Brandon Burkes collected three hits, helping the White Sands Pupfish (37-27) to an 8-3 victory over the Alpine Cowboys (39-26) on Friday at Griggs Park.
He singled in the first, seventh, and eighth innings.Joe McCarty's seven strikeouts helped the White Sands Pupfish to the victory. The White Sands Pupfish's pitcher tossed four innings of shutout ball and allowed only four hits.
Daniel Aldrich racked up three RBIs on three hits for the Alpine Cowboys. He homered in the first innings, doubled in the fifth innings, and singled in the seventh inning.
Daniel Thorpe ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his fourth loss of the year. He allowed seven runs in seven innings, walked two and struck out five.