June 21 2018 The Ruidoso Osos defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 9-2 at Hollister Memorial Park, breaking open a close game with a five-run ninth inning. Ruidoso finished with 11 hits and no errors, while Monterey collected nine hits and committed one error.
Ruidoso scored twice in the sixth, added two runs in the seventh and pulled away in the ninth.
Travis Smith went 2-for-5 with four RBI and a double, while D. Reddy hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Brock Hartley also homered and finished with two RBI.
Dillon Fahr had two hits, and
Jose Fernandez scored twice while recording a hit and a walk.
Sean McNeill allowed one run on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts over five innings. White earned the win with three innings of two-hit relief, allowing one run and striking out four, and
Matt Kerin worked a scoreless ninth. Monterey’s
Ethan Skowronski had two hits, scored twice and drove in the Amberjacks’ only run, while
Andrew Arnold took the loss after allowing four runs on eight hits in 7.2 innings.
