June 13 2024 The Garden City Wind overcame an early deficit to defeat the Austin Weirdos 6-4. Garden City finished with 12 hits and scored twice in the fifth inning and twice in the sixth to turn a 4-2 deficit into a 6-4 lead. Austin scored two runs in each of the first three innings but was held scoreless over the final six frames.
Adam Purdy led Garden City with two hits and three RBI, while
Robert Morosetti added two hits and two RBI.
Jordan Williams also collected two hits and drove in a run.
Aric Vasquez scored once and had two hits, and
Colton Adams scored twice and contributed a double. Austin managed four hits, with
Jalil Marinez,
Donnell Scott,
Marcos Cabrera and
Oscar Galvez each recording one hit. Marinez and Galvez each drove in a run.
Drew Henderson earned the win for Garden City after allowing two hits and four runs, two earned, in six innings. He walked four and struck out eight.
Gavin Peterson,
Nico ODonnell and
Adam Wibert combined for three scoreless innings, with Wibert striking out three in the ninth to record the save. Austin starter
Jacob Strobel took the loss after giving up nine hits and four earned runs in 4 2/3 innings.
