The Alpine Cowboys (3-1) beat the Roswell Invaders (1-4) 6-5 on Saturday at Kokernot Field behind Robert Zaragoza, who went 3-3 at the plate.
He singled in the third and fifth innings and doubled in the eighth inning.Steven Johnson pitched lights out for the Alpine Cowboys. Johnson held the Roswell Invaders hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out one.
Brett Balkan put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits for the Roswell Invaders. He doubled in the second and fifth innings and singled in the sixth inning.
Ryan Richardson recorded his first win of the year for the Alpine Cowboys. He struck out none, walked none and surrendered no hits.
Jimmy Daley (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings, walked none, struck out one, and allowed two runs.