Alpine Cowboys Roll Past White Sands Pupfish 18-2

June 26 2018 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the White Sands Pupfish 18-2 at Kokernot Field, scoring early and often in a 19-hit offensive performance. Alpine opened with four runs in the first inning and added four more in the second before White Sands answered with two runs in the third. The Cowboys then put the game away with three runs in the seventh and seven in the eighth.

Jonathan Bigley and Tommy Ziegen each collected three hits and scored three runs for Alpine. Bigley hit a home run and drove in two runs, while Seth Douglas added a homer, two hits and four RBI. Paul Ludden and M. Traylor each had three hits, with two RBI apiece, and Sean Persky and Luke Wiechec also drove in runs.

Wiechec earned the win after allowing five hits and two runs, including two earned, over eight innings. He walked five and struck out seven before Cody Remore completed the shutout eighth inning with one hitless inning and one strikeout.

White Sands managed five hits, led by Chris McCoys two hits and two RBI. Tommy Giunta took the loss after allowing 12 hits and eight runs, six earned, in six innings. Clay Gentle surrendered 10 runs, eight earned, in 1.1 innings, while Adam Rigney recorded the final two outs.