Garden City Wind Hold Off Santa Fe Fuego 5-4

July 28 2022 The Garden City Wind scored three runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Santa Fe Fuego. Garden City led 3-2 after five innings, and both teams scored twice in the ninth as the Wind preserved the one-run win. Garden City finished with six hits and no errors while Santa Fe collected eight hits and committed three errors.

Najay King led Garden City with two hits and three RBI. Mike Williams added an RBI, while Koki Matsuda and Taylor Barber each scored a run. Santa Fe’s Jared Gay went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, and Manny Cachora drove in the Fuego’s other run. Dominick Pisano also had two hits and scored once.

Razedrick Winters earned the win in the Garden City pitching statistics after throwing one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Sage Holderfield struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, and Jackson Rutledge added a scoreless inning. Santa Fe starter Jared Gay worked seven innings, allowing five hits and three runs with four walks and three strikeouts. The game information lists Devin Malone as the winning pitcher, while the pitching table credits Winters with the victory; Matt Fountain took the loss for Santa Fe.