Five members and guests of the Rogers Hornsby Chapter braved 100+ degree temperatures to watch the home standing Austin Weirdos (Pecos League) fall to the visiting Roswell Invaders by a score of 25-11 in 10 innings in a game played in a not-so-snappy 5:08. 
Austin trailed 5-0 before plating eight runs in the bottom of the third, highlighted by a grand slam home run by center fielder Christian Jones, his ninth home run of the season.
Things would fall apart of the Weirdos in the ninth which started with Austin leading 11-8. Roswell tied the game by plating three runs and then, after holding Austin scoreless in the bottom of the ninth, exploded for 14 runs in the top of the tenth. The explosion was aided by 10 (count ’em) walks issued by the gassed Weirdo pitching staff in the tenth inning. By the time the dust settled (the field is not watered down before the game so there is actual dust flying) the Invaders had scored a 25-11 victory.
The gathering marked the 188th consecutive monthly meeting of the chapter. The August meeting will be another weekend breakfast meeting. More information to come.
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