May 14 2011 The Las Cruces Vaqueros defeated the White Sands Pupfish 12-5 after breaking open a scoreless game with an eight-run fourth inning at Apodaca Park. Las Cruces added one run in the sixth and three in the seventh, while White Sands scored once in the fourth, twice in the sixth and twice in the eighth.
Herbert Lara led the Vaqueros with two hits and three runs scored, while
Steve Detweiler collected two hits and drove in four runs.
Bo Bell added two RBIs, and
Harry Williams Jr. contributed two hits and two RBIs.
Luis Carreras also drove in two runs and scored twice for Las Cruces, which finished with 11 hits.
Justin Smith paced White Sands with two hits and two RBIs.
Luke Williford had two hits and an RBI, while
Ernie Munoz scored twice. The Pupfish totaled eight hits and four errors in the loss.
Carreras earned the win after allowing five runs, four earned, on eight hits in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked three.
Mike Duckworth completed the game with 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Brandin Muniz took the loss for White Sands after surrendering seven runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings.
