July 13 2018 The Alpine Cowboys rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Roswell Invaders 6-5 at Kokernot Field. Alpine collected 10 hits without an error, while Roswell finished with nine hits and also played error-free baseball.
Roswell scored once in the first inning, added a run in the fourth and took a 4-3 lead with two runs in the sixth. The Invaders added another run in the eighth, but Alpine answered in the ninth to complete the comeback. Alpine scored its first three runs in the third inning.
Bobby Portelli led Roswell with three hits and four RBI, including a home run.
Logan Coughlin also homered and drove in a run, while
Justin Byrd and
Ed Reichenbach each had two hits. For Alpine,
Tommy Ziegen went 2-for-5 with three RBI, and
Chace Sarchet added two hits and two RBI. J. Russo and M. Traylor each scored twice.
Ryan Hill earned the win for Alpine after throwing 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits, walking one and striking out three.
Daniel Williams worked seven innings, giving up six hits and four runs while striking out 12. Roswell starter
Bobby St. Pierre allowed six hits and three earned runs in seven innings with seven strikeouts, while
Lance Fairchild was charged with the loss after allowing three hits and three runs in two-thirds of an inning.
