The Alpine Cowboys (3-1) beat the Roswell Invaders (1-3) 6-5 on Saturday at Kokernot Field behind Robert Zaragoza, who went 3-3 at the plate. He singled in the third and fifth innings and doubled in the eighth inning.
Steven Johnson brought the heat against the Roswell Invaders during his outing. Johnson held the Roswell Invaders hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out one.
Brett Balkan had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He doubled in the second and fifth innings and singled in the sixth inning.
Ryan Richardson recorded his first win of the year for the Alpine Cowboys. He struck out none, walked none and surrendered no hits.
Jimmy Daley ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked none, struck out one, and allowed two runs.