June 30 2011 The Alpine Cowboys scored 11 runs over the fourth and fifth innings and defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 12-3. Alpine finished with 11 hits, while Las Cruces collected four. The Cowboys also overcame three errors in the field as the Vaqueros played errorless defense.
Alpine scored four runs in the fourth inning and broke the game open with a seven-run fifth.
Tyler Hicks went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBI.
Zach Welch drove in three runs, while Hicks and
Anthony Gibbons each finished with two RBI.
Nick Ochoa and
Cody Jones also had two hits apiece. Las Cruces scored twice in the fourth and once in the seventh, with
Clint Stroud providing the Vaqueros' lone home run and an RBI.
Kevin Foeman earned the win after allowing two runs on two hits in six innings, with one walk and one strikeout.
Reed Alfieri worked three innings and allowed one run on two hits while striking out two.
Josh Spicer took the loss for Las Cruces after surrendering five earned runs in 3.1 innings.
Juan Medina allowed six earned runs in 1.1 innings, while
Joshua Barnhart held Alpine scoreless over the final three innings.
