June 27 2024 The Garden City Wind defeated the North Platte 80s 10-8 at Bill Wood Field. Garden City scored three runs in the first inning and led 6-3 after six before adding four runs in the seventh. North Platte answered with four runs in the eighth and one in the ninth but could not complete the comeback. Both teams finished with nine hits and two errors.
Jacob Talamante led Garden City with two hits, four runs and two RBIs, including a home run. Joey Wright went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Pierce Khan and Zach Elias each added an RBI. Garden City also received a two-hit effort from Talamante and stole eight bases as a team. Jerry Liang paced North Platte with two hits, two runs, one RBI and a home run. Garrett Flaagan added two hits and two RBIs, and Chris Calhoun contributed one hit and two RBIs.
Jake Norris earned the win for Garden City after allowing five hits and three runs, two earned, in six innings. He struck out seven and walked five. Sam Katz worked a scoreless inning, while Adam Wibert recorded the save with three strikeouts in the ninth. Zachary Fogle took the loss for North Platte after surrendering six runs, four earned, on six hits in 5.2 innings.
