June 19 2017 The White Sands Pupfish held off the Garden City Wind 3-2, using an early three-run advantage and a strong performance from Logan Escudero to secure the victory. White Sands scored once in the first inning and twice in the fourth while Garden City answered with one run in the eighth and one in the ninth. The Pupfish finished with seven hits and one error while the Wind had six hits and no errors.
Joe Davis led White Sands with two RBIs and a double. Rayshelon Carolina went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base, while Mark Davis added two hits. Colton Wolfe also drove in a run. Garden City received a home run and an RBI from Cameron Ketchen, who went 2-for-4 with a run scored, while Jean Carlos Peralta added an RBI.
Escudero earned the win after allowing five hits and no runs in seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks. Darrell Render Jr. worked one inning and allowed one earned run before Garrett McKenzie recorded the save despite allowing one run and three walks in the ninth. Trent Carrier took the loss for Garden City after allowing seven hits and three earned runs over eight innings while striking out seven.
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