June 12 2017 The Trinidad Triggers held off the Alpine Cowboys 7-6 after scoring in five different innings and taking the lead for good with a run in the seventh. Trinidad finished with seven hits and three errors while Alpine also collected seven hits and committed four errors.
Trinidad opened with three runs in the first inning, but Alpine answered with four in the second to take a 4-3 lead. The Triggers tied the game in the fourth and added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Alpine scored twice in the seventh to even the game at 6-6 before Trinidad pushed across the winning run in the bottom half.
Pat Llewellyn led Trinidad with three hits, including a home run, while
Tim Henry also homered and finished with one hit and one RBI.
Jabari Brown and
Reagan Rutledge each drove in a run, and
Lucas Owens added a hit and an RBI. For Alpine, Jonathan Moroney had a double and two RBI, while
Angel Martinez drove in three runs.
Zach Kirby earned the win after allowing six runs, two earned, on six hits in seven innings with 11 strikeouts. David Gates worked a scoreless ninth for the save, and
Frank Fantino took the loss for Alpine.
