June 6 2019 The Garden City Wind defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 26-7 after producing 24 hits and scoring in every inning. Garden City built leads of 3-0 after the first inning and 6-1 after two, then broke the game open with five runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Santa Fe finished with 12 hits and scored four times in the fourth inning and twice in the eighth.
Cutter McDowell led the Wind with four hits, four runs, three RBIs and three home runs.
Carson Lee went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs and four RBIs, while
Shane Brown collected four hits, scored four runs and drove in four.
Joel Garza added four hits, two runs, three RBIs and a double, and
Layne Gusler contributed three hits, three runs, four RBIs and two home runs.
Gusler earned the win after working seven innings, allowing eight hits and five runs, four earned, while striking out 10 and walking one.
Kyle Koppenhoefer pitched the final two innings for Garden City, giving up four hits and two runs while striking out three.
Santa Fe’s offense was led by G. Derke and
Robert Garza with two hits each. Derke drove in two runs, and
Robert Garza hit a solo home run. Kyle Atkinson took the loss after allowing 12 hits and 11 runs in 3.2 innings, with six of the runs earned; he struck out seven and walked five.
