June 11 2022 The Garden City Wind defeated the Austin Weirdos 13-6 after building an early lead and answering Austin’s late push. Garden City collected 12 hits and scored in six innings while Austin finished with 10 hits and was held scoreless in seven of nine innings.
Neil Taylor led the Wind with a 3-for-5 performance that included a home run three runs and two RBI.
Devon Zielke went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI while
Jaisel Perez added two hits and two RBI.
McCain Mason drove in three runs and drew two walks.
Taylor Barber and
Antonio Henrickson each had two hits.
Garden City scored twice in the first inning then added one run in the second and two in the third to take a 5-0 lead. The Wind broke the game open with four runs in the fifth for a 9-3 advantage. Austin scored three times in the fifth and three more in the eighth to close within three runs but Garden City answered with three in the eighth to restore its seven-run cushion.
Ted Broxterman earned the win after allowing seven hits and three earned runs over seven innings with two walks and three strikeouts.
Glenn Fletcher worked the final inning and allowed three runs on three hits.
Jose Diaz took the loss for Austin after giving up seven hits and five runs in four innings. The box score also lists
Anthony Lee as Garden City’s save pitcher.
