August 2 2023 The Alpine Cowboys built an early lead and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Trinidad Triggers. Alpine scored once in the first inning and twice in the second to take a 3-1 advantage, while Trinidad added its second run in the sixth inning before Alpine closed out the win. Alpine finished with five hits and Trinidad collected seven.
Trinidad shortstop D. Arza led the Triggers with a 3-for-4 performance. J. Rooks went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and a walk. Alpine’s runs included contributions from D. Angeron, J. Disla and J. Prockish, while M. Piatnik scored once and stole two bases.
Matthew Hess earned the win for Alpine after allowing seven hits and two earned runs in seven innings. He walked two and struck out six.
Bryson Spagnuolo recorded the save with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out three and walking one. Trinidad starter
Jacob Faivre worked eight innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs with four walks and 10 strikeouts, but took the loss.
