July 11 2019 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Alpine Cowboys 7-5 after building an early lead and holding off a late Alpine rally. Roswell outhit Alpine 15-6 and scored in five of the first seven innings, including a three-run seventh by the Cowboys that cut the deficit to two runs.
Roswell took a 3-2 lead in the first inning, added single runs in the third and fourth, and scored twice in the fifth to move ahead 7-2.
Jalin Lawson went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two stolen bases, while
Austin Maltby went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run.
Kirby Lambert added two hits, an RBI and a home run, and Alex Stubblefield collected four hits in four at-bats.
Alpine’s offense was led by
Ellington Hopkins, who went 2-for-4 and scored twice.
Kellen Hatheway drove in three runs with a home run, while
Paul Ludden added a two-run homer. Alpine scored twice in the first and three times in the seventh but was held scoreless in the final two innings.
Carson Corff earned the win for Roswell after allowing three runs on three hits with four walks and five strikeouts over six innings.
Jacob Guilianelli and
Chauncey Nunez combined for two innings before
Jacob Dixon closed the game with a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save.
Jake Binder took the loss for Alpine after allowing five runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings.
