Roswell Invaders Edge Alpine Cowboys 9-8

July 7 2012 The Roswell Invaders held off the Alpine Cowboys 9-8 in a back-and-forth game at Central Park. Roswell collected 18 hits and overcame Alpine’s 15-hit attack, scoring in seven of its eight innings while Alpine answered with five runs in the second and single runs in the seventh and eighth. Casanova Donaldson led Roswell with four hits in five at-bats, including a home run, four RBI and one run scored. Mike Miller added three hits and scored twice, while A. Kam went 3-for-4. Brian Ramirez also had three hits and an RBI, and Wes Kartch and Kevin Foti each drove in a run. Alpine’s Justin McDavid had three hits and an RBI, while Ben Ives and Eric Garcia each collected two hits. M. Marion hit a home run for the Cowboys. Roswell’s J.J. Whetsol provided 4.1 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts after allowing two hits. Erik Burkewitz earned the win after permitting one run on two hits with two strikeouts in one inning, and Charlie Short recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts. Alpine starter B. Smith was charged with seven runs six earned on 14 hits in 4.2 innings, while Bryant Asnicar took the loss after allowing two runs in one inning.