Alpine Cowboys Defeat White Sands Pupfish 5-4 July 10 2019

July 10 2019 The Alpine Cowboys held off the White Sands Pupfish 5-4 in a game that featured 12 hits from each team. Alpine scored twice in the first inning and added single runs in the fourth sixth and ninth innings to secure the victory.

Kellen Hatheway led Alpine with three hits including a home run two RBI and two runs scored. Paul Ludden and Sam Little each collected three hits while Ludden drove in a run. White Sands was paced by Armando Valentin who went 4-for-4 with an RBI and David Gallagher who had three hits and two RBI. TK Koontz added three hits two runs and an RBI for the Pupfish.

Garrett Mack earned the win after allowing one run on six hits in six innings with three walks and five strikeouts. Michael Koltak and Matt Eiel each worked one scoreless inning before Andrew Click recorded the save despite allowing two runs, neither earned, on three hits in the ninth. Jeffrey Rotz took the loss for White Sands after surrendering four runs, three earned, on nine hits in seven innings with two walks and four strikeouts.

White Sands scored once in the second and seventh innings before making a late push with two runs in the ninth. Alpine finished with 12 hits and two errors while the Pupfish had 12 hits and no errors.