Garden City Wind Rally Past Roswell Invaders 5-4

August 4 2022 The Garden City Wind rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Roswell Invaders 5-4. Garden City finished with 10 hits and no errors, while Roswell also collected 10 hits but committed two errors.

Roswell scored twice in the fourth inning, added a run in the fifth and held a 4-2 lead entering the final inning. Garden City scored once in the fifth and sixth innings before completing the comeback with three runs in the ninth. The Wind’s ninth-inning surge turned a one-run deficit into the 5-4 victory.

Syam Lafi led Garden City with two hits, two RBI and a home run. Brandon Pugh added two hits and an RBI, while Jaisel Perez had two hits and an RBI. Koki Matsuda also collected two hits and scored twice. For Roswell, Matt Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, and Jonathon Bigley added two hits. The box score also credited Rodriguez with a home run.

Jordan Izzo worked seven innings for Garden City, allowing six hits and three earned runs while striking out six. Sage Holderfield added a scoreless inning, and Jackson Rutledge earned the win after allowing three hits and one run in the ninth. Roswell starter Anthony Moore allowed two earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts in six innings, but Jonathan Fleckenstein took the loss after surrendering three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings.