7/22/2026-Garden City Wind Hold Off Grand Junction Razorback Suckers 8-7
The Garden City Wind scored seven unanswered runs during the middle innings and held off a late
comeback to defeat the Grand Junction Razorback Suckers 8-7 on July 22, 2026.
Grand Junction opened the game with two runs in the first inning and added another in the second to
take a 3-0 lead. Garden City answered with one run in the second, one in the third and two in the
fourth to move ahead 4-3.
Both teams scored in the fifth before the Wind broke the game open with three runs in the sixth
inning, taking an 8-5 advantage. Grand Junction scored once in the eighth and once in the ninth but
could not complete the comeback.
Garden City collected 11 hits in the victory. Peyton Lewis, Ben Bach, Connor Huzicka and Leyton
Barry each recorded two hits. Bach drove in one run, while Dom Enbody, Kaden Kirshenbaum and Trent
Lowe each finished with two RBIs. Barry also drove in a run.
The Wind were aggressive on the bases, stealing five bases. Lewis stole two, while Darius Freeman,
Bach and Huzicka each added one.
Basiel Williams led Grand Junction by going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBIs and one
run scored. Sean Becker added two hits, including a double, and drove in one run. Ryan Rifenberg
finished with two RBIs.
Grand Junction drew 12 walks and placed runners on base throughout the game, but Garden City
pitching limited the Razorback Suckers to nine hits and stranded 15 runners.
Garden City finished with eight runs on 11 hits and committed three errors. Grand Junction scored
seven runs on nine hits with one error.