July 22 2023 The Trinidad Triggers held off the Garden City Wind 4-3 at Central Park. Trinidad collected 10 hits and built an early 3-0 lead with two runs in the first inning and one in the second before adding the deciding run in the sixth. Garden City answered with two runs in the third and one in the seventh but could not complete the comeback.
Jason Rooks led the Triggers with three hits in four at-bats including a home run and a double. He scored twice and drove in two runs.
David Arza and
Samuel Guillorme added two hits apiece while
Alec Aleywine and
Jordan Anderson each contributed an RBI.
Garden City finished with five hits.
Devon Zielke and
Leo Gallegos each recorded a hit and an RBI while
Dominic Enbody doubled and drove in a run. The Wind also received hits from
Dylan Wilkinson and
Easton Barnes.
Tyler Fischer earned the win for Trinidad after allowing two runs on four hits in five innings with seven strikeouts.
Luis Hernandez worked two innings and
Garrett Brown secured the save with a scoreless ninth-equivalent inning featuring three strikeouts. Garden City starter
Easton Barnes took the loss after allowing three runs two earned on six hits in five innings while striking out seven.
