Garden City Wind Cruise Past North Platte 17-1

June 27 2025 The Garden City Wind defeated the North Platte 80s 17-1 after collecting 19 hits and scoring in five consecutive innings. Garden City broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the third, added two in the fourth, three in the fifth and three in the sixth before putting the game out of reach with seven runs in the seventh. North Platte scored its only run in the sixth and finished with seven hits.

Jacob Talamante led the Wind offense by going 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs and three RBI. Andrew Brautman added three hits, three runs and two RBI, while Pierce Khan recorded three hits and three RBI. Jason Rooks had two doubles and two RBI, and Secundino Morales contributed two hits and three RBI. Tobie Teke also had two hits and two RBI.

Jeremiah Williams earned the win for Garden City after allowing five hits and one earned run in 5.1 innings. He walked two and struck out three. Jose Ballista, Seth Christiansen, Tyler Cornett and Gavin Peterson combined to allow two hits and no runs over the final 3.2 innings while striking out nine.

Pierce Salbego took the loss for North Platte after surrendering seven earned runs on 12 hits in 4.1 innings. He walked five and struck out three. Aidan Diltz was North Plattes most productive hitter with two hits and one RBI, while Rico Riley also collected two hits.