Garden City Wind Rally Past Colorado Springs Snow Sox 9-6

June 7 2021 The Garden City Wind defeated the Colorado Springs Snow Sox 9-6 after scoring five runs in the second inning and adding one in the fifth and three in the sixth. Colorado Springs scored once in each of the first three innings before adding a run in the eighth and two in the ninth, but could not complete the comeback. Garden City outhit Colorado Springs 13-9 and committed one error while the Snow Sox played errorless baseball.

Toro Thomas led the Wind offense by going 2-for-4 with a double two runs and four RBIs, including a home run. C. Cartaya Jr. added two hits two runs and two RBIs, while Calvin Butler collected three hits and drove in a run. Garden City also received two hits apiece from Terry Daniels and Manuel Blanco. Colorado Springs got two hits from Dakota Popham, who hit a two-run homer, and Travis Tanaka, while Andrew Paige added a solo home run and an RBI.

AJ Clayton earned the win for Garden City after allowing six hits and four runs, three earned, in 7.2 innings. He walked seven and struck out four. Noah Parsons worked the final inning and allowed three hits and two runs. Foster Pace took the loss for Colorado Springs, surrendering 13 hits and nine earned runs in seven innings while striking out five. Mike Wilson finished with 1.2 scoreless innings in relief.