June 20 2018 The Alpine Cowboys scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Garden City Wind 18-2. Alpine added two runs in the second, one in the third, three in the fourth and three in the fifth to build an 18-0 lead. Garden City scored once in the seventh and once in the ninth. The Cowboys finished with 15 hits and played error-free baseball while the Wind had seven hits and three errors.
Tommy Ziegen led Alpine with three hits, four RBI and two triples.
Ellington Hopkins went 2-for-4 with three RBI and four runs scored, while
Seth Douglas collected three hits and drove in two runs.
Chace Sarchet added two hits, three RBI and a home run.
Sean Persky contributed two RBI, and Alpine stole nine bases as a team.
Luke Wiechec earned the win after allowing four hits and no runs in six innings. He struck out nine and walked seven.
Coleman Ramsey,
Jake Miller and
Lance Myers completed the game for Alpine.
Thane Clark took the loss for Garden City after surrendering 18 runs, 12 earned, on 12 hits in five innings.
William Bass and
Brandon Casas combined to hold Alpine scoreless over the final four innings.
