Blackwell Flycatchers Defeat Garden City Wind 9-2

June 1 2023 The Blackwell Flycatchers defeated the Garden City Wind 9-2 behind a 15-hit attack. Blackwell scored twice in the first inning and added one run in the second before Garden City answered with a run in the third. The Flycatchers extended their lead with two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth then added another run in the eighth. Garden City scored its final run in the sixth inning and finished with four hits. Jack Skantze led Blackwell by going 4-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI. Joey Dice went 2-for-4 with two walks two runs and one RBI while Franklyn Perez and Derrick Shoem each drove in two runs. Austin Micheli also had two hits and two RBI. Blackwell recorded four doubles including two by Skantze and had three stolen bases as a team. Cade Johnson earned the win for Blackwell after allowing two hits and two runs one earned over six innings. He walked three and struck out nine. Matty Rones followed with two scoreless innings and Connor White completed the game with a scoreless ninth and two strikeouts. Teddy Broxterman took the loss for Garden City after allowing nine hits and five earned runs in 4.1 innings.