Garden City Wind Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 11-8

July 7 2022 The Garden City Wind defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 11-8 in a game that featured 31 combined hits. Garden City collected 15 hits and played errorless baseball while Santa Fe finished with 16 hits and four errors.

Santa Fe jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning and added one in the third, but Garden City answered with four runs in the third and two more in the fourth to take a 7-4 lead. The Wind added a run in the fifth and broke the game open with three runs in the eighth. Santa Fe scored twice in the fifth and twice in the eighth but could not close the gap.

Manny Cachora led Santa Fe with five hits in five at-bats, including a home run, two runs and two RBI. Dominick Pisano went 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and a triple. Drake Ayala drove in two runs, while Jared Gay also homered and finished with an RBI.

Taylor Barber paced Garden City with two hits, three runs and an RBI. McCain Mason and Devon Zielke each drove in two runs, while Brandon Pugh homered and collected two hits and an RBI. Preston Rackley added two hits, two runs and an RBI.

Jackson Rutledge earned the win after allowing three hits and two earned runs in two innings. Devon Malone recorded the save with a scoreless inning and one strikeout. Santa Fe starter Declan Peterson took the loss after surrendering three runs, two earned, on three hits in 1.2 innings.