June 25 2023 The Garden City Wind defeated the Blackwell Flycatchers 5-4 at Morgan Field. Garden City finished with eight hits and scored all five of its runs in the fourth and fifth innings, overcoming Blackwells four-run effort. Blackwell collected four hits and committed two errors, while Garden City had one error.
Terry Daniels led the Wind offense by going 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs. He also hit a home run.
Neil Taylor added two hits and scored once, while
Zachary Elias went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Garden City also received a home run and three RBIs from
Ramifer Salinas, who finished 1-for-4 for Blackwell.
Joey Dice had two hits and scored three runs for the Flycatchers.
Garden City took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, then scored four times in the fifth to move ahead 5-2. Blackwell answered with one run in the sixth and another in the eighth, but the Wind held on for the one-run victory.
Cole Lee earned the win after allowing three runs on three hits in seven innings while striking out 13 and issuing no walks.
Gavin Peterson recorded the save with 1 1/3 innings of one-hit relief and three strikeouts.
Tyler Kisner took the loss for Blackwell after giving up three runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings.
