Colin Forgey collected three hits, sparking the Alpine Cowboys (42-26) to a 3-2 victory over the Las Cruces Vaqueros (18-50) on Thursday at Apodoca Park.
He singled in the first, third, and fifth innings.The Alpine Cowboys relied on Pat Lemmo to eat up innings en route to the win. Lemmo allowed two earned runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four over seven innings of work.
Kyle Cross ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his ninth loss of the year. He lasted just two innings, walked two, struck out one, and allowed one run.