July 14 2019 The Alpine Cowboys held off the Roswell Invaders 7-6 at Kokernot Field. Alpine built a 7-0 lead through three innings and withstood a six-run third inning by Roswell to secure the victory.
Alpine scored once in the first inning, five times in the second and once in the third. Chris Scura went 3-for-3 with two runs, while Lance Myers collected three hits and drove in two runs. Kellen Hatheway, Ellington Hopkins and C. Graves also recorded RBIs for Alpine, which finished with 12 hits.
Roswell’s offense was led by Peter Bocchino, who had one hit and two RBIs, and A. Stubblefield, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. The Invaders totaled six hits and scored all six of their runs in the third inning, but could not complete the comeback.
Ely Gallego earned the win for Alpine after allowing six runs, two earned, on six hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked two. Albert Neff took the loss for Roswell despite allowing one earned run on three hits over four innings, while D. Mitchell surrendered six runs on nine hits in two innings.
Alpine Cowboys Edge Roswell Invaders July 14 2019
