A walk-off home run from Gary Garcia brought home the winning run for Kishwaukee College in a 19-16 victory over Erie County (NY) at Auburndale, FL on Tuesday.
Garcia racked up seven RBIs on two hits for Kishwaukee College. He homered in the sixth and ninth innings.
Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 35 total runs and 34 hits during the game. Relief pitchers got their fill of innings during the game, with the opposing managers using 13 pitchers in total.
Kishwaukee College easily handled Erie County pitching as seven hitters combined for 16 hits, 16 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
Home runs for Kishwaukee College came when Austin Allende homered in the seventh inning and Garcia homered in the sixth and ninth innings.
Five relief pitchers made sure the win didn't fall through the cracks for Kishwaukee College. Kishwaukee College jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Aneudy DeLacruz kicked things off for Kishwaukee College with a single.
Erie County got two-run rallies in the fourth inning and the seventh. In the fourth, Erie County scored on a groundout by Anthony Feeney, plating Eric Marriott.
Kishwaukee College matched its four-run sixth inning with four more in the seventh. In the sixth, Kishwaukee College scored on an RBI single by DeLacruz, bringing home Cooper Vinz.
Kishwaukee College scored on a two-run double by Vinz and a two-run home run by Austin Allende.