Alpine Cowboys Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 14-10

May 26 2018 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 14-10 in a high-scoring game at Fort Marcy Park. Alpine collected 12 hits and scored in six innings, overcoming Santa Fe’s early 2-0 lead and a five-run sixth inning by the Fuego.

Alpine took control with four runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth before adding three in the sixth. Tommy Ziegen went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and five RBI, while Seth Douglas hit a home run and drove in two. Sean Persky had two hits and three RBI, and Lance Myers and Gabriel Ojeda each added two hits. Santa Fe’s A. Stubblefield went 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI, while Mike Annone and Zach Hoffman also homered for the Fuego.

Luke Wiechec earned the win for Alpine after allowing six hits and five runs, four earned, in five innings with three strikeouts and four walks. Mike DEletto followed with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. Yale Hughes took the loss for Santa Fe, surrendering nine hits and 11 runs, 10 earned, in five innings. TJ Zarewicz, Kelly C. and D. Sunnafrank combined for three scoreless innings of relief.