June 8 2013 The Las Vegas Train Robbers defeated the Alpine Cowboys 10-5 after turning a two-run deficit into a five-run victory. Las Vegas collected 11 hits and scored six runs in the third inning, followed by one run in the fourth and another in the sixth. Alpine finished with 10 hits and committed one error, while Las Vegas made two errors.
Joey Haskell led Las Vegas with four hits in five at-bats and scored twice.
Randy Wells went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a home run, while
Ted LeMasters added a three-run homer and scored twice.
Matt Grosso and
Andrew Lopez also homered, with Grosso driving in one run and Lopez producing two RBI. Alpine’s
Derrick Fox had two hits, two RBI and a stolen base, and J. Carranza went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Atsushi Hebisawa earned the win for Las Vegas after allowing nine hits and five runs over eight innings, with three earned runs and four strikeouts.
Ben Runyon pitched a scoreless ninth, allowing one hit while striking out two. Alpine starter M. Elwood was charged with eight runs on eight hits in three innings, and the Cowboys’ bullpen allowed two additional runs over five innings.
Alpine scored four times in the second inning to take a 4-2 lead, but Las Vegas answered with its six-run third to move ahead 8-4. The Train Robbers then added insurance in the fourth and sixth innings, while Alpine’s only subsequent run came in the fifth.
