June 4 2019 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the White Sands Pupfish 8-3 at Kokernot Field. The teams traded a run in the first inning before Alpine broke the game open with four runs in the third and added three more in the fourth. White Sands scored once in the fourth and once in the fifth, but Alpine held on for the five-run victory.
Ely Gallego led Alpine’s offense with two hits including a home run and three RBIs. Matt Traylor added a double and two RBIs, while
Rodney Tennie went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Ellington Hopkins also doubled. Alpine finished with seven hits and four walks, and stole four bases.
Jake Binder earned the win for Alpine after allowing seven hits and three runs over five innings. He struck out three and walked one, with two runs charged as earned. White Sands starter
Collin Shaw took the loss, surrendering seven hits and eight runs over four innings while striking out six and walking four. White Sands also received two hits each from
Tevin Brown and
Jose Mendoza, while
Ben Bavly hit a home run.
