July 28 2017 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Roswell Invaders 9-1 at Kokernot Field, scoring in the first three innings and adding another run in the fifth. Alpine collected 15 hits and played errorless baseball, while Roswell finished with three hits and two errors.
Alpine took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and broke the game open with four runs in the second. The Cowboys added two runs in the third and one in the fifth. C. Scura went 3-for-3 with three runs and an RBI, while B. Pugh went 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
John Giakas added two hits, scored twice, drove in a run and hit his seventh home run of the season.
Seth Douglas contributed two RBI.
Cam Carney earned the win for Alpine with a complete seven-inning performance, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out four and walking two. Roswell starter
Ty Geary took the loss after allowing six earned runs on eight hits in 1.2 innings.
Ryan Calby and
Dylan Porter also pitched in relief for the Invaders, while
Kyle Perez worked a scoreless inning.
