Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Garden City Wind 11-7

June 19 2015 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Garden City Wind 11-7 in an 11-inning game. Alpine collected 12 hits and scored four runs in the second inning, followed by single runs in the fifth and seventh before breaking away with five runs in the 11th. Garden City answered with one run in the fourth, three in the seventh, two in the eighth and one in the 11th, but could not overcome the late Alpine surge.

Riley Smith led Alpine with three hits and three RBI. Tim Henry added a triple, one hit and three RBI, while Daniel Aldrich hit a home run and finished with two runs and one RBI. Matt Henrickson went 2-for-2 with three walks and scored three times, and Jarret Young scored twice and drove in one run. Alpines 12 hits included Aldrichs homer and Henrys triple.

Garden Citys Cody Ellis went 3-for-6 with three RBI and a double. Gabe Cook contributed a home run and two RBI, while Edgar Munoz collected three hits and scored once. The Wind finished with nine hits overall.

Alpine starter R. Rogers worked five innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out three. Steven Johnson earned the win after pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Garden City starter Zack Russell-Myers allowed seven hits and six runs over six innings while striking out six, and Ryan Blinderman was charged with the loss after allowing four runs in one-third of an inning.