Alpine Cowboys Hold Off Las Cruces 7-5

July 26 2012 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Las Cruces Vaqueros 7-5 at Griggs Park. Alpine built a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added four runs in the fourth to take a 7-2 advantage before Las Cruces scored three times in the seventh. The Cowboys finished with seven hits and one error while the Vaqueros collected six hits and committed three errors.

Ben Ives led Alpine with one hit and three RBI, while Eric Garcia doubled and drove in two runs. Chris Davis added a double and an RBI, and Derrick Fox contributed a triple. Ives and E. Herman each scored twice, and Alpine stole three bases, including two by Ives.

Las Cruces received two hits and two RBI from Steve Rinaudo, who also recorded a double and a triple. Trevor Whyte went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Jesse Olivar scored twice. Randy Wells added two RBI for the Vaqueros.

Scott Hartling earned the win for Alpine after allowing six hits and five runs, four earned, in six innings. He struck out two and walked three. Alfredo Caballero recorded the save with a hitless, scoreless seventh inning and two strikeouts. Brian Dudzinski took the loss for Las Cruces after surrendering seven hits and seven runs, four earned, in five innings while striking out five.