Cowboys Rally in the Ninth for Win

By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media

It was all Osos for the first eight innings of the ball game Thursday night in Raton as the Osos pulled out a a 13-11 lead.

Four Osos pitchers later the Cowboys would see their first lead of the game as a 7-run rally put them over the top. In the bottom of the ninth Ryan Barban made it on base by a walk and was the only Osos to see a base as the game came to an end.

Early in the game the Osos looked like a team that had played together the throws were made and the ball was caught. Cowboys were wrangled down in the pickle and double plays were perfected. Had AJ Doyle not bobbled the ball at second the Osos could have had their first triple play. Doyle did hang on to the ball and it wasn't dropped yet the call was safe.

Going into the fifth inning the Osos were up by six when the Cowboys from Alpine pushed foru runs across the plate. Yet the Osos retaliated with three. The Cowboys managed to ink out four more runs, two each in the sixth and seventh closing the lead to only three going into the ninth.

Derrick Fox makes the dive for third as the ball flies towards Matt Lynch's mitt for the out early in the game in Raton.

Cowboy Casanova Donaldson gets caught in the pickle between third and second for another Cowboy out. Third baseman Matt Lynch and Short Stop AJ Doyle do the honors.

Ryan Barban gets the force out on second and the throw for the double play as Cowboy Derrick Fox slides for second.

DJ Johnson goes for the wide throw as Travis Fuquay slides on by and into third.

 it was another play at home plate late in the game as the Cowboys closed the lead on the Osos.

Matt Lynch tries to steal home, the call was out by the home plate umpire.

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Roswell Invades Raton to Continue Winning Ways

Roswell  11
Raton      4

Raton took an early lead but just couldn't hang on to it as the Invaders kept on striking wood with base hits that brought the runners on around.

Roswell kept pounding the ball not deep but simply in and through the holes in the Osos defense.

Raton didn't help themselves either as a couple of wild throws allowed Roswell runners to advance. On the other side of the ball some of Raton's heavy hitters were stifled at the plate. The players were unable to hit solid balls out of the park tonight yet when contact was made several fell into Invader gloves for the out.

Raton will host Taos Tuesday night for another northern division game. This will be the first time these two teams have met this season.

Ryan Barban slides into second safe as 2nd baseman Vincent Mejia fields a high ball.

Wesley Jones slides in just ahead of the ball on the steal at second as Vincent Mejia goes for the tag.

Roger Bernal slides wide at home plate to avoid the tag but the ball gets loose from Osos' catcher Zack Kreager.

Roger Bernal slides wide at home plate to avoid the tag but the ball gets loose from Osos' catcher Zack Kreager.

Ryan Normoyle easily beats the ball to home plate for another Invader run during the game in Raton.

Reggie Taylor slides back into first to avoid the pick Monday evening in Raton.

Ryan Barban takes the toss and makes the force out at second.

then turns toward first and fires the ball for the double play.

Vincent Mejia stands up to first as the throw comes into Osos' first baseman Michael Lange.

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Train Robbers Steal one from Triggers

Train Robbers Steal one from Triggers

                    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9     R    H    E
Las Vegas    0    0    3    1    2    1    0    3    1    11   16    2
Trinidad       1    4    0    0    1    2    0    0    1     9    12    6

It was a slug fest in Trinidad Thursday night with both teams busting the the 380 foot barrier for for home runs.

The Triggers took the early lead yet a strong Train Robber defense finally got on track and slowed the Triggers way down. They then started their own series of runs. They tied the game and went ahead in the fifth only to go a run down.

The Train Robbers then took the lead again in the eighth and kept it in the ninth. The defense held the Triggers off in the bottom of the ninth allowing only one run to win the game and bring the battle between first and second place in the north division a bit closer.

Trigger Frank DeMateo takes one in the back from pitcher Atsushi Hebisawa during the game in Trinidad Thursday nigth.

Train Robber Atsushi Hebisawa is safe at first as the throw from Jason Veyna to Richie Serritella goes wide.

Trigger Jason Venya is safe at third as he just slips past the mit of third baseman Michael Pena.

The throw to Andrew Azzopardi is just in time to make the force out at home plate as Ricky Brown slides in.

Train Robber second baseman Randy Wells make the fly ball catch to end the inning.

Another safe at first base is Train Robber Andrew Lopez as the Trigger first baseman Richie Serritella reach pulls his foot of the base.

Trigger Coach JD Droddy nurses a sore arm after taking a foul ball from his own Frank Florio.

Sam DiMatteo slides in under the mitt of Train Robber shortstop AJ Alexander late in the game.

