Garden City Wind Hold Off Weimar Hormigas 5-4

June 7 2022 The Garden City Wind held off the Weimar Hormigas 5-4 at Clint Lightner Field. Garden City collected 12 hits and overcame two errors to secure the victory, while Weimar finished with seven hits and no errors.

Garden City broke through with four runs in the fourth inning and added another in the sixth. Weimar answered with three runs in the seventh after scoring once in the first, but the Hormigas were held scoreless over the final two innings. Antonio Henrickson powered the Wind offense with two home runs and three RBI, while Keisy Portorreal went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Koki Matsuda and Brandon Pugh also had two hits apiece.

Portorreal earned the win after allowing four runs three earned on seven hits over 6.2 innings. He struck out eight without issuing a walk. Jackson Rutledge and Razedrick Winters combined for 1.1 scoreless innings before Devon Malone closed the game with a scoreless ninth for the save.

Daniel Martinez provided Weimars biggest offensive contribution with a pinch-hit single and three RBI. Joseph Barrons took the loss after surrendering five runs four earned on nine hits in six innings while striking out three and walking one.