June 19 2011 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Carlsbad Bats 7-0 in a seven-inning game. Alpine scored twice in the third inning, added three runs in the fourth, and completed the shutout with one run in each of the sixth and seventh innings. The Cowboys finished with nine hits while limiting Carlsbad to three.
Nathan Skeen led Alpine with two hits, two RBI and a home run.
Javier Arrieta also had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs.
Eric Garcia added two RBI, while Collins recorded two hits and scored twice. Alpine’s nine-hit attack produced six RBI overall.
Stephen Szkotak earned the win with seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out eight. Carlsbad’s Derek Luque went the distance and struck out nine, but allowed nine hits and seven runs, five of them earned, with two walks. The box score lists Andy Watson as the losing pitcher. Alpine committed one error and Carlsbad made four.
