May 31 2019 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 24-14 in a high-scoring contest at Fort Marcy Park. Alpine collected 14 hits and scored in seven innings while Santa Fe finished with 12 hits and pushed across six runs in the fourth inning and five in the seventh.
Alpine built a 7-3 lead through three innings before Santa Fe moved ahead 9-7 with its six-run fourth. The Cowboys answered with five runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth to regain control, then added two in the seventh and erupted for seven runs in the ninth. Santa Fe was held scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings.
Chris York led Alpine with two home runs, two hits, three runs and four RBI. M. Traylor drove in five runs with two hits and a home run, while
Ely Gallego had three hits and four RBI. C. Scura added three hits, three runs and three RBI, and
Lance Myers scored three times while collecting two hits and an RBI. Alpine hit four home runs overall, including York's two.
Aaron Marquez earned the win despite allowing nine runs on eight hits over five innings; five of the runs were earned, and he struck out seven while walking one. Garrett Mack followed with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts, and
Alejandro Amezquita and A. Click each worked a scoreless inning.
Jack Herzing took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing 10 runs in 4.2 innings, including nine earned, while walking nine and striking out eight.
