July 25 2019 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Roswell Invaders 7-5 after building an early lead and holding off a late Roswell rally. Alpine finished with eight hits and one error while Roswell also collected eight hits and committed three errors.
Sam Little led Alpine with four hits in five at-bats, scored twice and drove in one run. Kellen Hatheway added a home run and two RBI, while B. Gonzalez contributed one hit and one RBI. Alpine scored once in the second and third innings, added two runs in the sixth and seventh, and pushed across another run in the eighth to take a 7-1 advantage.
Roswell mounted its comeback with three runs in the eighth and one in the ninth. Jared Hagan and Jalin Lawson each had two hits, while Zack Carmody went 1-for-1 with a double and two RBI. Hagan and Matt Paciello each drove in a run, and James Garnett also produced an RBI.
Jose Hernandez earned the win after allowing three hits and one unearned run in 5.2 innings. He struck out seven and walked seven. Andrew Click recorded the save with one inning of relief, allowing two hits and one run while striking out two. Derrick Sylve took the loss for Roswell after surrendering six hits and four earned runs in six innings.
