Roswell Invaders Rally Past Alpine Cowboys 12-11

July 21 2021 The Roswell Invaders overcame an early deficit with a five-run ninth inning to defeat the Alpine Cowboys 12-11 at Joe Bauman Park. Roswell finished with 19 hits and one error while Alpine collected 17 hits and committed three errors.

Alpine scored four times in the first inning and added two in the third before taking a 9-5 lead with a three-run sixth. Roswell answered with two runs in the fourth, two in the seventh, two in the eighth and the decisive five-run ninth. The Invaders also scored twice in the seventh as the game continued to swing back and forth late.

Bret Leiferman led Roswell with three hits, two runs and three RBI, including his ninth home run of the season. Cole Chambers and Colton Adams each went 3-for-5 with two runs, while Austin Thurman went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Lance Myers went 2-for-4 with two RBI. For Alpine, Bryce Donovan went 3-for-6 with four RBI and hit his fifth home run, while Chris ONeal collected four hits and an RBI. James Prockish and Chandler Hughes each drove in three runs.

Greg Carrington earned the win for Roswell after pitching two scoreless innings without allowing a hit. Josh Smith struck out eight in four innings, while Jack McNellis and Ashton Holdridge also worked in relief. Alpine starter Jared Strait allowed three runs in five innings, and Jake Woods was charged with the loss after allowing two runs on three hits without recording an out.