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Boom splits with Garden City
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The Great Bend Boom gained a split of two games against the Garden City Wind with a 4-0 victory Wednesday at Al Burns Field. The Boom (7-4) play the Topeka Train Robbers Thursday and Friday at home. The Boom travel to Topeka Saturday and Sunday.
Boom pitcher Patrick Barnett (2-1) threw his second shutout and struck out six batters. Shortstop Logan Trowbridge turned a double play. Barnett has pitched 17 innings with a 1.08 earned run average.
Dominique Lincoln doubled home Kirby Campbell in a two-run second inning. Reece Bell scored on Barnett’s groundout for a 2-0 lead. In the fifth inning, Tevin Padgett reached on an error and scored on Logan Trowbridge’s single. In the seventh inning, Trowbridge singled home Matt Rembielak for a 4-0 lead.  
The Wind won Tuesday’s game 6-5 when Ken Olszewski hit a game-winning homer against Boom pitcher Phillip Ramos. Olszewski also drilled a grand-slam homer for a 5-3 lead.
Darryl Baca had three hits for two RBIs for the Boom. Trowbridge, Kyle Schwartz and Campbell drove in runs.
GREAT BEND BOOM (7-4)
Home games at Al Burns Field
Boom 5, Salina Stockade 2
Boom 6, Stockade 0
Stockade 7, Boom 5
Boom 10, Stockade 5
Boom 8, Topeka Train Robbers 3
Train Robbers 2, Boom 1
Boom 11, Train Robbers 6
Boom 5, Train Robbers 3
Garden City Wind 5, Boom 3
Wind 6, Boom 5
Boom 4, Wind 0
Thursday—Topeka at Great Bend, 6:30
Friday—Topeka at Great Bend, 6:30
Saturday—Great Bend at Topeka
Saturday—Great Bend at Topeka