May 20 2012 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 10-1 at Kokernot Field, overcoming an early Santa Fe run with 10 unanswered runs. The Fuego scored in the first inning, but Alpine answered in the second and added three runs in the fourth, two in the sixth and four in the eighth. Alpine outhit Santa Fe 10-8 and committed no errors while the Fuego made one error.
Justin Mcdavid went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI for Alpine.
Kevin Hennessey also went 3-for-4, scored three runs, drove in two and hit a home run.
Eric Garcia hit a home run and finished with three RBI, while
Bo Bell and
Ben Ives each added a hit and scored a run. Alpine recorded six extra-base hits, including three doubles by McDavid, two doubles by Bell and home runs from Hennessey and Garcia.
Bryce Weidman earned the win after allowing one run on seven hits in seven innings, with one walk and three strikeouts.
Pedro Maldonado,
Mike Castrignano,
Derrick Dingeman and
Alfredo Caballero combined to complete the game with two scoreless innings.
Jack Winters took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up six runs, five earned, on seven hits in 5.1 innings, while
Karlyle Whitley allowed four runs in 2.2 innings.
