June 2 2021 The Salina Stockade scored five runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Garden City Wind 11-7. Salina collected 15 hits and overcame a 7-6 deficit, while Garden City finished with 10 hits.
Salina took a 3-1 lead in the first inning and added two runs in the fourth. Garden City answered with six runs in the bottom of the fourth to move ahead 7-5, but the Stockade pulled within one in the sixth before breaking through with five runs in the ninth.
Caleb Rosario led Salina with four hits, three runs, two RBI and a home run. Enrique Batista added two hits, two runs and two RBI with a home run, while Christian Thorpe drove in two runs. Garden City’s Manuel Blanco had two hits and two RBI, including a home run, and Brendan Hostettler had two hits and two RBI.
Joseph Deperno earned the win for Salina after allowing five hits and four earned runs in six innings. He walked five and struck out three. Mario Alston worked three innings and struck out four, while Garden City starter A.J. Clayton allowed 11 hits and five earned runs in five innings. Noah Parsons was charged with the loss after allowing five runs in two-thirds of an inning.
