Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Roswell 7-6 in Extra Innings

July 5 2022 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Roswell Invaders 7-6 in 10 innings. Alpine finished with 11 hits while Roswell collected 14, but the Cowboys overcame three errors to secure the victory at Kokernot Field.

Roswell took a 4-2 lead with four runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the eighth. Alpine answered with three runs in the sixth and one in the eighth to tie the game at 6-6 before scoring the decisive run in the 10th. Jonathon Bigley hit a solo home run for Roswell, while Bryce Donovan also homered for Alpine.

Andrew Capone led Alpine with two hits, four RBI and one run, and Donovan added one hit, one run and two RBI. Mark Traylor and Matteo Avallone each collected two hits. Roswell received two hits and one RBI from Robert Morosetti, while Dillan Smith, Bigley, Colton Adams, Lance Myers and Kevin Roque each had two hits.

Colton Whitehouse earned the win for Alpine after striking out three and allowing no hits or runs in two innings. Jonathan Fleckenstein took the loss for Roswell, surrendering one run on two hits in 1.2 innings. Alpine pitchers struck out 11 overall, while Roswell recorded nine strikeouts.