July 19 2016 The Salina Stockade defeated the Alpine Cowboys 10-4 at Kokernot Field, overcoming an early 3-0 deficit. Alpine scored twice in the first inning and once in the second, but Salina answered with four runs in the third, one in the fourth and four more in the fifth to take control. The Stockade added a run in the seventh.
Salina collected 16 hits, led by
Steven Longo and
Ray Hernandez with three hits apiece. Hernandez drove in three runs, while
Morgan Blatnik and
Mike Rachun each had two RBI.
Jean Carlos Peralta had two hits, a triple and one RBI, and
CJ Epperson also contributed two hits and one RBI. The Stockade finished with 10 runs and committed one error.
Nate Ferrell led Alpine with three hits, including a home run, and two RBI.
Eric Ferguson added two hits, while the Cowboys totaled eight hits and committed four errors. Skyler Janisse earned the win for Salina after allowing eight hits and four runs, three earned, in seven innings. He walked three and struck out four. Cam Carney took the loss for Alpine after allowing five runs, four earned, on nine hits in four innings.
