8/11/2011-Vaquero Hunters the Alpine Cowboys

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For the 2nd season in a row the Alpine Cowboys have ended the season of the Las Cruces Vaqueros. In 2010 the two teams tied in the regular season and Alpine won the best of 3 playoff series 2 games to 1 to capture the final Continental Baseball League Championship. In 2011 Las Cruces and Alpine fought for the final playoff spot and Alpine ultimately won the spot ending Las Cruces season. Ryan Stevens was the manager both times and it gives the Vaqueros incentive to focus on all games with Alpine in 2012 and beyond. This is assuming the two rivals wind up in the same division in the new expanded Pecos League. Ryan Stevens wants to rivalry to continue that is for sure.