July 11 2024 The Blackwell Flycatchers rallied to defeat the Garden City Wind 8-7 at Morgan Field. Blackwell collected nine hits and overcame a four-run sixth inning by Garden City, scoring once in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth innings to secure the win.
Markus Bracey led Blackwell with four hits in four at-bats, two doubles, two runs and three RBIs. Ty Andrews added three hits and two RBIs, while David Martinez scored twice and drove in a run. Garden City received two hits and an RBI from Adam Purdy, and Zach Elias delivered three RBIs, including a home run. J. Wright also homered and finished with two RBIs.
Blackwell starter E. Davis struck out 11 over six innings, allowing eight hits and five earned runs. J. Harper and C. Johnson each worked a scoreless inning before Kaden Kneip earned the victory despite allowing two runs in the ninth. Kneip struck out two in his inning of work.
Garden City starter D. Henderson worked five innings and allowed seven hits and three runs, two earned, with four strikeouts. The Wind scored four times in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead, but Blackwell answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning. Garden City added two runs in the ninth, while Blackwell’s final run in the bottom of the ninth completed the one-run victory.
