August 8 2021 The Roswell Invaders defeated the Alpine Cowboys 6-5 at Kokernot Field, overcoming a late Alpine rally to secure the win. Roswell collected 13 hits and committed no errors, while Alpine finished with nine hits and one error.
Alpine scored once in the first inning, but Roswell answered with four runs in the third. The Invaders added another run in the fourth to take a 5-3 lead. Alpine tied the game with two runs in the seventh before Roswell pushed across the decisive run in the ninth.
Lance Myers led Roswell with three hits, two RBI and a walk, while Bret Leiferman went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Colton Adams added two hits and scored twice, and Jakob Schuler had two hits and one RBI. Josh Laurie paced Alpine with three hits and one RBI, while Mark Traylor collected two hits and drove in one run.
Jonathan Fleckenstein earned the win for Roswell after pitching two scoreless innings with two hits allowed and three strikeouts. Ashton Holdridge struck out four in six innings but allowed five runs, and Carter Coats worked a scoreless seventh. Jared Strait took the loss for Alpine after allowing five runs in four innings, while Jonathan Triesler surrendered the go-ahead run in the ninth.
