June 23 2023 The Blackwell Flycatchers defeated the Garden City Wind 9-8 in 10 innings at Morgan Field. Blackwell collected 12 hits and Garden City finished with 11. The Flycatchers scored the decisive run in the bottom of the 10th after the teams played through a 8-8 tie after nine innings.
Blackwell built an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and led 7-3 after four innings. Garden City surged ahead with a five-run fifth inning, its largest scoring frame of the game, but neither team scored again until Blackwell’s winning run in the 10th. The Flycatchers scored twice in the second and twice in the fourth, while Garden City also scored twice in the second and once in the third.
Najay KIng led Garden City with two hits, two runs and four RBIs, including a home run. Cole Lee added two hits, two runs and two RBIs with a homer, while Devon Zielke had two hits and an RBI. For Blackwell, Dominick Pisano reached base five times with two hits, three walks and three runs. Ramifer Salinas went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a home run, and Jeff Fripp added two hits and two RBIs.
Cade Johnson earned the win for Blackwell after pitching a scoreless 10th inning with one strikeout and one walk. Jeff Fripp provided four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six. Gavin Peterson took the loss for Garden City after allowing one run on one hit with three walks and one strikeout in the 10th.
