June 4 2019 The Roswell Invaders rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Garden City Wind 12-11 at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell finished with 10 hits and three errors while Garden City collected 14 hits and also committed three errors.
Garden City opened with four runs in the first inning and added single runs in the fourth and seventh before scoring twice in the eighth and three times in the ninth. Roswell answered with a six-run third inning, added two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth, then completed the comeback with three runs in the ninth.
Nick Snyder led Garden City with three hits, including a triple and a home run, six RBI and two runs scored. Cutter McDowell added a hit, two RBI and two walks, while Russell Schwertfeger had three hits and scored twice. For Roswell, Jared Hagan went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, and Zack Carmody reached base four times with a hit, two walks, two runs and an RBI. Pete Yorgen drove in two runs and scored twice.
Albert Neff was credited with the win for Roswell after allowing four hits and three runs, two earned, with two strikeouts in one inning. Alex Werbach struck out six while allowing five runs, four earned, in five innings. Garden City’s Chris Oakley took the loss after issuing three walks and allowing three runs without recording an out.
