Garden City Wind Rally Past Austin Weirdos 7-5

June 22 2022 The Garden City Wind rallied past the Austin Weirdos 7-5 after overcoming an early deficit at Clint Lightner Ballpark. Austin scored twice in the second inning and twice again in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead, but Garden City answered with two runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and two more in the eighth. The Wind finished with seven hits while Austin collected nine, but Austin committed eight errors compared with two for Garden City.

Brandon Pugh led Garden City with two hits, one run and one RBI. McCain Mason scored twice and hit a solo home run, while Devon Zielke and Leo Gallegos each drove in a run. Keisy Portorreal also contributed a hit and an RBI. For Austin, Ulises Nunez hit a home run and drove in three runs, and Christian Jones had a double with one RBI.

Portorreal worked seven innings for Garden City, allowing five hits and four runs, three earned, while striking out 12 without issuing a walk. Sage Holderfield earned the win after pitching one inning and allowing one run on four hits. Devon Malone recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning and one strikeout. Austin starter Jacob Hubbard struck out seven in 5.2 innings, while Ethan ORiley was charged with the loss after allowing three runs in 1.1 innings.