July 9 2021 The Garden City Wind defeated the Salina Stockade 6-4 after building an early lead and holding off a late Stockade rally. Garden City collected 10 hits and played errorless baseball while Salina finished with eight hits and three errors.
Garden City scored twice in the first inning and added a run in the third to take a 3-0 lead. The Wind extended the advantage with single runs in the sixth and seventh innings before adding another in the eighth. Salina scored in the fourth, then trimmed the deficit with two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth.
Corey Lewis led Garden City with three hits, including a triple, and scored three runs. Taylor Barber had two hits and an RBI, while Devon Zielke and Carlos Cartaya Jr. each drove in a run. Preston Rackley and Toro Thomas also had RBIs for the Wind.
Ted Broxterman earned the win after allowing six hits and three earned runs in eight innings while striking out seven and walking three. Razedrick Winters recorded the save with two strikeouts in a one-run ninth inning. Salina starter Garrett Woll took the loss after giving up eight hits and five earned runs in seven innings. Enrique Batista had two hits for the Stockade, and Jordan Anderson Peter Pena and Jake Urena each recorded an RBI.
