White Sands Pupfish Rout Las Cruces Vaqueros 16-6

June 20 2011 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 16-6, collecting 16 hits and scoring in five different innings. White Sands broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the second inning, added four in the fourth and five in the fifth, then extended its lead with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Las Cruces scored four times in the third and twice in the ninth but could not close the gap.

Justin Smith led the Pupfish attack with three hits, three runs and four RBI, including a home run. Robert Rodriguez scored four runs and drove in two while adding a home run, and Lammar Guy contributed two hits and six RBI. Ruben Sanchez and Jamaal Jackson each had three hits, while Jerome McCollum added a hit, two runs and an RBI.

Las Cruces finished with 12 hits, led by Harry Williams Jr., who went 3-for-5 with two RBI, and Steve Detweiler, who had two hits, two runs and two RBI with a home run. Henry Fuentes also homered and drove in a run, while Bo Bell scored twice and reached base three times on walks.

Ryan Torrey earned the win for White Sands after allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Steven Lemmon followed with six innings of relief, permitting two runs on six hits while striking out four. Jorge Crespo took the loss for Las Cruces after surrendering four runs on six hits in three innings, and Thomas Romero allowed 12 runs, 10 earned, on 10 hits over six innings.