Snow Sox Pull Away Past Wind 11-7

July 3 2021 The Colorado Springs Snow Sox defeated the Garden City Wind 11-7 after collecting 18 hits and scoring in five innings. Colorado Springs built a 5-4 lead through five innings before breaking the game open with five runs in the sixth. The Snow Sox added another run in the seventh while Garden City answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning.

Dakota Popham led Colorado Springs with a 4-for-5 performance that included two doubles a home run and four RBI. Adam Purdy went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and a walk while Markus Bracey added three hits and two RBI. Thomas Jeffries scored twice and contributed two hits and an RBI. Garden City’s Corey Lewis went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a walk. Preston Rackley drove in two runs and Taylor Barber added an RBI.

Matt Geoffrion earned the win for Colorado Springs after allowing five hits and five runs three earned in five innings with three walks and three strikeouts. Markus Bracey followed with three innings allowing two runs on two hits while striking out three and Issac Olson worked a scoreless ninth. Ted Broxterman took the loss for Garden City after surrendering 12 hits and nine runs four earned in 5.2 innings while striking out eight.