July 18 2025 The Garden City Wind defeated the Kansas City Hormigas 14-0 behind 18 hits and a dominant pitching performance. Kansas City was held to four hits and committed four errors in the shutout loss.
Garden City took control with three runs in the second inning and two more in the third. After adding one run in the fifth the Wind broke the game open with four runs in the sixth and four in the eighth. Adam Purdy hit a home run and finished 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Kaleb Scull went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored. Jacob Talamante was 4-for-6 with two RBI and two runs, and Pierce Khan went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs.
Cutter Smith earned the win for Garden City after allowing four hits and striking out nine in eight scoreless innings. Gavin Peterson completed the shutout with a hitless ninth and two strikeouts. Kansas City starter Tyler Blair took the loss after allowing 14 hits and 10 runs, four earned, with three walks and three strikeouts in 5.2 innings.
