June 1 2025 The Garden City Wind defeated the Kansas City Hormigas 9-5 after overcoming an early two-run deficit at Satchel Paige. Kansas City scored once in each of the first two innings, but Garden City answered with three runs in the third and four more in the fourth to take a 7-3 lead. The Wind added single runs in the sixth and seventh while the Hormigas scored once in the seventh and ninth.
Garden City collected 14 hits, led by
Jason Rooks, who went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two runs and five RBI.
Kaleb Scull added two hits, two runs and an RBI, while
Dominic Enbody had three hits and two RBI.
Jacob Talamante also scored three runs and finished with two hits and a walk.
Davin Meier earned the win for Garden City after allowing five hits and three earned runs in 5.1 innings. He walked three and struck out two.
Jose Ballista followed with 1.2 innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out five, and D. Benton added a scoreless inning with three strikeouts.
Kansas City was paced by
Xander Nabors, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a double and a walk.
Antuan Franco and
Miguel Tejada each had two hits, with Tejada driving in three runs.
Jacob Strobel took the loss after surrendering seven earned runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings, while
Jacob Slocomb allowed two runs over 5.2 innings.
