July 10 2018 The Garden City Wind rallied for a 13-10 victory over the Santa Fe Fuego at Fort Marcy Park. Garden City collected 14 hits and overcame an early 6-0 deficit, while Santa Fe finished with 13 hits and one error.
Santa Fe scored three runs in the second and three more in the third to take control early. Garden City answered with three runs in the fifth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth to pull even at 6-6. The Wind then erupted for seven runs in the ninth, and Santa Fe answered with four runs in the bottom half.
Dave Gallagher led Garden City with four hits, including a double and a home run, and five RBI.
Julian Melton added two hits, a home run and four RBI, while
Ryan Whitt went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles. Santa Fes J. Smart had three hits, and
Daniel Aldrich and C. Kwitzer each homered; Kwitzer drove in three runs.
Andrew Aikins earned the win after throwing a scoreless ninth inning with one hitless inning, one walk and one strikeout. Garden City starter
Zach Sanford worked six innings and allowed seven hits and six runs, four earned, with three strikeouts.
Yale Hughes pitched six innings for Santa Fe, allowing four hits and three earned runs while striking out seven.
Trent Maloney took the loss after surrendering five hits and seven runs in one inning.
