July 2 2019 The Alpine Cowboys rallied past the Tucson Saguaros 5-4 at Kokernot Field. Tucson scored twice in the first inning and twice in the third to take a 4-0 lead, but Alpine answered with one run in each of the fifth through ninth innings to complete the comeback.
Matt Traylor led Alpine’s offense with two hits, including his eighth home run of the season, and two RBI. Ely Gallego added a pinch-hit RBI, while C. Scura and Chris York also drove in runs. Alpine collected nine hits and drew five walks, with Lance Myers scoring a run and reaching safely twice in his limited plate appearances.
Tucson also finished with nine hits. Riley Richarz went 3-for-5 and scored once, while Caleb Wichman and J. Garnett each had two RBI. Wichman reached base five times with a hit and four walks, and Garnett added two hits.
Andrew Click earned the win for Alpine after pitching one scoreless inning with three strikeouts and two walks. Jake Waters worked six innings for the Cowboys, allowing nine hits and four earned runs while striking out two. Will Morris pitched 6.2 innings for Tucson and allowed five hits and three runs, two earned, before Sean Lubreski surrendered the tying run and Austin Cooper was charged with the loss after allowing one run without recording an out.
Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Tucson Saguaros 5-4
