Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Trinidad Triggers 21-15

July 24 2021 The Alpine Cowboys overcame an early deficit to defeat the Trinidad Triggers 21-15 at Central Park. Alpine collected 25 hits and scored in six different innings, while Trinidad finished with 14 hits and 15 runs. The game lasted 4 hours 19 minutes.

Trinidad surged ahead 10-0 in the first inning, but Alpine answered with eight runs in the second and added another in the third to cut the gap to 12-9. Alpine then scored four runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and six in the ninth to pull away. Trinidad added three runs in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.

Chris ONeal led Alpine with four hits, five runs and four RBI, including two home runs. Josh Laurie also had four hits, while James Prockish went 4-for-6 with three RBI and Joel Barraza drove in four runs. Christian Armstrong added two hits, three RBI and a home run, and Dylan Nolan homered among his three hits. Trinidads Robbie Kellerman and Jordan Gonzalez each had three hits, with Kellerman contributing three RBI.

Jonathan Triesler earned the win for Alpine after allowing no hits or runs in two innings while striking out three. Alejandro Amezquita added two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Ridge Walker allowed 12 runs, 11 earned, on 11 hits in four innings. Tyler Blair took the loss for Trinidad after giving up four runs on seven hits in three innings.