Garden City Wind Rally Past Alpine Cowboys 11-8

July 24 2022 The Garden City Wind defeated the Alpine Cowboys 11-8 after scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to break an 8-8 tie. Garden City finished with 13 hits and no errors, while Alpine collected 11 hits and committed one error.

Garden City built an early 3-0 lead in the first inning before Alpine answered with seven runs in the third. The Wind tied the game with four runs in the third, then added a run in the seventh before their decisive three-run eighth. Alpine scored once in the sixth but could not regain the lead.

Syam Lafi led Garden City with three hits, four runs and four RBI, including two home runs. Koki Matsuda went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs and one RBI, while Najay King added two hits, three runs, two RBI and a home run. Taylor Barber and Neil Taylor each drove in two runs.

Bryce Donovan powered Alpine with a home run and four RBI, while Alex Canty had two hits and two RBI. Calvin Graves also collected two hits and drove in a run. Jackson Rutledge earned the win for Garden City with one scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out one. Devon Malone recorded the save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts. Jonathan Triesler took the loss for Alpine after allowing three runs in one inning.