June 17 2016 The Alpine Cowboys scored in five of seven innings and defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 14-6. Alpine collected 14 hits and built an early 8-4 lead with five runs in the first inning and three more in the second. The Cowboys added two runs in the fourth, three in the sixth and one in the seventh to secure the win.
D. Aldrich led Alpine with four hits, three runs and four RBIs, including three home runs.
Jon Denney added a home run and three RBIs, while
Ariel Adut,
Eric Ferguson and
Seth McLemore each had two hits. P. Llewellyn also homered, and Alpine finished with five home runs overall.
Santa Fe’s offense was led by
Matt Haskins, who went 3-for-4 with two home runs, two runs and five RBIs. Anthony Ruggiero added a home run, while
Eric Maria and
Chris Tavares each collected two hits. The Fuego scored three runs in the third inning and one each in the fifth and seventh, but could not overcome Alpine’s early advantage.
Kevin Klaess earned the victory for Alpine with a complete seven-inning performance, allowing nine hits and six runs, five earned, while walking one and striking out four.
Eric Gleese took the loss after allowing 11 hits and 10 earned runs in four innings. Alpine committed one error, compared with four by Santa Fe.
