June 18 2019 The Alpine Cowboys held off the Roswell Invaders 8-7 at Kokernot Field, overcoming a late challenge after the teams combined for 25 hits. Alpine finished with 12 hits and Roswell collected nine, with neither team committing an error.
Alpine built a 6-2 lead through three innings after scoring twice in the first and four times in the third. Roswell answered with four runs in the sixth to even the game at 6-6, but Alpine reclaimed the lead with a run in the bottom half. Each team scored once in the seventh before the Cowboys secured the one-run victory.
Ely Gallego led Alpine with two hits and three RBI, while Will Little had two hits, scored twice and drove in one run. Chris York and Bryan Gonzalez added one RBI apiece, and Cullen Franz scored as a pinch-hitter. Roswells Jalin Lawson scored three runs, drove in two and hit a home run, while A. Stubblefield also homered and finished with three RBI. Jared Hagan had two hits and one RBI for the Invaders.
Andrew Click earned the win for Alpine after allowing one run on one hit in one inning, with three walks and two strikeouts. Jose Hernandez started for the Cowboys and allowed four runs on five hits in five innings. Roswell starter Chauncey Nunez surrendered six earned runs on eight hits in five innings with five strikeouts, and Albert Neff took the loss after allowing one run on two hits in one-third of an inning.
Alpine Cowboys Edge Roswell Invaders 8-7 June 18 2019
