August 4 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Roswell Invaders 4-3 after scoring twice in the fourth inning and adding single runs in the seventh and ninth. White Sands finished with nine hits and no errors while Roswell collected seven hits and committed one error.
Justin Smith went 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI for White Sands, while Tim Rotola was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Ruben Sanchez also had two hits and drove in two runs. Roswell’s Brian Ramirez recorded two hits and two RBI, and Trivon Howard added one hit and one RBI.
White Sands starter Jake Ramsey struck out 14 and allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings. After Roswell scored three times in the eighth, Adam Osteen earned the win with a scoreless ninth, striking out two. Roswell starter S. Marchant worked six innings and allowed three runs, two earned, while Adam Polston took the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the eighth.
