June 4 2023 The Garden City Wind built an early lead and held on for a 15-9 victory over the Blackwell Flycatchers. Garden City scored eight runs in the first inning and added two more in the second to take a 10-0 advantage. The Wind finished with 14 hits while Blackwell collected six.
Dominic Enbody powered Garden City with two home runs two hits and four RBI. Zachary Elias went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI while Cole Lee added three hits and two runs. Garden City also received home runs from Leo Gallegos and Enbody. The Wind scored five times in the seventh to extend the lead to 15-2 before Blackwell rallied for seven runs in the ninth.
Tommy Castro earned the win after allowing three hits and two runs over eight innings with seven strikeouts and four walks. Brandon Vegas was charged with five earned runs while recording one out and Dylan Reid finished the game for Garden City. Blackwell’s Jaylon Thornton hit two home runs and drove in five runs while David Escobar also homered. Luke Poselovic took the loss after surrendering 11 hits and 15 runs with 12 earned over 6.1 innings.
