On Wednesday, the Roswell Invaders began their two-game home series against the Alpine Cowboys.
The Invaders entered this game with a 3-2 record after starting their season with five games, three at home and two away, against the Trinidad Triggers. The Invaders went 2-1 at home and 1-1 in Trinidad. The Cowboys entered this game with a 3-5 record. Their last series was two games in Alpine against the Tucson Saguaros, where the Cowboys lost both games.
During Wednesday's game, the Cowboys started as the dominant team. In the first five innings, they obtained a 10-0 lead. The Invaders did become the dominant team after that, scoring seven runs compared to the Cowboys' two, but their comeback would not be enough as the Cowboys would win with a tally of 12-7. The Cowboys' record would jump to 4-5 as the Invaders would fall to 3-3.
In team stats, the Invaders led in hits, 15, and committed errors, three, compared to Alpine, which had 13 hits and one error. The massive difference in the game was that the Invaders walked 18 Cowboys batters, while the Cowboys walked five Invaders batters.
Chad Bayne (14) led the Invaders with three hits, while Mikey Alonzo (27) had a home run. Matt Lopez (13) was the starting pitcher, and he lasted 0.2 innings, struck out one batter, committed six walks, allowed one hit and four runs. Four other pitchers appeared in the game for the Invaders, with Lopez (13) getting the loss.
AJ Folds (3) led the Cowboys with three hits. Their starting pitcher was Ethan Rivera (22), who lasted 5.0 innings, struck out nine batters, committed three walks and allowed eight hits and three runs. Three pitchers finished the game, with Rivera (22) getting the win.
Game two of this series was Thursday night. A final score was not available at press time. Roswell will play two games starting tonight in Alpine, Texas. Both games will start at 5:30 p.m.