July 18 2023 The Alpine Cowboys defeated the Blackwell Flycatchers 10-2 at Morgan Field. Alpine collected 13 hits and played error-free baseball while Blackwell finished with five hits and one error.
Alpine took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and broke the game open with four runs in the third. The Cowboys added two runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth. Blackwell scored both of its runs in the fourth inning. Jeff Disla hit a three-run home run and finished with three RBI, while Drake Angeron went 4-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. Manny Garcia added two hits and two runs, and Kam Holland drove in two runs.
Brayde Hirai earned the win after holding Blackwell to two runs on five hits over seven innings. Hirai walked one and struck out seven, facing 25 batters. Luke Poselovic took the loss for Blackwell after allowing 10 runs on 13 hits in six innings, with one walk and seven strikeouts.
