June 2 2024 The Garden City Wind defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 21-3 after building a 4-0 lead in the first inning and adding eight runs in the fifth. Garden City finished with 23 hits and no errors, while Santa Fe collected nine hits and committed four errors.
Robert Morosetti led the Wind with four hits, two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored. Aric Vasquez went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs, while Jordan Williams scored three times and drove in three runs with two hits and two stolen bases. Zach Elias added three hits and three runs, and Drew Henderson contributed two hits and two RBI.
Garden City scored twice in the sixth, four times in the eighth and three times in the ninth to pull away. Santa Fe scored all three of its runs in the fifth inning, with Kole Renken providing the teams only home runs and driving in all three Fuego runs.
Henderson earned the win after allowing three runs on eight hits in five innings while striking out 10. Sam Katz followed with three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out three, and Brandon Vegas completed the shutout relief effort with a scoreless ninth. Mateo Fergurson took the loss for Santa Fe after allowing seven runs in four innings.
