July 15 2024 The Garden City Wind overcame an early deficit with a late offensive surge to defeat the Blackwell Flycatchers 13-8. Garden City trailed 8-3 after six innings before scoring six runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth to take control. The Wind finished with 17 hits while Blackwell collected eight.
Garden City’s seventh-inning rally erased the five-run deficit, and the Wind added four insurance runs in the eighth.
Dominic Enbody went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI, while A. Vasquez had four hits and two RBI. J. Wright scored three runs and drove in three, and
Adam Purdy contributed two hits, two RBI and two walks.
Zach Elias added two hits, a home run and one RBI.
Blackwell built its lead with two runs in each of the first two innings, another in the third and two in the fifth. D. Burroughs went 2-for-5 with a home run and one RBI, while
Dominic Pisano went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Markus Bracey also drove in two runs for the Flycatchers.
Dwayne Sumler earned the win for Garden City after allowing one run on one hit in two innings with two walks and one strikeout. J. Norris started for the Wind and surrendered seven runs on six hits in five innings while striking out seven. Blackwell starter M. Bataska worked 5.1 innings and allowed three runs on five hits with six walks and five strikeouts.
Owen Little took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning.
