Garden City Wind Rally Past Pecos Bills 11-8

July 7 2024 The Garden City Wind defeated the Pecos Bills 11-8 at Clint Lightner after breaking open a tied game with four runs in the fifth inning and five more in the seventh. Garden City finished with 12 hits, while Pecos collected 10. The teams were tied 2-2 after the first inning before the Wind took control in the middle innings.

Jordan Wright led Garden City with three hits, including a home run, and four RBIs. Jacob Talamante added two hits, a home run and two RBIs, while Zach Elias drove in two runs. Adam Purdy went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, and Jordan Williams scored three runs and added an RBI.

Pecos received three hits and three RBIs from Rodriguez, J, who also hit a home run. Josh Kellogg contributed three hits and three RBIs, while Jorge Peralta had two hits, two runs scored and a pair of doubles. Pecos scored four times in the seventh inning but could not erase Garden City’s five-run response in the bottom half.

Garden City starter Will Hahnfeld allowed seven hits and six runs, five earned, over 6.2 innings while striking out seven. Lance Koch earned the win after recording the final out of the seventh, and Nico ODonnell secured the save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts. Tyler Duffy took the loss for Pecos after allowing three hits and four runs in 1.1 innings.