June 22 2016 The Alpine Cowboys rallied from an early deficit to defeat the White Sands Pupfish 13-12 in 11 innings at Kokernot Field. Alpine trailed 12-1 after three innings but tied the game with a run in the ninth before scoring the winning run in the 11th. The Cowboys finished with 17 hits and one error while White Sands had 15 hits and five errors.
White Sands erupted for five runs in the first inning, four in the second and three in the third. Aaron Olivas led the Pupfish with a 5-for-6 performance that included three runs and a home run. Victor Gomez drove in five runs and also homered, while Eric Kalbfliesh and J. Borowski each contributed two RBI.
Alpine began its comeback with five runs in the fifth inning and added one run in the sixth, two in the seventh, two in the eighth and one in the ninth. Reagan Rutledge went 3-for-7 with three RBI, Eric Ferguson collected three hits and P. Llewellyn went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Jon Denney added two hits, including a home run, and one RBI.
Chris Rogers earned the win for Alpine after throwing two scoreless innings without allowing a hit. Evan Bickett and Adam Ogburn also provided scoreless relief, while Rob Rizzitelli took the loss for White Sands after allowing two runs on three hits in 2.1 innings with three walks and two strikeouts.
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