May 29 2025 The Garden City Wind rallied for a 5-4 victory over the North Platte 80s after scoring three runs in the ninth inning and the go-ahead run in the 10th. North Platte led 4-1 after three innings, but Garden City finished with 14 hits to overcome its early deficit. The Wind committed two errors while the 80s had one.
Jacob Talamante led Garden City with four hits in six at-bats and scored twice.
Jason Rooks went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI, while
Dominic Enbody and
Andrew Brautman each collected two hits and drove in a run. Enbody also recorded Garden City’s only extra-base hit with a double. North Platte’s
Jake Boucher and
Coby Tweten each had one hit and one RBI in the losing effort.
Garden City’s
Jose Ballista delivered four hitless innings with five strikeouts and one walk.
Ritter Steinmann added two scoreless innings with five strikeouts, and
Lance Koch earned the win after a scoreless 10th inning in which he struck out three. North Platte starter
Benjamin Smith allowed one run on six hits over six innings and struck out four, while
Cade Herrmann pitched two scoreless innings with five strikeouts.
North Platte totaled four hits and four walks while striking out 16 times. Garden City received five walks and struck out nine times.
John Luegering took the loss for North Platte after allowing one run on three hits while recording one out in the 10th inning.
