White Sands Pupfish Edge Alpine Cowboys 2-1

June 18 2014 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Alpine Cowboys 2-1 at Kokernot Field, scoring twice in the third inning and holding on after Alpine answered with one run in the seventh. White Sands finished with eight hits while Alpine collected seven; the Pupfish committed two errors and the Cowboys played errorless baseball.

White Sands catcher Yermin Mercedes led the offense with two hits, including a double. Mathew Cook also went 2-for-3, while B. Maeda and Will Miller each scored a run. J. Constantino and Nate Enriquez drove in the two Pupfish runs.

Mathew Cook earned the win with a complete seven-inning performance, allowing seven hits and one run, which was unearned, while striking out three and walking none. Aaron Corwin took the loss for Alpine after allowing five hits and two earned runs in five innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Andrew Shoemaker followed with two scoreless innings, permitting three hits and striking out one.