Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Roswell Invaders 6-5 on July 6 2022

July 6 2022 The Alpine Cowboys rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Roswell Invaders at Kokernot Field. Alpine finished with 13 hits and no errors while Roswell collected eight hits and committed two errors.

Roswell and Alpine exchanged runs in the first inning before the Invaders took a 2-1 lead in the third. Alpine tied the game with a run in the sixth. Roswell then scored three times in the eighth to move ahead 5-2, but Alpine answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning to complete the comeback.

Bryce Donovan led Alpine with three hits in four at-bats and scored twice while adding an RBI. Josh Laurie went 2-for-5 with an RBI, and Buzz Shirley added two hits and an RBI. Mark Traylor contributed a double and an RBI. For Roswell, Jonathon Bigley had two hits including two doubles and scored twice, while Juan Montes and Nolan Bodeau each drove in two runs.

Alpine starter Matteo Avallone struck out 10 while allowing six hits and four earned runs in seven innings. Michael Castillo earned the win after allowing one run on two hits with three strikeouts in one inning. Roswell starter Jarod Sprinkle took the loss despite striking out five, giving up 12 hits and six runs, four earned, in 7.2 innings.