July 13 2017 The Alpine Cowboys scored six runs in the 10th inning to pull away for an 8-2 victory over the Garden City Wind. Alpine finished with 14 hits, while Garden City collected eight. The Cowboys improved to 43-18 and the Wind fell to 20-43.
After Garden City scored in the third and sixth innings and Alpine answered with one run in both the sixth and seventh, the game was tied 2-2 entering the 10th. Alpine then broke through with a six-run inning to secure the win.
Alpine’s offense included three home runs, with B. Pugh hitting his fourth of the season,
JJ Graham hitting his 12th and
Nick Delgado recording his first. Graham had two hits and two RBI, while
Crisford Adames and
John Giakas also drove in two runs apiece. Delgado went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and
Angel Martinez and Pugh each added two hits.
Andrew Millner earned the win after allowing one hit and no runs over three innings with four strikeouts.
Cam Carney opened for Alpine and allowed two runs on five hits over 5.1 innings, striking out four, and
John Chalupa pitched a scoreless ninth for the save. Garden City starter M. Mayberry worked seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts, while
Ryan Harper took the loss after surrendering three runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
