June 19 2011 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Carlsbad Bats 5-2 in a game decided by an early four-run burst and a final insurance run in the seventh inning. Alpine collected nine hits while Carlsbad finished with three, and the Bats committed five errors.
Alpine scored twice in the first inning and added two more runs in the second to take an early 4-0 lead. Carlsbad answered with two runs in the fourth, but the Cowboys added another run in the seventh to complete the scoring. James Kono drove in two runs, Nick Ochoa had three hits and two RBIs, and Tyler Hicks and Kyle Wells each contributed two hits. Javier Arrieta and Anderson Gardner also recorded RBIs for Alpine.
Thomas Meager earned the win after allowing two hits and two runs, one earned, over six innings. He walked four and struck out seven. Brian Hobbs completed the game with three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out six.
Greg Perret had two of Carlsbad's three hits and scored once. Bryant Veiga and Michael Cavazos each drove in a run for the Bats. Seth Marchant took the loss after allowing six hits and four runs, two earned, in six innings while striking out five.
Alpine Cowboys Defeat Carlsbad Bats 5-2
