Alpine Cowboys Outlast Santa Fe Fuego 10-8

May 25 2018 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 10-8 after scoring in five innings and finishing with 13 hits. Santa Fe collected 10 hits but committed no errors while Alpine made two defensive errors.

Alpine took a 3-0 lead through four innings before Santa Fe answered with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Cowboys scored twice in the fifth to move ahead 5-4, then added three runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to build a 10-5 advantage. The Fuego scored three times in the eighth but were held scoreless in the ninth.

Ellington Hopkins led Alpine with three hits and five RBI, including a home run and a double. M. Traylor also went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Seth Douglas added two hits and an RBI, while Sean Persky contributed a hit, an RBI and two stolen bases.

Cam Carney earned the win after allowing eight hits and five runs, four earned, in six innings with three strikeouts and no walks. Seth Douglas recorded the save with a perfect ninth inning and three strikeouts. Julian Devora took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up nine hits and eight runs in 5.1 innings.