May 30 2024 The Garden City Wind rallied past the Tucson Saguaros 6-5 in a game that featured three lead changes and 17 combined hits. Garden City finished with eight hits and no errors, while Tucson collected nine hits and committed two errors.
Garden City scored twice in the first inning and twice more in the third to build a 4-2 lead. Tucson answered with one run in the third, then added single runs in the sixth, seventh and ninth innings. The Wind’s two-run eighth inning proved decisive, giving Garden City a 6-4 advantage before Tucson scored once in the ninth.
Robert Morosetti led Garden City with two hits and two RBI, including a home run. Colton Adams also homered and drove in a run, while Jacob Talamante and B. Lindsay each added an RBI. For Tucson, Wata Kumagai went 3-for-4, Gavy Perez-Torres and Andrew Baker each had two hits, and Colin Johnson homered and drove in two runs.
Garden City starter Brendan Beard allowed seven hits and three runs over 5.2 innings while striking out seven. Gavin Peterson earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and recording two strikeouts. Adam Wibert secured the save despite allowing one run in the ninth. Tucson starter Jay Cervantes struck out seven over five innings but surrendered four runs on seven hits; Evan Yedinak was charged with the loss.
