A great effort by Matt Scruggs carried the Alpine Cowboys (32-20) to a 16-5 win over the Santa Fe Fuego (25-26) on Sunday at Fort Marcy Park.

Scruggs hit two home runs for the Alpine Cowboys. Scruggs went 2-4 in the game with five RBIs and two runs scored. Scruggs homered in the second and fourth innings.

Ten runs in the opening three innings allowed the Alpine Cowboys to easily put away the Santa Fe Fuego. A groundout by Derrick Fox during the first inning and a three-run home run by Eric Herman, a two-run home run by Logan Lotti, and a two-run home run by Scruggs in the second inning fueled the Alpine Cowboys' offense early.

Jimmy Maxwell did his best to jumpstart the offense for the Santa Fe Fuego, reaching base four times. He scored two runs and had one RBI. He homered in the first inning and singled in the sixth inning.

Brad Orosey got the win, running his season record to 3-3. He allowed four runs over six innings. Orosey struck out five, walked two and gave up five hits.

Gill Tussey couldn't get it done on the mound for the Santa Fe Fuego, taking a loss. He allowed 10 runs in 2 1/3 innings, walked two and struck out none.