Roswell Invaders Outlast Las Cruces Vaqueros 16-12

May 19 2012 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 16-12 in a 10-inning game. Roswell finished with 14 hits and two errors while Las Cruces collected 16 hits and committed three errors.

Roswell built a 7-6 lead through five innings after scoring five runs in the fifth. Las Cruces answered with two runs in the sixth and three in the eighth, but the Invaders scored four in the eighth to tie the game at 11-11. Roswell then pushed across five runs in the 10th, while Las Cruces managed one in the bottom half.

Josh Cakebread led Roswell with three hits, three runs and three RBI, including two doubles. AJ Morris added four hits and two RBI, while Reggie Taylor and Wes Kartch each drove in two runs. Las Cruces received three hits and three RBI from Trevor Whyte, who also hit a home run, while Steve Rinaudo collected three hits, including three doubles, and two RBI. Jimmy Parque also had three hits.

Brandon Godfrey earned the win for Roswell after allowing two hits and one run in 1.1 innings while striking out three. Roswell's C. Williams Jr. contributed 1.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. For Las Cruces, Alfonso Cardenas threw three scoreless innings, but Nick Ewing took the loss after allowing five runs in 1.1 innings.