White Sands Pupfish Edge Alpine Cowboys 3-2

July 6 2014 The White Sands Pupfish held off the Alpine Cowboys 3-2. White Sands scored single runs in the fourth fifth and seventh innings after Alpine opened the game with a run in the first. The Cowboys added their second run in the eighth but could not complete the comeback.

Alpine collected eight hits, led by Casanova Donaldson’s 3-for-4 performance. Tyler Heck went 1-for-3 with a run scored, while C. Forgey and Matthew Henrickson each doubled. White Sands had two hits, with Yermin Mercedes and Michael Brandi each recording one hit and one RBI. Preston Lyon also drove in a run.

Patrick Robinson earned the win after allowing one earned run on three hits in five innings with three strikeouts and no walks. Joe McCarty followed with two scoreless innings, and Justin Martinez recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Aaron Corwin took the loss for Alpine after allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit in four innings. White Sands finished without an error while Alpine was charged with four.