June 12 2014 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Alpine Cowboys 7-6 after building an early lead and holding on through Alpine’s four-run ninth inning. Roswell scored four times in the second and added three runs in the seventh, finishing with 11 hits and one error. Alpine collected nine hits and committed three errors.
Kylin Sims led Roswell with a home run and three RBI, while Matt Kerns went 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
Sam Montgomery,
Matt Streich and
Andrew Arp each had two hits, and Arp added an RBI. Alpine’s
Austin Prott went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI, while
Casanova Donaldson drove in two runs and
Anthony Renteria had two hits, including a home run, with one RBI.
Josh Mooney earned the win for Roswell after allowing six hits and two runs over eight innings. He walked one and struck out 12.
Jackson Baker worked the ninth, allowing three hits and four runs while striking out one. Dan Thorpe took the loss for Alpine, giving up nine hits and four runs in six innings with two strikeouts, while
David Gates threw two scoreless innings in relief.
