July 27 2022 The Garden City Wind scored 17 runs on 14 hits and defeated the Santa Fe Fuego 17-3. Garden City broke through with nine runs in the second inning, added three in the fourth and five in the seventh before Santa Fe scored all three of its runs in the ninth. The Wind finished without an error, while the Fuego totaled eight hits and also played error-free baseball.
Koki Matsuda powered Garden City’s offense with two home runs, three hits, three runs and seven RBIs in four at-bats.
Najay King and
McCain Mason each drove in two runs, while
Mike Williams,
Devon Zielke,
Keisy Portorreal and
Taylor Barber also recorded multiple RBIs. Portorreal went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBIs and two walks, and
Preston Rackley added two hits and two runs.
Portorreal also earned the win on the mound, allowing three hits and no runs over 7.2 innings while striking out 11 and walking one.
Razedrick Winters struck out one in a scoreless third of an inning, and
Easton Barnes completed the game for Garden City. Santa Fe starter
Brandon Halbert took the loss after allowing seven earned runs on three hits and five walks in one inning.
