July 16 2021 The Garden City Wind held off the Colorado Springs Snow Sox 15-13 in a high-scoring contest. Garden City finished with 13 hits, while Colorado Springs collected 18. The Wind also took advantage of five Snow Sox errors to secure the victory at Clint Lightner Field.
Garden City built an early lead with four runs in the first inning and added five in the third. After Colorado Springs pulled within one run at 10-9 through four innings, the Wind scored five more in the fifth to take a 15-9 advantage. The Snow Sox scored once in the sixth and three times in the seventh but were held scoreless over the final two innings.
Neil Taylor went 4-for-5 with three runs and three RBI for Garden City, including a home run.
Taylor Barber added a home run, three runs and four RBI, while
Devon Zielke hit a solo home run and finished with two hits and three RBI.
Corey Lewis had two hits and two RBI, and
Austin Labarber contributed two hits and two RBI.
Colorado Springs received four hits and two RBI from
Markus Bracey.
Alex Jackson went 3-for-5 with three runs, one RBI and a home run, while
Dakota Popham and
Peter Bocchino each drove in three runs. Popham also homered, and Bocchino collected three hits.
Reid Frase earned the win for Garden City after allowing 16 hits and 11 runs in 6.1 innings, with nine earned runs and three strikeouts.
Devin Malone recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning.
Tanner Atiburcio took the loss for Colorado Springs after allowing six runs in four innings, while striking out two and walking five.
