Garrish Powers Falcons to High-Scoring Win Over Wolverines
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Interstat) — Tripp Garrish drove in eight runs on two homers and a double Monday night, leading Air Force to a 17-7 victory over Utah Valley at Falcon Baseball Field.
The Falcons erased an early 7-0 deficit with a five-run first inning, highlighted by Garrish’s three-run double and a two-run homer from Cole Jenkins. Garrish added a solo shot in the fourth and a three-run blast in the fifth, finishing 4 for 5. Ben Niednagel added three hits, including a homer, for Air Force.
Utah Valley’s Kaden Carpenter hit a four-run homer in the seventh and Mason Hamlin had three hits with a solo homer. The Wolverines recorded 10 hits but their pitching staff surrendered 15 to the Falcons. Air Force improved to 16-18, while Utah Valley fell to 11-20.