July 4 2021 The Alpine Cowboys rallied past the Salina Stockade 3-2 at Kokernot Field. Salina scored twice in the third inning, but Alpine answered with one run in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to secure the victory. Alpine finished with six hits and no errors, while Salina also collected six hits but committed three errors.
Enrique Batista drove in both of Salina’s runs.
Collins Robinson and
Brenden Spaulding each had two hits, with both recording doubles. Alpine’s
James Prockish went 2-for-3 with a double, while
Alex Canty went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Calvin Graves and
Chandler Hughes also drove in runs for the Cowboys.
Jared Strait allowed two runs on four hits over five innings while striking out six and walking three.
Jonathan Triesler was credited with the win after pitching one scoreless inning, allowing one hit with one strikeout and one walk.
Alejandro Amezquita earned the save with a scoreless inning that included one strikeout. Salina starter
Will Hicks took the loss despite allowing only one earned run in six innings; he gave up six hits, struck out one and walked one.
