July 4 2016 The Alpine Cowboys scored in five innings and defeated the Salina Stockade 16-3 at Kokernot Field. Alpine collected 19 hits and built a commanding lead with three runs in the first inning, two in the second, five in the fourth, five in the fifth and one in the sixth. Salina scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth while finishing with five hits and three errors.
Reagan Rutledge went 4-for-5 with four runs and two RBI for Alpine.
Eric Ferguson also had four hits in four at-bats and scored twice, while
Tim Henry went 3-for-4 with three doubles and three runs.
Matt Henriksen added two hits, three runs and four RBI, and
Ariel Adut and Patrick Llewellyn each drove in two runs.
AJ McElderry earned the victory with a complete seven-inning performance. He allowed five hits and three runs, only one of them earned, while walking two and striking out five. McElderry also contributed at the plate with two hits, two runs and one RBI.
Gilbert Barrera took the loss for Salina after allowing 10 hits and 10 runs in three innings, with seven earned runs, two walks and four strikeouts. Dalton Speranza surrendered seven hits and five earned runs over two innings, and Nick Thompson allowed one earned run in one inning.
