May 28 2018 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Garden City Wind 10-2 at Kokernot Field, using a steady offensive attack to pull away early and add insurance late. Alpine scored twice in the first inning, then added single runs in the second and third, two in the fourth, two in the fifth and two more in the eighth. Garden City scored its runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
Alpine collected 10 hits, led by Paul Ludden’s two hits and three runs.
Caleb Davidson hit a home run and drove in two runs, while
Tommy Ziegen,
Lance Myers and Matt Traylor each contributed two RBI.
Seth Douglas had two hits and an RBI, and
Ellington Hopkins scored twice. Garden City finished with four hits, including two from
Ryan Faircloth, who added an RBI.
Alhanon Miller earned the win after allowing three hits and no runs over five innings while striking out seven and walking two.
Mike DEletto, K. Atkinson and
Seth Douglas completed the pitching effort for Alpine, which held Garden City to two runs on four hits.
Donte Lindsay took the loss for Garden City, allowing eight runs on eight hits over five innings while striking out six; three of the runs were earned.
