Alpine Cowboys Blank Austin Weirdos 20-0

July 28 2022 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Austin Weirdos 20-0 in a dominant seven-inning performance at Kokernot Field. Alpine collected 16 hits while limiting Austin to three hits and scored in five of its six offensive innings.

Alpine took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added three more runs in the second before breaking the game open with a nine-run third. The Cowboys added two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth. Josh Laurie went 3-for-4 with four runs and two RBI, while Bryce Donovan was 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBI. Mark Traylor added two hits, three runs and three RBI, including a triple. Andrew Capone scored four runs after drawing four walks, and Buzz Shirley contributed one hit and two RBI.

Shirley earned the win by throwing six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out six. Jonathan Triesler completed the shutout with a scoreless seventh inning. Austin starter Nico ODonnell took the loss after allowing 14 runs, 13 earned, on eight hits and eight walks in 2.2 innings. Aaron Cuellar followed with 3.1 innings, giving up six runs, two earned, on eight hits.