July 5 2019 The Garden City Wind defeated the White Sands Pupfish 15-1 at Clint Lightner, scoring in five different innings and finishing with 10 hits. Garden City broke the game open with seven runs in the first inning, added four in the second and led 12-1 after three innings. The Wind also scored once in the sixth and twice in the eighth. White Sands managed three hits and committed one error while Garden City played errorless baseball.
Carson Lee led the Wind offense by going 4-for-5 with three runs and one RBI. Alvin Swoope scored three times, homered and drove in a run, while Jordan Pontious went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs and three RBIs. Brandon Kussmaul added one hit, two runs and two RBIs, and Edwin Lopez contributed one hit and three RBIs.
Lopez earned the win after allowing three hits and one earned run in eight innings, striking out eight and walking three. Jackson Owens completed the victory with a scoreless ninth inning and two strikeouts. White Sands starter Jeffrey Rotz took the loss after surrendering nine runs, all earned, on six hits in 1 1/3 innings.
