June 12 2025 The Garden City Wind defeated the North Platte 80s 7-2 after building an early lead and holding North Platte to two late runs. Garden City collected seven hits and committed one error, while North Platte also had seven hits and made three errors.
Garden City scored once in the second inning, erupted for five runs in the third and added another run in the fifth.
Andrew Brautman went 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, a double and a home run.
Dominic Enbody added a double and an RBI, while
Kaleb Scull and
Rob Morosetti also drove in runs.
Adam Purdy had two hits for the Wind.
North Platte scored once in the seventh and once in the eighth.
Coby Tweten went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, and
Tj Beninati went 2-for-3 with a run.
Jake Boucher and
Aidan Diltz each recorded an RBI for the 80s.
Cutter Smith earned the win for Garden City after allowing one earned run on seven hits over seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks.
Nico ODonnell gave up one run in one-third of an inning before
Grant Garza finished the game with 1.2 scoreless innings and two strikeouts. North Platte starter
Benjamin Smith took the loss after allowing seven runs, three earned, on seven hits in five innings with four strikeouts.
