The Alpine Cowboys (26-19) beat the Taos Blizzard (19-25) 11-6 on Saturday at Kokernot Field behind Joel Carranza, who had two extra base hits. He homered in the first inning and doubled in the fourth inning.

The Taos Blizzard were led by Chris Constantinos hitting. Constantino went 3-5, drove in one and scored two runs. He homered in the first inning and singled in the fifth and ninth innings.

Carlos Camacho got it done on the mound on the way to a win. He allowed one run over four innings. He struck out two, walked two and surrendered four hits.

Kody Gordan (1-1) took the loss for the Taos Blizzard. He allowed eight runs in four innings, walked two and struck out none.

The Alpine Cowboys Carranza, Derrick Fox, Eric Herman and Robbie Rea combined for eight hits and seven RBIs.