Alpine Cowboys Edge White Sands Pupfish 8-7

July 3 2013 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the White Sands Pupfish 8-7 at Kokernot Field in a game that featured 22 combined hits. White Sands collected 13 hits, while Alpine finished with nine. The Cowboys were credited with three errors and the Pupfish also committed three errors.

White Sands opened with three runs and added two in the fifth, one in the sixth and one in the eighth. Alpine answered with two runs in the third, two in the fourth and three in the seventh. J.J. Costantino went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI for the Pupfish, while Cody Collins was 4-for-6 with a run and an RBI. Chretien Matz and Ernie Munoz each added two hits and an RBI.

Eric Herman led Alpine with two hits, two walks, two runs and two RBIs. M. Scruggs also had two hits and an RBI, and E. Garcia contributed a pinch-hit and two RBIs. Matt Marra went 1-for-1 with an RBI in addition to earning the pitching victory.

Marra worked a scoreless ninth inning for the win, allowing no hits while issuing one walk and striking out one. Scott Hartling also threw two scoreless innings for Alpine. Justin Mauldin took the loss for White Sands after allowing one run on three hits in 1.1 innings.