Marchant worked seven innings and struck out eight while allowing three runs including one earned. Steve Merslich was charged with the loss.