Alpine Cowboys Hold Off Tucson Saguaros 7-5

June 19 2023 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Tucson Saguaros 7-5 at Kokernot Field. Alpine scored in five different innings and finished with nine hits and one error, while Tucson collected 10 hits and committed two errors.

Josh Rego led Alpine with four hits in five at-bats, including a home run, two runs and two RBIs. Kam Holland added two hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs. Alpine took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, added a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth before scoring once in each of the seventh and eighth innings.

Matthew Hess earned the win after allowing nine hits and three runs, two earned, in eight innings. He walked one and struck out six. Bryson Spagnuolo recorded the save despite allowing two runs on one hit in the ninth. Tucson’s Steve Joyner hit a home run and drove in two runs, while Madison Santos had two hits with a double, triple and one RBI. Logan Chapman took the loss for Tucson after surrendering five runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.