June 23 2018 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Alpine Cowboys 4-2 at Joe Bauman Park, securing the win with a balanced offensive effort and a complete-game performance from
Bobby St. Pierre. Roswell finished with 10 hits and no errors, while Alpine collected eight hits without committing an error.
Roswell struck for two runs in the first inning, then added single runs in the seventh and eighth to pull away. Alpine answered with two runs in the fourth inning, but could not produce another scoring rally.
Justin Byrd hit a solo home run and drove in two runs, while B. Portelli also homered and finished with one RBI.
Jordan Ackerman contributed two hits and a double, and
Nolan Hoff added an RBI.
Chace Sarchet led Alpine with three hits in four at-bats, and
Ellington Hopkins added two hits.
Trey Silmon and
Lance Myers each drove in a run for the Cowboys, who stranded seven runners.
St. Pierre earned the victory by allowing two runs on eight hits over nine innings. He walked none and struck out seven.
Cody Remore took the loss for Alpine after allowing four earned runs on 10 hits in 7.1 innings, with two walks and six strikeouts.
