May 30 2018 The Alpine Cowboys rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Garden City Wind at Kokernot Field. Alpine scored three runs in the third inning, added one in the sixth and pushed across three more in the ninth to overcome Garden City’s 8-6 lead after seven innings. The Cowboys finished with eight hits, while the Wind collected 14; both teams committed one error.
Lance Myers powered Alpine’s offense with a home run and five RBI, while
Seth Douglas went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and one RBI.
Grant Myers added a hit, a run and an RBI, and
Ellington Hopkins drove in a run. Garden City received three RBI from
Ryan Whitt, who hit a home run, while
Cole Fenner went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Ryan Faircloth also homered and drove in a run, and
Ian Horne had three hits and one RBI.
Mike DEletto earned the win for Alpine after allowing one hit and no runs in one inning, with one walk.
Cam Carney started and worked eight innings, allowing 13 hits and eight runs while striking out six.
Tommy Haas took the loss for Garden City after allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits in 2.1 innings. M. Mayberry pitched six innings for the Wind, allowing five hits and six runs while striking out five.
