July 8 2022 The Garden City Wind defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 19-0 behind a dominant complete-game performance from
Jordan Izzo. Garden City collected 18 hits and scored in six innings while holding Santa Fe to four hits and no runs.
Garden City took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, added three runs in the third, and broke the game open with four runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth. The Wind added two runs in the eighth before finishing with five in the ninth.
Syam Lafi hit two home runs and drove in five runs, while
Taylor Barber went 2-for-4 with six RBI and a home run. Lafi scored twice, and
Jordan Izzo went 4-for-5 with four runs and two RBI.
Neil Taylor added two hits and three RBI, and
Preston Rackley and
Brandon Pugh each scored four runs.
Izzo earned the win by throwing nine shutout innings, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out 12 in 112 pitches. Santa Fe starter
Simon Gay took the loss after allowing nine runs on 10 hits and five walks in four innings.
