June 9 2018 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Garden City Wind 27-13 in a high-scoring game at Trinidad Central Park. Trinidad collected 25 hits and scored in eight innings, while Garden City finished with 16 hits. The Triggers also benefited from three home runs and overcame two errors in the field.
Trinidad took control with a four-run third inning and added two runs in the fourth, but the decisive moment came in the seventh. The Triggers erupted for 12 runs to turn a 12-8 lead into a 24-10 advantage. They added three more runs in the eighth to complete the scoring. Garden City scored multiple runs in the fifth through eighth innings but could not close the gap.
Rickey Ramirez led Trinidad with four hits, four runs and seven RBI, including a home run.
Bronson Butcher also went 4-for-5 with three runs and seven RBI while hitting his first home run of the season.
Joba Ferrell added two hits, four runs and four RBI with a homer, and
Kenneth Fudge scored four runs and drove in three. For Garden City,
Nick King, D. Williams and
William Bass each had four hits. Williams hit a two-run home run and finished with four RBI, while
Ryan Whitt also homered and drove in two runs.
Matt Stuart earned the win for Trinidad after allowing nine hits and five runs in five innings, with four strikeouts and no walks.
Tommy Haas took the loss for Garden City, surrendering eight runs on eight hits in three innings. The teams combined for 41 hits and 40 runs in a game that lasted 3 hours 34 minutes.
