June 9 2017 The Garden City Wind defeated the Trinidad Triggers 8-4 after scoring six runs in the eighth inning. Garden City finished with 11 hits and one error while Trinidad recorded six hits without an error.
Trinidad took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, and the Triggers added another run in the eighth. Garden City answered with two runs in the fifth before breaking the game open with six runs in the eighth to take the lead and complete the victory.
Jean Carlos Peralta led Garden City with two hits, two runs and three RBI, while
Eli Roundtree added two hits, one run and four RBI.
Roundtree and Peralta each hit a home run.
Ryan Whitt also collected two hits and scored twice, and
Mike Rachun had one hit and one RBI.
Trent Carrier worked six innings for Garden City, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out six.
Brandon Anderson earned the win after allowing one run on one hit in one inning, and
Jack Finnegan struck out one in a scoreless ninth. Trinidad starter
Andrew Reardon allowed seven hits and two runs over six innings with six strikeouts, while
Adam Falcon was charged with the loss after giving up four runs in one-third of an inning.
