Alpine Cowboys Rout Austin Weirdos 29-5

June 28 2023 The Alpine Cowboys scored in eight innings and pulled away for a 29-5 victory over the Austin Weirdos at Kokernot Field. Alpine finished with 27 hits and committed one error while Austin collected 10 hits and made seven errors.

Alpine took a 3-0 lead in the first inning before Austin answered with three runs in the second. The Cowboys regained control with four runs in the third and fourth innings, then erupted for five runs in the fifth, five in the sixth and seven in the seventh. Alpine added another run in the eighth, while Austin scored twice in the fourth and was held scoreless over the final five innings.

Josh Rego led Alpines offensive attack by going 5-for-7 with six runs, five RBIs and a home run. Aldo Buendia went 4-for-6 with two runs and six RBIs, Alex Canty added four hits, four runs and three RBIs, and James Prockish scored five runs while driving in two. Drake Angeron contributed two RBIs, and Matthew Wheeler had three RBIs. Darius Simple hit a home run for Austin and drove in three runs, while Austin Brewer went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Jake Thomas earned the win for Alpine after allowing seven hits and five runs four earned in five innings with one walk and one strikeout. Michael Castillo, Ryan Greco, C. Wleczyk and Spencer Persky combined to hold Austin scoreless over the final four innings. Olson Moon took the loss for Austin, surrendering 17 hits and 16 runs six earned in five innings.