Ruidoso Osos Rally Past White Sands Pupfish 4-3

July 20 2018 The Ruidoso Osos scored four runs in the eighth inning and held on for a 4-3 victory over the White Sands Pupfish at Griggs Park. White Sands scored once in the seventh and twice in the ninth but could not complete the comeback. Ruidoso finished with seven hits while the Pupfish collected nine.

James Garnett led the Osos with two hits, while D. Reddy, Slayton Vaughn, Travis Smith, Colton Draney and Anthony Ward added one hit apiece. Vaughn drove in two runs and Nick Wagner added another RBI. Tevin Brown scored twice and had two hits for White Sands, with Joshua Williams and Chris McCoy also recording two hits each. Brandon Torres and Drew Richard supplied the Pupfish RBIs.

Draney earned the win after allowing four hits and one unearned run over seven innings while striking out 11 and walking four. Skyler Henderson worked a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts before Matt Kerin recorded the save despite allowing two runs in the ninth. White Sands starter Rodney McKay held Ruidoso scoreless over six innings, but Ulric Johnson took the loss after surrendering four runs in two innings.