Alpine Cowboys Rally Past White Sands Pupfish 7-5

June 3 2016 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the White Sands Pupfish 7-5, overcoming a 13-hit effort by White Sands at Griggs Park. Alpine finished with eight hits and no errors, while the Pupfish committed two errors.

Alpine took control with a four-run fourth inning after scoring once in the second. The Cowboys added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to build a 7-3 advantage. White Sands answered with a run in the sixth and another in the ninth, but Alpine held on for the victory.

Reagan Rutledge led Alpine’s offense with a double, two RBI and one run scored. P. Llewellyn and A. Miller each had two hits, while Nate Ferrell added an RBI. White Sands received two hits apiece from V. Gomez, Aaron Olivas, TJ Wharton, J. Borowski and Mark Davis. Wharton, Borowski and Davis each drove in a run.

AJ McElderry earned the win after allowing three runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings, with four walks and four strikeouts. Chris Rogers recorded the save despite allowing one run on two hits in the ninth. Nick Bozeman took the loss for White Sands, surrendering six runs on six hits in 4.1 innings with three walks and four strikeouts.