May 28 2017 The Garden City Wind rallied for two runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Trinidad Triggers 9-8. Garden City finished with 18 hits and one error, while Trinidad collected 15 hits and committed three errors.
Trinidad built an 8-7 lead with three runs in the third inning, two in the seventh, and one each in the first, eighth, and 10th. J. Randle went 3-for-6 with a home run and three RBI, while P. Llewellyn also drove in three runs.
Justin Busekrus and Eric Ferguson each had three hits, and Trinidad stole six bases as a team.
Garden City answered with five runs in the fourth, added a run in the fifth and seventh, and then scored twice in the 10th to secure the victory.
Jean Carlos Peralta went 3-for-4 with two RBI,
Ryan Whitt collected three hits and two RBI, and
Taylor Zeutenhorst and T. Ellis also had three hits apiece. Garden City’s 10th-inning rally came against David Gates, who allowed two hits and two runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Evan Karre was credited with the win for Garden City. Dalton Bernardi worked six innings and allowed eight hits and five earned runs while striking out six for the Wind, and Trinidad’s
Matt Picucci threw 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
