Garden City Wind Hold Off Alpine Cowboys 7-6

July 21 2022 The Garden City Wind defeated the Alpine Cowboys 7-6 in a back-and-forth game. Garden City scored three runs in the first inning and added single runs in the third and sixth before a two-run eighth inning gave the Wind a 7-5 lead. Alpine scored once in the ninth but could not complete the comeback. Both teams finished with eight hits and two errors.

Preston Rackley led Garden City with two hits, three runs batted in and a home run. Koki Matsuda went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a double and a triple, while Taylor Barber had two hits, one RBI and one run scored. Rackley also stole two bases, and Matsuda and Barber each stole one. Garden City’s other home run came from Rackley.

Josh Laurie paced Alpine by going 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and a home run. Dylan Nolan also went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, including a home run. Andrew Capone added a hit, a run and two stolen bases, while James Prockish reached base three times with one hit and two walks.

Cacy Harper earned the win for Garden City after pitching one scoreless inning with one walk, and Jackson Rutledge recorded the save despite allowing one run on two hits in the ninth. Sean Townsend struck out eight in 5.2 innings for the Wind, allowing five runs, three earned, on four hits. Michael Castillo took the loss for Alpine after allowing two runs in one inning.