July 26 2019 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Garden City Wind 9-4 at Kokernot Field, using a five-run first inning to take control. Alpine added one run in the second, two in the third and one in the fourth to build a 9-0 lead before Garden City scored twice in the fourth and twice in the fifth. Alpine finished with 13 hits and no errors, while Garden City had seven hits and two errors.
Ely Gallego led Alpine with two hits, two runs and four RBI, including a double. Paul Ludden drove in two runs, and Kellen Hatheway went 2-for-4 with a double, one run and one RBI. Ellington Hopkins and C. Graves each had two hits, while Sam Little scored twice and also doubled.
Mike DEletto earned the victory after allowing four runs on seven hits in eight innings. He struck out four and walked five. Alejandro Amezquita completed the game with a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits while striking out one.
Brennan Fischer took the loss for Garden City after surrendering nine runs on 11 hits in 3.1 innings. Kyle Koppenhoefer, Jonathan Fleckenstein and Joel Garza combined to hold Alpine scoreless over the final five innings, with Fleckenstein striking out three and Garza striking out three in his one inning.
