June 30 2021 The Garden City Wind defeated the Tucson Saguaros 10-7 after building an early lead and answering Tucson’s late rallies. Garden City scored in each of the first five innings, including two runs in the fourth and fifth, to take a 7-2 advantage. The Wind added three runs in the seventh and finished with nine hits while committing no errors.
Calvin Butler went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs for Garden City. C. Cartaya Jr. also homered and drove in two runs, while Corey Lewis and Toro Thomas each collected two RBIs. Devon Zielke scored three times and went 1-for-2 with a double. Tucson received a three-RBI performance from Gabe Wurtz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, and Rod Dobbs and Christian Naccari each added two hits.
Tanner Stilts earned the win for Garden City after allowing three earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and two walks in six innings. Zakary Jordan, Noah Parsons and Devin Malone followed in relief. Steve Sattanino took the loss for Tucson, surrendering seven earned runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings while striking out two and walking five. Tucson scored twice in the fourth, three times in the seventh and twice in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
