Roswell Invaders Rally Past Alpine Cowboys 7-5

July 4 2023 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Alpine Cowboys 7-5 at Kokernot Field. Roswell finished with 11 hits and no errors, while Alpine collected 12 hits and committed one error.

Alpine scored once in the first inning and twice in the second to take an early 3-0 lead. Roswell answered with two runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth before breaking the game open with three runs in the sixth. Alpine added a run in the fourth and one in the seventh, but could not complete the comeback.

Rodney Tennie led Roswell with three hits, a run and an RBI. Robert Morosetti and Joel Moore each had two hits, with Moore adding a double and an RBI. Dillan Smith drove in a run, while Jonathan Fleckenstein contributed a hit, a run and an RBI. For Alpine, Cade Biddle had two hits and scored twice, and Alex Canty went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs and two RBIs. James Prockish added two hits and two RBIs.

Fleckenstein earned the win after allowing five runs on 12 hits in a complete seven-inning outing. He struck out two and walked two. Alpine starter Matthew Hess worked five innings and allowed four runs, two earned, on seven hits with eight strikeouts. Bryson Spagnuolo took the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits in one inning.