July 14 2016 The Garden City Wind used a 10-run third inning to break open a close game and defeated the Great Bend Boom 15-6. Garden City finished with 18 hits, including home runs by
Beau Welborn and
Eli Roundtree, while Great Bend collected 10 hits.
Garden City led 1-0 after the first inning before erupting for 10 runs in the third. The Wind added single runs in the fifth and eighth innings and scored twice in the sixth. Great Bend answered with one run in the third, two in the sixth and one each in the seventh, eighth and ninth, but could not overcome the early deficit.
Joey Cecere led Garden City's attack by going 4-for-5 with three runs and a double. Welborn finished 2-for-4 with a home run, one run, six RBI and two walks, while
Eric Esquilin went 2-for-5 with four RBI. Roundtree added a two-run home run and three RBI. For Great Bend, Tevin Padgett went 3-for-5 with a double, one run and one RBI, and
Darryl Baca had two hits.
Scott Torrey earned the win for Garden City after allowing six hits and three earned runs in 5.1 innings, with one walk and six strikeouts.
Ian Miller took the loss for Great Bend, surrendering 10 earned runs on eight hits in 2.1 innings while striking out two and walking three.
Chip White, C. Bahn,
Cameron Powers and
Craig Jaquez combined to finish the game for the Wind.
