Cowboys Rally Past Saguaros 13-11

July 20 2023 The Alpine Cowboys erased an early deficit and defeated the Tucson Saguaros 13-11. Alpine finished with 13 hits and two errors while Tucson collected 10 hits and committed five errors.

Tucson surged to a 10-5 lead after scoring nine runs in the first inning, one in the second and one in the fifth. Alpine answered with six runs in the sixth inning to take an 11-10 lead and added two insurance runs in the ninth. Tucson was held scoreless over the final four innings.

Jeff Disla led Alpine with two hits and four RBI and hit his seventh home run of the season. Manny Garcia, Mitch Piatnik and Alex Canty each had two hits, while Canty scored twice and drove in a run. Aldo Buendia contributed a hit, a run and an RBI, and Jake Sisto added a hit and an RBI.

Brock Ephan paced Tucson with three hits and two RBI. Colin Johnson had two hits and an RBI, while DeShawn Johnson and Gavy Perez-Torres each drove in two runs. Connor Kelly earned the win for Alpine after pitching two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and Bryson Spagnuolo recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Jackson Smith took the loss for Tucson.