June 18 2023 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Blackwell Flycatchers 17-10 after collecting 18 hits at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell broke open a scoreless game with seven runs in the second inning and added three runs in each of the third and fourth innings to take a 13-3 lead.
Blackwell mounted a five-run seventh-inning response and cut the deficit to 13-8, but Roswell answered with three runs in the bottom half. The Invaders added a run in the eighth and finished with 17 runs on 18 hits, while Blackwell scored in the third fifth seventh eighth and ninth innings and totaled nine hits.
Rodney Tennie led Roswell with three hits and four RBI, while Robert Morosetti added two hits including a home run and three RBI. Tom Shirai went 4-for-4 with three runs, and Micah Walker had three hits, three runs and two RBI. For Blackwell, Ramifer Salinas hit two home runs and drove in four runs, and Austin Micheli had two hits and two RBI.
Edgar Martinez earned the victory after allowing two hits and three runs, two earned, in six innings. He walked three and struck out 16. Blackwell starter Kurt Trotter took the loss after surrendering 14 hits and 13 runs, eight earned, in four innings while striking out three.
