June 12 2018 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Ruidoso Osos 3-1 at Kokernot Field, overcoming an early deficit with two runs in the fifth inning and another in the sixth. Alpine finished with nine hits and no errors while Ruidoso collected five hits and committed one error.
Ruidoso scored its only run in the second inning on an RBI single by D. Reddy. Alpine answered in the fifth, when
Seth Douglas and
Sean Persky scored, and added its final run in the sixth. Persky went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI, while
Jonathan Bigley and
Ely Gallego each had two hits.
Cody Remore also scored and added a hit for the Cowboys.
Remore earned the win with a complete seven-inning effort, allowing five hits and one earned run while striking out six and walking two.
Zach Youngberg took the loss for Ruidoso after allowing nine hits and three earned runs with four strikeouts and one walk over six innings. No save was recorded.