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Slugfest results in One Run Trigger Win

Trinidad 16
Raton   15

It was a slow start for the Osos who went down 7-1 in the first inning, yet the guys never let it go coming back to tie the game at 9 in the bottom of the 5th inning. Zack Kreager hit a 2-run homer in the fifth to bring in Ryan Barbon for the tie game.

The Triggers however pulled the trigger and Wink Nolan and Frank Florio hit back to back home runs to start a five run rally to put them well out in front again.

The bats however didn't fall silent as the Triggers racked up one more and the Osos battled back with six more runs to end the game at 16-15 giving Trinidad a 17-8 record on the season.

Trigger Wink Nolan makes contact for a foul ball, one of three fouls before planting one deep for a stand up double and two runs in.

Ryan Barbon makes the play at second and throws to first for the double play as Trigger Mike Goldy slides

Mike Goldy fields the ball just past the pitching mound and throws to first.

Michael Lange squeezes in under Mike Goldy at third.

Michael Lange squeezes in under Mike Goldy at third.

Zack Kreager does it again this time for a 2-run homer to tie the game for the Osos.

Wink Nolan turns around and slams one over the fence and a starts a five run rally for the Triggers

The start of another double play goes from shortstop to second baseman Ryan Barbon.

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Trigger Rally busts Oso Lead

The Raton Osos traveled to Trinidad for Saturday evening to start a three game series. As one of the newest teams in the league the Osos players are beginning to gel as a team and took a sixth inning lead.

But first the Triggers took the lead in the 1st inning with back-to-back home runs by Jacob Fabry and Sam DeMateo, both heavy hitters in the Trigger lineup, DeMateo hit the first home run during the opening series in Raton.

In the sixth inning Zack Kreager started a four run rally that would give Raton the lead. After the seventh inning stretch the Triggers got a bead on the ball and put it in deep left center several times to to load the bases. Jacob Fabry hit a standup double to start the scoring and bring in two runs. Once the inning finally saw the last strike the Triggers had pushed five runs over the plate for a 8-5 lead.

Raton added one more in the eighth as did the Triggers to end the game with a 9-6 score.

   
              1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    R    H    E
Raton    1    0    0    0    0    4    0    1    0    6    10    0
TRI       2    0    1    0    0    0    5    1    0    9    12    3

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Wesley Jones goes for the bunt during the Saturday evening game in Trinidad

Matt Hunt makes the play at second base as Wesley Jones slides Saturday night in Trinidad.

Matt Hunt makes the play at second base as Wesley Jones slides Saturday night in Trinidad.

Zack Kreager belts one over the center field fence to start a four run rally for the Osos.

A stand up double by Jacob Fabry brings in two runs as the Triggers retaliate for the Osos 4 run sixth inning.

Jacob Fabry slides in safe at third as the ball comes in from left field Saturday night in Trinidad.

Matt Lange makes the grab while Trigger Frank Florio heads for second base.

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Makeup game 5-25-13
Las Vegas 10
Raton  7

Jared Rolan greets Osos' First baseman Zach Kreager after his 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to start a 4-run rally.

AJ Doyle makes the catch at the fence after a high foul ball during the makeup game Saturday afternoon in Raton.

Ryan Barban goes for the hit late in the game Saturday afternoon.

Game 5-25-13
Las Vegas 19
Raton 10

Game 5-26-13
Las Vegas 1  4  0  4  7  0  0  2  0 18
Raton        0  0  6  4  0  1  7  2     20

Retired Marine Fred Floyd 11th Marines throws out the first ball for the Sunday afternoon game against the Las Vegas Train Robbers

Osos' Catcher Zach Kreeger presents Fred Floyd with the game ball. Floyd threw out the first pitch for the game in honor of the veterans in Raton.

Brett Smith goes for the tag at first and loses the ball as Ted LeMasters (10) collides with his arm.

Osos' 1st Baseman Brett Smith slides home ahead of the ball for one of the Osos' many scores on the afternoon

Its another broken bat as Ryan Barban drops the ball into the hole in left center field.

Matt Grosso Slides past catcher Zach Kreeger. The ball comes loose as Kreeger goes for the tag resulting in the safe call and another of the 18 points the Robbers scored in the game.

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Third baseman versus third baseman as Logan Morello tags the sliding Mike Goldy

Andrew Azzopardi makes a fouling connection with the ball Saturday night

Mike Goldy gets air as he reaches for a wild throw form catcher Andrew Azzopardi while Louie Saenz slides into second base.

Mike Goldy gets air as he reaches for a wild throw form catcher Andrew Azzopardi while Louie Saenz slides into second base.

Osos' catcher Zach Kreager makes the play as he gets under a foul ball for the out.

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