June 2 2022 The Garden City Wind held off the Alpine Cowboys 5-4 after a late exchange of runs. Garden City finished with nine hits and no errors, while Alpine also collected nine hits but committed one defensive error.
Garden City scored once in the first inning and added another run in the third to take a 2-1 lead. The Wind extended the advantage with two runs in the eighth, then answered Alpine’s three-run ninth with a run of their own in the bottom half to secure the victory.
Alex Nielson led Garden City with three hits in five at-bats, one run and one RBI.
Leo Gallegos added two hits and scored once, while
Neil Taylor and
Syam Lafi each drove in two runs. For Alpine,
Colin Johnson went 2-for-3 with two RBI, and pinch-hitter
Andrew Capone delivered a double and two RBI.
James Prockish also collected two hits.
Keisy Portorreal allowed one run on four hits over five innings with four strikeouts to open the game for Garden City. Sage Holderfield,
Jackson Rutledge and
Razedrick Winters combined for three scoreless innings before
Devon Malone earned the win despite allowing three runs in the ninth. Alpine starter
Ridge Walker worked six innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with six strikeouts.
Trey Silmon was charged with the loss.
