July 19 2012 The Roswell Invaders rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 5-4 at Kokernot Field. Roswell finished with 10 hits and no errors while Santa Fe collected seven hits and committed one error.
Santa Fe scored twice in the second inning and twice more in the eighth to take a 4-3 lead.
Kieran Bradford hit a home run and drove in two runs, while Chris Wakefield added two hits, including a double, and two RBI. Roswell answered with two runs in the eighth to tie the game before scoring the go-ahead runs in the ninth.
Gary Owens led Roswell with two hits and two RBI, and
Wes Kartch went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Joshua Cakebread also drove in a run.
Charlie Short earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings and two strikeouts, while
Jared Bowser was charged with the loss after allowing two runs and issuing two walks without recording an out. Santa Fe starter Jeremiah Steinart worked eight innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts.
