Garden City Wind Pull Away From Alpine Cowboys

June 5 2022 The Garden City Wind defeated the Alpine Cowboys 11-5 at Clint Lightner Field. Garden City totaled 13 hits and took control early with five runs in the first inning, followed by one in the second and two more in the third. The Wind added single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to secure the victory.

Koki Matsuda led Garden City with three hits, two runs and two RBI. Alex Nielson and Leo Gallegos added two hits apiece, with Gallegos driving in two runs. Neil Taylor scored twice and recorded one RBI, while Taylor Barber scored twice and added one RBI. The box score credited Matsuda, Taylor and Gallegos with home runs, including two for Gallegos.

Alpine scored once in the third and fourth innings before rallying for three runs in the ninth. Sam Dreistadt had two hits, one run and one RBI, while Calvin Graves and Bryce Donovan also collected two hits each. The box score credited Colton Whitehouse with two home runs and three RBI for the Cowboys.

Jordan Izzo earned the win for Garden City after allowing seven hits and two earned runs in five innings. He struck out five and walked five. Sage Holderfield worked two scoreless innings, and Glenn Fletcher finished the game with two innings. Ryan Greco took the loss for Alpine after giving up nine hits and eight runs, six earned, in three innings.