June 22 2017 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Garden City Wind 13-7 at Joe Bauman Park, scoring nine runs in the first inning and collecting 13 hits in the victory. Garden City finished with seven hits and scored in the fourth seventh and eighth innings.
Roswell’s J. Miller and Bobby Webb each went 4-for-5 with two RBI. Miller scored twice and Webb scored twice, while Ed Reichenbach and J. Pritchard each drove in two runs. Kaohu Gaspar scored three times and added a triple, and Kyle Peralta scored twice.
The Invaders built a 12-2 lead through seven innings before Garden City scored five times in the eighth to cut the deficit to five. Roswell added one run in the fourth two in the sixth and one in the seventh, while the Wind scored once in the fourth and seventh innings before their eighth-inning surge.
David Johnson earned the win for Roswell after allowing one run on five hits in six innings with one walk and six strikeouts. Brandon Anderson took the loss for Garden City, surrendering 12 runs, 10 earned, on 11 hits in five innings while striking out five and walking four. Roswell used four pitchers and recorded 11 strikeouts overall.
