July 26 2021 The Garden City Wind defeated the Trinidad Triggers 9-5 behind an 11-hit attack at Clint Lightner. Garden City scored seven runs in the fourth inning to turn a 3-2 game into a 9-2 lead and held on as Trinidad added two runs in the fifth and one in the seventh.
Austin Labarber led the Wind with two hits and four RBIs, including a home run. Manuel Blanco went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Alex Nielsen and Taylor Barber each added a hit and an RBI. Garden City also received two hits and two runs from Blanco and two hits from Nielsen. Trinidad’s Jordan Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and two RBIs, and Ozzie Millet collected two hits and an RBI.
Ted Broxterman earned the win for Garden City after allowing four runs on eight hits over five innings with one walk and two strikeouts. Ty Rowe worked a scoreless sixth with two strikeouts, and Noah Parsons allowed one run in the seventh. Trinidad starter Chip White took the loss after surrendering nine runs, eight earned, on 11 hits in four innings, while Tyler Blair followed with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts.
Garden City finished with nine earned runs on 11 hits and no errors. Trinidad recorded five runs on nine hits and committed one error.
