July 29 2021 The Alpine Cowboys scored four runs in the fourth inning and held on for a 4-2 victory over the Tucson Saguaros at Kokernot Field. Alpine finished with nine hits and no errors, while Tucson collected six hits and also played errorless baseball.
Tucson took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and added another run in the sixth, but Alpine’s four-run fourth provided the decisive margin.
Josh Laurie drove in two runs for the Cowboys, while
Mark Traylor and pinch-hitter
Alex Westman each added an RBI.
Christian Armstrong went 2-for-3 with a double, and
Dylan Nolan and Traylor each scored a run.
Gabe Wurtz led Tucson’s offense by going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
Kendon Strachan and
Rod Dobbs also recorded hits, while
David Walker contributed an RBI. Alpine starter
Ridge Walker allowed one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts in four innings.
Alejandro Amezquita earned the win after allowing one run on one hit and striking out three in two innings, and
Jake Woods worked a scoreless seventh for the save. Tucson starter
Jordan Yu took the loss after allowing four earned runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.
