July 22 2018 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Alpine Cowboys 9-8 in a high-scoring game at Central Park. Trinidad collected 16 hits and Alpine finished with 14. The Triggers scored in the first, second, fourth, sixth and ninth innings, while the Cowboys answered with runs in the second, fourth, fifth and seventh.
Alpine’s
Chace Sarchet powered the offense with three hits, two home runs and four RBI. Michael Traylor added three hits, including a home run, with one RBI, while
Trey Silmon contributed two hits and two RBI. The Cowboys built an 8-7 lead with a two-run seventh inning before Trinidad tied the game and then scored the decisive run in the ninth.
Trinidad’s offense was led by
Abel Arocho, who went 4-for-5, and
Nick Stoll,
Matt Eureste, Pat Llewellyn and
Joba Ferrell, who each collected multiple hits. Llewellyn went 3-for-4 with a home run, two walks and three RBI. Ferrell added three hits and two RBI, while Eureste had two hits, including a double, and one RBI.
David Gates earned the win for Trinidad after throwing one scoreless inning with no hits allowed.
Joseph Broderick worked five innings and allowed six runs on 11 hits, while the Triggers used four pitchers in the victory.
Ryan Hill took the loss for Alpine after allowing one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.
