Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 10-7

July 9 2013 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 10-7 at Fort Marcy Park. Alpine outhit Santa Fe 14-12 and overcame a game that saw both teams score in multiple innings. The Cowboys scored in the second through fifth innings, including a three-run fifth, while the Fuego answered with runs in the third through sixth and again in the eighth and ninth.

Alpine third baseman R. Rea led the offense with four hits, three runs and four RBI, including two home runs. M. Scruggs added two hits, two runs, one RBI and a home run, while E. Herman and D. Fox each collected two hits. Santa Fe’s J. Barnett went 3-for-6 with two runs, three RBI and a home run. C. Calamia also had three hits, including two doubles, and J. Maxwell recorded two hits and one RBI.

Scott Hartling earned the win for Alpine after allowing one run on one hit with two strikeouts over 1.1 innings. Shane Youngdale worked 5.1 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits while striking out five. Kris Barone recorded the save with a scoreless ninth, striking out two and allowing no hits.

Matt Williams started for Santa Fe and allowed four runs on six hits in four innings. Jared Bowser was charged with the loss after recording one out and allowing three runs, while Charlie McCready finished with three scoreless innings. The victory moved Alpine to 43-26 on the season, while Santa Fe fell to 36-31.