California City Whiptails Power Past Ruidoso Osos 15-7

June 19 2018 The California City Whiptails defeated the Ruidoso Osos 15-7 after building an early lead and collecting 17 hits. California scored in each of the first eight innings, including a four-run second inning and a four-run eighth, while Ruidoso finished with 11 hits and scored three runs in the fifth and one in each of the sixth through eighth innings.

Hunter Villanueva led the Whiptails with a 4-for-5 performance that included four runs scored five RBI and three home runs. Nick Snyder went 2-for-5 with two runs two RBI and a home run, while Ryan Rodriguez added one hit three runs and three RBI with a home run. Wardy Polanco and Eli Roundtree also homered for California and Jordan Dicks contributed two hits and one RBI.

Ruidoso received three hits and two RBI from Dillon Fahr and three hits from Brock Hartley and Matt Prevosti. Christian Triplett added two hits and one RBI. The Osos scored once in the first before California moved ahead 5-1 through three innings and extended the advantage to 9-1 after four.

Ty Rowe earned the win for California after allowing six hits and five runs three earned over five innings. He walked 10 and struck out four. Brandon Anderson allowed one unearned run in two innings with two strikeouts while Jack Finnegan and Albert Neff each worked a scoreless inning. Ruidoso starter Steve Leavitt took the loss after surrendering 11 hits and nine runs eight earned in four innings.