Roswell Outlasts Las Cruces 15-12

July 14 2011 Roswell Invaders defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 15-12 in a high-scoring 10-inning game. Roswell collected 17 hits and overcame four errors while Las Cruces finished with 15 hits and one error.

Roswell scored twice in each of the first two innings before breaking a 6-4 deficit with a five-run fourth inning. The Invaders added one run in the seventh two in the eighth and three in the 10th. Las Cruces answered with three runs in the third and two each in the fourth and sixth but was held scoreless in the final two innings.

Clifton Thomas led Roswell by going 3-for-5 with three runs one RBI and a home run. Trivon Howard went 3-for-6 with three RBI and Kevin Hoef was 2-for-5 with three RBI. Josh Cakebread added three hits and two RBI while Clint Stottlemyre scored twice and drove in one run.

Las Cruces received three hits and three RBI from Henry Fuentes and three hits and four RBI from Harry Williams Jr. James Lilley and Rob Herrmann each had two hits with Lilley scoring twice and driving in one.

Garrett Granitz earned the win after allowing one run on one hit in 2.1 innings with three strikeouts. Dakota Laufenberg recorded the save with two-thirds of an inning and one strikeout. Raphael Anzola took the loss for Las Cruces after giving up three runs on one hit with four walks in two innings.