Trinidad Triggers Edge Alpine Cowboys 10-9

May 26 2012 The Trinidad Triggers held off the Alpine Cowboys 10-9 in a back-and-forth game at Central Park. Trinidad scored 12 hits and overcame Alpine’s nine-hit effort, with both teams committing four errors.

Harry Williams Jr. led Trinidad’s offense by going 3-for-5 with a home run four runs and three RBI. Daniel Pembroke added three hits including a triple and drove in two runs, while Clint Stroud went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Andrew Riddick scored three times and reached base five times with two walks.

Alpine was led by Eric Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Derrick Fox collected two hits including a double, and Mike Marion contributed two RBI. Alpine scored four runs in the fifth inning and three in the seventh to tie the game at 9-9, but Trinidad answered with the deciding run in the eighth.

Trinidad starter Alexi Gil Perez worked six innings and allowed six runs, only two earned, on six hits while striking out seven. Miguel Hernandez earned the win after pitching 1 1/3 hitless and scoreless innings with three strikeouts. For Alpine, Shane Youngdale allowed four runs, one earned, in 4 2/3 innings, while Alfredo Caballero was charged with the loss despite throwing a scoreless inning.