Alpine Cowboys Roll Past Santa Fe Fuego 18-8

July 8 2023 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 18-8 behind a 19-hit attack and a fast start. Alpine scored five runs in the first inning, added two in the second and broke the game open with six runs in the third to take a 13-2 lead. The Cowboys also scored twice in the fifth, once in the sixth and twice in the ninth. James Prockish went 3-for-4 with five runs scored, three RBI and a home run for Alpine. Cade Biddle added three hits, three runs, three RBI and a home run, while Mark Traylor drove in four runs and Jake Sisto collected three hits and one RBI. Alex Canty also homered and finished with three hits and one RBI. Alpine totaled three home runs and committed no errors. Santa Fe answered with four runs in the fourth inning and two in the sixth but could not overcome the deficit. Omar Ortiz went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a home run, while Jared Fry had two hits, three RBI and a home run. Ben Osborne added two hits and scored twice for the Fuego, who finished with 10 hits and three errors. Dom Spinoso earned the win for Alpine after allowing two runs on two hits in 2.2 innings with four strikeouts and no walks. Brendan May struck out five while allowing six runs in 3.1 innings, and Bryson Spagnuolo, Aldo Buendia and Connor Kelly combined for three scoreless innings. Matt Sanchez took the loss for Santa Fe after surrendering 10 runs, nine earned, on 10 hits in two innings.