June 30 2017 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Garden City Wind 8-6 after scoring in five of the final seven innings. Trinidad finished with 11 hits and three errors, while Garden City collected seven hits and committed one error in the game at Clint Lightner.
Garden City took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but Trinidad answered with one run in the third and three more in the fourth. The Wind responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-4 advantage. Trinidad tied the game with a run in the sixth, moved ahead with two runs in the seventh and added an insurance run in the ninth. Garden City scored once in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
J. Randle led Trinidad with two hits, two runs, one RBI and a walk. P. Llewellyn and T. Henry each had two hits and one RBI, while
Jabari Brown scored twice and
Justin Busekrus contributed a double and one RBI. Trinidad also received doubles from Henry and
Kyle Rodriguez. Garden City’s
Gavin Lavallee scored twice and reached base four times with one hit and two walks, while
Joey Cecere went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
Jake Heissler earned the win with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out three and walking two.
David Gates recorded the save after allowing one unearned run on two hits in the ninth. Garden City starter R. Calby allowed one run in three innings, but
Brandon Anderson was charged with the loss after giving up two runs in one-third of an inning.
