May 21 2011 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Roswell Invaders 3-1 at Kokernot Field, scoring in the third fifth and sixth innings before Roswell answered with its lone run in the seventh. Alpine finished with six hits and no errors while Roswell collected seven hits and committed one error.
Javier Arrieta led Alpine by going 2-for-2 with two runs an RBI and a walk. Tyler Hicks and Mike Marion also drove in runs for the Cowboys. Roswell’s Joey Friedman went 2-for-2 and Clifton Thomas scored the Invaders’ seventh-inning run.
Stephen Szkotak earned the win after allowing four hits and no runs in 5.2 innings. He struck out three and walked one. Reed Alfieri recorded the save despite allowing one run on three hits in 1.1 innings with two strikeouts. Roswell starter Mike McCravey took the loss after giving up two runs on five hits in 4.1 innings.
