Alpine Cowboys Beat Roswell Invaders 8-4

June 26 2022 The Alpine Cowboys scored in four innings and pulled away for an 8-4 victory over the Roswell Invaders. Alpine collected five hits and overcame one error, while Roswell finished with eight hits and two errors.

Alpine struck for two runs in the first inning, added one in the fourth and scored twice in the fifth before breaking the game open with three runs in the seventh. Bryce Donovan delivered the biggest offensive performance, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI. Mark Traylor went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI, while Josh Laurie scored twice and drove in one run. Andrew Capone reached base three times with a hit and two walks and also stole a base.

Roswell answered with two runs in the second inning and added single runs in the fifth and sixth. Jonathon Bigley hit a solo home run and drove in one run, while Jonathan Chinchilla went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Matt Rodriguez had two hits and scored twice, and Lance Myers added a triple and an RBI.

Colton Whitehouse earned the win for Alpine after allowing three runs on six hits in five innings with two strikeouts. Alejandro Amezquita worked two-thirds of an inning, and Jared Strait recorded the save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Chinchilla took the loss for Roswell despite pitching a complete seven-inning game, allowing eight runs, seven earned, on five hits with five walks and five strikeouts.