Ryan Retz went 2-4 and hit a home run, helping the Roswell Invaders (1-0) to a 4-1 victory over the Alpine Cowboys (0-1) on Friday at Kokernot Field.
He homered in the third inning and singled in the sixth inning.Josh Mooney's seven strikeouts helped the Roswell Invaders to the victory. Mooney allowed no earned runs on four hits and five walks over eight innings.
Noah Piard was effective even in defeat, mowing down six the Roswell Invaders batters and allowing two runs.
Piard couldn't get it done on the rubber for the Alpine Cowboys, taking a loss.