White Sands Pupfish Rally Past Alpine Cowboys 11-6

June 11 2011 The White Sands Pupfish scored five runs in the eighth inning to pull away for an 11-6 victory over the Alpine Cowboys. White Sands finished with 11 hits and overcame a 6-5 deficit after Alpine scored once in the eighth. The Pupfish also scored twice in the first inning, three times in the fifth and once in the seventh.

Robert Rodriguez led White Sands with three hits, including a double and a home run, and drove in four runs. Ruben Sanchez added two hits, a home run and four RBI, while Andrew Riddick reached base four times with one hit and two walks and drove in two runs. Ernie Munoz and Chris De Biasi each scored twice. Alpine collected 10 hits, with Kyle Wells going 2-for-4 with an RBI, Zach Welch driving in two runs and Cody Collins contributing two hits and two RBI, including two doubles.

Jon Durket earned the win for the Pupfish after pitching two-thirds of an inning without allowing a hit or a run while striking out two. Ryan Torrey followed with 3 1/3 scoreless innings, and Adam Osteen worked a scoreless ninth. Alpine starter Scott Shimek struck out eight in seven innings but was charged with six runs, four earned, on seven hits. Stephen Szkotak took the loss after allowing four runs in one-third of an inning.