July 29 2023 The Alpine Cowboys rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Austin Weirdos at Kokernot Field. Alpine scored in the first third fifth and seventh innings while Austin put all eight of its runs on the board in the fifth. The Cowboys finished with 12 hits to Austin’s eight and both teams committed three errors.
Alpine’s four-run seventh inning proved decisive after the Cowboys entered the frame trailing 8-5.
Drake Angeron went 3-for-4 with two runs and a home run while
Aldo Buendia added two hits two runs and one RBI.
Jake Sisto contributed two RBI and
James Prockish drove in two runs as a pinch-hitter. Austin’s
Markus Bracey had two hits and three RBI and
Carlo Francisco went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Bryson Spagnuolo earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning with one hit allowed.
Connor Kelly struck out three in a scoreless inning and
Jesse Garcia added two strikeouts in a perfect inning. Austin starter
Markus Bracey took the loss after allowing 12 hits and nine runs eight earned in 6.1 innings while striking out 11 and walking four.
Alpine starter B. Hirai held Austin scoreless through three innings with two hits allowed and five strikeouts. The Cowboys’ bullpen surrendered Austin’s eight-run fifth inning but combined to keep the Weirdos scoreless over the final two innings and preserve the one-run victory.
