Garden City Wind Rally Past Trinidad Triggers 9-8

July 20 2023 The Garden City Wind rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and held on to defeat the Trinidad Triggers 9-8. Garden City collected 10 hits and overcame two errors while Trinidad finished with nine hits and no errors.

Garden City built a 6-0 lead through three innings with four runs in the first and two in the third. Trinidad answered with two runs in the fourth two in the fifth one in the sixth and one in the seventh to tie the game at 6-6. The Triggers then scored twice in the top of the eighth before the Wind responded with three runs in the bottom half to regain the lead.

Zachary Elias powered Garden City with a home run and five RBI while Dylan Wilkinson went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Leo Gallegos added two hits and Jordan Harris scored twice. Trinidad received home runs from David Arza who drove in three runs and Jason Rooks who hit two home runs and finished with two RBI. Jake Urena added three hits and scored twice.

Kyle Adkins earned the win after recording the final out of the eighth inning with a strikeout. Razedrick Winters secured the save with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Dakota Rodd took the loss after allowing three runs on two hits in two innings. Teddy Broxterman started for Garden City and allowed five runs in five innings while striking out six.