July 22 2021 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Roswell Invaders 7-1 behind a complete-game performance from Joe Raab. Alpine collected 12 hits and scored in five innings, while Roswell finished with seven hits and one run.
Alpine took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added single runs in the third and fourth. The Cowboys broke the game open with two runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh. Roswell’s lone run came in the second inning. Chris ONeal hit a solo home run and finished 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Calvin Graves went 4-for-5 with two RBI. Bryce Donovan added three hits and scored three runs, and Christian Armstrong had two hits and an RBI.
Raab earned the win by allowing seven hits and one earned run over nine innings. He walked one and struck out 11 while throwing 87 strikes in 124 pitches. Carter Coats took the loss for Roswell after allowing five earned runs on nine hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Kyle Kuttruf gave up two runs in two innings, and Greg Carrington worked a scoreless ninth.
