July 8 2024 The Garden City Wind defeated the Pecos Bills 15-2, scoring in five separate innings and finishing with 13 hits. Garden City built a 4-1 lead in the first inning before Pecos added its second run in the second. The Wind then pulled away with three runs in the sixth and four runs in both the seventh and eighth innings.
Jordan Williams led Garden City’s offense with four hits in five at-bats, six RBIs and a home run. Zach Elias added two hits, four RBIs and a home run, while Adam Purdy and A. Vasquez each collected two hits. J. Wright also homered for Garden City. Pecos managed two hits, with Jorge Peralta and Christian Quezada each going 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored; both players also homered.
Brendan Beard earned the win after allowing two runs on two hits over eight innings. He walked one and struck out nine before D. Sumler finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning. Alex Jacobs took the loss for Pecos after allowing seven runs, five earned, on seven hits in 5.2 innings while walking seven and striking out three.
