Las Cruces Rout Roswell 17-5

August 7 2011 The Las Cruces Vaqueros scored in seven of the first eight innings and defeated the Roswell Invaders 17-5. Las Cruces finished with 14 hits and no errors while Roswell collected nine hits and also played errorless baseball.

Las Cruces built a 5-0 lead through five innings with one run in the first and two runs apiece in the fourth and fifth. The Vaqueros broke the game open with four runs in the sixth two in the seventh and six in the eighth. Roswell scored once in each of the sixth and seventh innings two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth.

Mike Duckworth went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and one RBI for Las Cruces. Dan Pembrooke added two hits three runs and three RBI including a home run while Henry Fuentes hit a two-run homer and finished with two hits two runs and two RBI. Juan F. Martinez contributed two hits and three RBI and Rob Herrmann drove in three runs.

Mark Larini earned the win after allowing four runs on eight hits in eight innings. He walked three and struck out three. Wally Goodline took the loss for Roswell after giving up nine runs eight earned on nine hits in five innings with four walks and two strikeouts.