June 3 2022 The Garden City Wind overcame an early deficit with a seven-run sixth inning to defeat the Alpine Cowboys 12-6. Garden City finished with 11 hits, while Alpine collected four. The Wind also benefited from two Alpine errors in the victory.
Alpine scored twice in each of the first two innings to take a 4-0 lead, but Garden City answered with one run in the third and four in the fourth. The Cowboys added single runs in the fifth and sixth, leaving the game tied 5-5 before the Wind’s decisive seventh-run sixth inning. Garden City held Alpine scoreless in the final inning.
Brandon Pugh led the Wind by going 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs and a home run.
Leo Gallegos added a home run, two runs and three RBIs, while
Alex Nielson went 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
Neil Taylor collected two hits and an RBI, and
Taylor Barber had two hits, two runs and an RBI. For Alpine,
Colton Whitehouse homered and drove in two runs, while
Josh Laurie also recorded two RBIs.
Sage Holderfield earned the win after pitching two-thirds of an inning without allowing a hit or a run.
Jackson Rutledge followed with a scoreless inning and struck out two.
Easton Barnes started for Garden City and allowed four runs on two hits in four innings.
Matteo Avallone was charged with the loss for Alpine after allowing four runs in the sixth inning without recording an out.
