July 7 2019 The Roswell Invaders defeated the California City Whiptails 17-7 at Balsitis Park, finishing with 13 hits while limiting California City to 10. Roswell scored in six different innings and took control with a six-run fourth inning that opened a 9-3 advantage.
Roswell added a run in the sixth and another in the seventh before breaking the game open with six more runs in the eighth. Harry Montero led the attack with three hits, two home runs and two RBI. Nolan Hoff went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two walks, while Daryl Donerson added two hits, a home run and two RBI. Matt Paciello also homered and drove in four runs.
California City scored three runs in the fourth, two in the seventh and one in the ninth, but could not match Roswells offensive output. Jose Tejeda went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI, and Jesus Salcedo hit a home run and drove in three runs for the Whiptails.
Kyle Herrick earned the win for Roswell after allowing one hit and two earned runs over two innings while striking out six. Jacob Guilianelli struck out seven in four innings, and John Saviano fanned five in two scoreless innings. Trevor Wick took the loss for California City after surrendering nine runs in 4.2 innings.
