June 17 2019 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Garden City Wind 7-6 in 11 innings at Central Park in Trinidad. Trinidad finished with 11 hits and no errors while Garden City collected 12 hits and committed three errors.
Garden City scored three times in the first inning and added two runs in the fourth before taking a 6-5 lead with a run in the eighth. Trinidad answered with two runs in the second and three in the fourth, tied the game with a run in the sixth and scored the deciding run in the 11th inning.
Jakob Shuler led Trinidad with three hits including a home run and two RBI. Matt Eureste and Tim Henry each had two hits and one RBI while Scott Stetson and Alejandro Diaz also drove in runs. For Garden City Alvin Swoope and Carson Lee each recorded three hits, and Joel Garza added two hits and two RBI. Swoope also tripled and stole two bases.
Skyler Henderson earned the win for Trinidad after allowing one hit and striking out three in three scoreless innings. Garden City starter Brennan Fischer was charged with five earned runs in 3.2 innings while striking out one and walking six. Austin Willis-Greene took the loss after allowing one run in 1.1 innings.
Trinidad Triggers Edge Garden City Wind 7-6 in 11 Innings
