June 9 2019 The Garden City Wind defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 13-8 at Fort Marcy Park, collecting 18 hits while Santa Fe finished with 11. Garden City broke open a close game with five runs in the fourth inning and added runs in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
Jordan Pontious led the Wind offense by going 5-for-6 with three runs, three RBI and two home runs.
Nick Snyder added two hits, three runs and three RBI, including a double and a home run, while
Peter Pena went 4-for-5 with an RBI. Garden City also received two RBI from
Reid Bonner and an RBI from
Edwin Lopez.
Santa Fe stayed within reach behind a five-run seventh inning that tied the game at 8-8.
Rick Phillips drove in four runs and hit two home runs, while G. Derke and
Sherman Graves also homered. Graves added two RBI, and Derke finished with one RBI and two runs scored.
Lopez earned the win for Garden City after allowing three runs on six hits in six innings, with one walk and six strikeouts.
Kyle Koppenhoefer worked the final three innings for the Wind. K. Pierson took the loss for Santa Fe after surrendering eight runs on 12 hits in six innings, while
Scott Walton was charged with four runs in the eighth inning.
