Garden City Wind Hold Off Santa Fe Fuego 6-5

July 29 2017 The Garden City Wind built an early five-run lead and held on for a 6-5 victory over the Santa Fe Fuego. Garden City scored all five of its first-inning runs before adding an insurance run in the sixth. Santa Fe answered with one run in the first, two in the fourth, one in the seventh and one in the eighth, but could not complete the comeback.

Ryan Whitt led the Wind offense with two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Taylor Zeutenhorst and Eli Roundtree also homered for Garden City, with Zeutenhorst driving in one run and Roundtree contributing two hits and one RBI. Garden City finished with nine hits and drew five walks.

Santa Fe collected 14 hits, led by Matt Haskins, who went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and one RBI. Willie Doll went 2-for-5 with an RBI, while AJ Flores added two hits and one RBI. The Fuego also recorded four stolen bases, including two by Nick Gotta.

Mason Mayberry earned the win for Garden City after allowing eight hits and three runs, two earned, in four innings. He struck out five and walked one. Zak Qualls followed with 3.2 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits while striking out four, and Jack Finnegan closed with 1.1 scoreless innings. Zach Carter took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up five earned runs in five innings.