June 30 2013 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Taos Blizzard 18-12 at Kokernot Field, scoring 18 runs on 19 hits. Alpine broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the third inning, added three in the fourth and four in the fifth, then maintained its advantage through the final four innings. Taos finished with 15 hits and one error while Alpine committed two errors.
Casanova Donaldson powered the Cowboys’ offense with three hits, two home runs and seven RBI.
Conor Thompson went 4-for-5 with three RBI and scored three runs, while
Shane Youngdale added two hits and two RBI. Alpine also received home runs from Luis Lotti and J. Carranza, according to the box score, and Carranza drove in two runs.
Taos mounted its biggest challenge with five runs in the eighth inning after scoring two runs in each of the third and fourth innings and one in the fifth and seventh.
James Wong led the Blizzard with two hits, a home run and four RBI.
Chris Costantino had two hits and two RBI, while
Eric McGee added a home run and two RBI.
Youngdale earned the win after working seven innings, allowing 11 hits and seven runs, four earned, with one walk and six strikeouts.
Scott Hartling recorded a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout. Shane Flynn took the loss for Taos after allowing seven hits and five runs in two innings.
