June 14 2018 The Garden City Wind defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 9-7 after scoring in six of their first seven innings. Garden City and Santa Fe traded two-run first innings, but the Wind added two runs in the third, two in the fourth, and one each in the fifth, sixth, and seventh to build a 9-4 advantage.
D. Williams led Garden City with three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs.
Cole Fenner went 2-for-5 with one RBI, while
Nick King and
Tommy Haas each added a hit and an RBI. The Wind finished with eight hits and took advantage of eight walks.
Santa Fe collected 14 hits, led by Donny Ortiz Jr.s 4-for-6 performance with three doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.
Mike Annone added two hits and an RBI, while
Jackson Webb and
Jeremy Wagner each had two hits and one RBI. The Fuego scored three times in the seventh inning but were held scoreless in the eighth and ninth.
Zach Sanford earned the win for Garden City after allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings with two walks and two strikeouts.
Brandon Casas pitched a scoreless ninth, and
Phil Ramos recorded the save with a scoreless inning.
Kyle Lazcano took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up eight runs in six innings; he struck out six and walked eight.
