July 6 2023 The Garden City Wind defeated the Austin Weirdos 15-8 after collecting 15 hits and overcoming an early four-run deficit. Austin scored four times in the first inning, but Garden City answered with four runs in the second and the teams were tied 7-7 after four innings. The Wind took control with two runs in the fifth, two in the seventh and four in the eighth. Austin added one run in the eighth but could not close the gap.
Cole Lee led Garden City with four hits, three runs and one RBI, while
Dominic Enbody and
Terry Daniels each drove in five runs. Enbody also scored twice and drew two walks. Daniels finished with three hits, three runs, two home runs and a triple, while Lee added a home run.
Zachary Elias contributed two RBI, and Garden City finished with 15 hits and 13 RBI.
Andrew Brewer powered Austin with two hits, two runs, four RBI and a home run.
Andrew Lopez also homered and finished with two hits, two runs and three RBI. Austin recorded 10 hits overall, with
Carlo Francisco contributing one hit and one RBI.
Tommy Castro earned the win for Garden City after allowing five hits and seven runs, six earned, in five innings. He walked three and struck out three.
Brandon Vegas,
Razedrick Winters and
Gavin Peterson each worked a scoreless inning, while Peterson struck out three.
Markus Bracey took the loss for Austin, giving up 11 hits and 10 earned runs in six innings with 11 walks and one strikeout.
