Roswell Uses Six Run Fourth to Defeat Las Cruces

August 10 2011 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 12-1 after collecting 13 hits and scoring in four innings. Las Cruces finished with 10 hits but managed only one run, which came in the first inning. Both teams scored once in the opening frame before Roswell moved ahead with three runs in the third.

Roswell broke the game open with six runs in the fourth inning, taking a 10-1 lead. The Invaders added two runs in the seventh and held Las Cruces scoreless over the final eight innings. Roswell hit three home runs, with Clifton Thomas, Mike Mooney and Bo Bell each leaving the yard.

Thomas went 3-for-3 with a home run, triple, three runs and three RBI. Josh Cakebread collected four hits in five at-bats, scored twice and drove in a run. Mooney added a home run and three RBI, while Adrian Martinez had two hits and two RBI. Brian Ramirez and Bell each contributed a hit and an RBI.

Dakota Loufenberg earned the win after allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts in two innings. Roswells bullpen combined to pitch seven scoreless innings, with Yoshinori Machida working three innings and allowing four hits while striking out two. Luis Carreras took the loss for Las Cruces after surrendering 10 runs on 11 hits in 3.2 innings.