July 25 2021 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Roswell Invaders 12-8 after collecting 13 hits and scoring in five innings. Alpine built an 8-3 lead through two innings, scoring three times in the first and five in the second, then added two runs in the fifth and one each in the seventh and eighth. Roswell answered with three runs in the first, two in the sixth and three in the seventh, but could not complete the comeback.
Bryce Donovan led Alpine with two hits, a home run and four RBI.
Christian Armstrong added a home run and three RBI, while
Chris ONeal went 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI.
Josh Laurie had three hits and scored twice, and
Tylor Frailey contributed a double and two RBI.
Roswell received two hits and two RBI from
Bret Leiferman, who hit his 11th home run and recorded a triple.
Cole Chambers went 3-for-5 with three RBI, while
Jakob Schuler hit a two-run home run.
Hunter Hill and
Lance Myers each scored twice for the Invaders.
Jake Thomas earned the win for Alpine after allowing eight hits and five earned runs in six innings, with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Alejandro Amezquita recorded the save by working three innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out five.
Easton Barnes took the loss for Roswell after surrendering 12 hits and 10 runs in five innings, with five of those runs earned.
