June 18 2024 The Garden City Wind scored twice in the sixth inning and added the go-ahead run in the ninth to defeat the North Platte 80s 4-3. Garden City finished with 10 hits, while North Platte collected five. The Wind committed two errors and the 80s played errorless baseball.
North Platte took a 3-1 lead with a three-run second inning. Garden City answered with a run in the bottom half, tied the game with two runs in the sixth and moved ahead in the ninth. Garden City’s four runs came on 10 hits, while North Platte scored three runs on five hits.
Robert Morosetti,
Jordan Williams and
Pierce Khan each had two hits for Garden City. Morosetti drove in a run and scored once, while Khan also had an RBI.
Adam Purdy had two hits, including a triple, and scored a run;
Joey Wright added a triple and an RBI. For North Platte,
Chris Calhoun,
Coby Tweten,
Garrett Flaagan,
Seth Christiansen and
Trevor Nelson each recorded one hit, with Nelson driving in a run.
Gavin Peterson earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning with one hit and two strikeouts.
Ted Broxterman worked four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out three.
Johnny Garza started for Garden City and allowed three runs, one earned, on two hits in four innings.
Trevor Nelson pitched eight innings for North Platte, allowing three runs on eight hits with three walks and one strikeout, while
Corey Steward took the loss after surrendering the deciding run in the ninth.
