White Sands Pupfish Beat Alpine Cowboys 7-3

June 7 2013 The White Sands Pupfish defeated the Alpine Cowboys 7-3 at The Aquarium. White Sands scored five runs in the first inning, added one in the sixth and one in the seventh, while Alpine scored once in the fourth and twice in the seventh. The Pupfish finished with 16 hits and no errors; Alpine had seven hits and also played errorless baseball.

Michael Mendoza led White Sands with three hits, two runs and two RBIs. Ernie Munoz went 3-for-4 with two runs, while Miguel Flores also collected three hits and drove in one run. J.J. Costantino, Mark Leacox and Jerry Gonzales each added an RBI for the Pupfish.

Justin Kuks earned the win after allowing five hits and three earned runs in seven innings. He walked five and struck out eight. Brian Hobbs and Brandon Kuter each pitched a scoreless inning to finish the victory. Alpine’s Carlos Camacho took the loss after surrendering six hits and five earned runs in one inning. Josh Cruse followed with five innings of one-run ball and struck out four. J. Carranza paced Alpine with two hits and two RBIs, while Brycen Bell also had two hits.