Garden City Wind Roll Past Colorado Springs Snow Sox 20-4

August 5 2021 The Garden City Wind scored 10 runs in the seventh inning and pulled away for a 20-4 victory over the Colorado Springs Snow Sox. Garden City led 6-3 after six innings before its 10-run seventh, finishing with 20 runs on 19 hits and no errors. Colorado Springs scored twice in the second, once in the fourth and once in the ninth while collecting six hits and committing four errors.

Neil Taylor led the Wind with four hits, two home runs and six RBI. Manuel Blanco added three hits and five RBI, while McCain Mason homered and drove in three runs. Preston Rackley and Alex Nielsen each had four hits, and Nielsen contributed two doubles. Colorado Springs received home runs from Dakota Popham and John Anthon, who combined for three of the Snow Sox’s four RBI.

Kyle Adkins earned the win after allowing five hits and three earned runs in six innings with three strikeouts and four walks. Sage Holderfield and Sam Hillyer combined to finish the game, with Hillyer allowing one run in two innings. Foster Pace took the loss for Colorado Springs after surrendering 13 hits and 10 runs, nine earned, in six innings while striking out 11.