June 5 2019 The Alpine Cowboys rallied for a 7-6 victory over the White Sands Pupfish at Kokernot Field. Alpine scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning after the teams entered the frame tied 6-6. The Cowboys finished with 10 hits and three errors while White Sands collected 11 hits and committed four errors.
White Sands built a 5-1 lead with a five-run second inning and added another run in the fourth. Alpine answered with two runs in the third and three in the fifth to tie the game before scoring the decisive run in the eighth.
Trey Silmon led the Cowboys with three hits and four RBIs, including a double.
Ely Gallego and M. Traylor each added two hits and scored twice.
Tevin Brown paced White Sands with three hits, while
Satoshi Miyata, T. Bigford and
Elan Trischitta each recorded two hits. Miyata, Bigford, Trischitta and
Jose Mendoza each drove in a run for the Pupfish. Alpine starter
Jake Waters allowed 10 hits and six runs over seven innings, but only one run was earned, and struck out seven.
Andrew Click earned the win with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out five.
Phil Ramos took the loss after allowing one run and two walks in one inning.
