July 13 2016 The Garden City Wind overcame an early deficit to defeat the Santa Fe Fuego 13-12. Santa Fe scored twice in the first inning, added a run in the second and put up three more in the fourth to take a 6-0 lead. Garden City answered with seven runs in the fifth, then added one in the sixth, two in the seventh and three in the eighth to build a 13-7 advantage before the Fuego scored five times in the eighth. Both teams were held scoreless in the ninth.
Garden City collected 14 hits, led by Willie Ethington's four hits and Clay Ardeeser's three hits and four RBIs. Ardeeser and
Eli Roundtree each hit a home run, with Roundtree contributing three hits and three RBIs. Roundtree also scored three runs, while
Brandon Nelson drew three walks and drove in a run. Santa Fe had 15 hits, including three each from
Omar Artsen and
Eric Maria.
Chris Tavares hit two home runs and drove in five runs, while
Ryan Harper added a home run and three RBIs.
Nicholas Francis earned the win for Garden City after allowing six hits and five runs in 2.1 innings.
Chris Gammon recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts.
Connor Kelly started for the Wind and worked four innings, allowing five hits and six runs.
Ryo Ose took the loss for Santa Fe after giving up one run in 1.1 innings.
