Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Garden City Wind 8-5

July 20 2022 The Alpine Cowboys scored five runs in the ninth inning to rally past the Garden City Wind 8-5. Alpine finished with 14 hits and overcame a 5-3 deficit after eight innings, while Garden City collected 11 hits and committed no errors. The Cowboys made two errors. Andrew Capone led Alpine with three hits, two runs and two RBIs, including a home run. Dylan Nolan delivered a four-RBI home run as a pinch hitter, and Josh Laurie added a hit, a run and an RBI. Mark Traylor and Matteo Avallone each recorded two hits, while Colin Johnson drove in a run. Garden City built its lead with two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Taylor Barber went 3-for-3 with two runs, a double, a home run and an RBI for the Wind. Koki Matsuda and Najay King added two hits apiece, and Devon Zielke contributed an RBI. Keisy Portorreal held Alpine to three runs over 7.2 innings for Garden City, striking out eight. Alpine starter Ridge Walker worked six innings and allowed eight hits and five runs, three earned, with five walks and three strikeouts. Trey Silmon was credited with the win after a scoreless inning, and Matthew Hess earned the save with two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning.