U13 baseball battles against Montrose

The Gunnison U13 baseball team took on a fierce rival Montrose in a tight, five inning duel at Jorgensen Park on June 24.

The Gunnison boys gained momentum early with Blaine Miramon leading the defense on the mound, shutting down Montrose early. Miramon continued to shine on offense, knocking a single to left and quickly stealing every bag to score Gunnison's first run.

Following in the bottom of the first inning, Xavier Amrich launched a line drive into center field to reach second base. Gunnison continued the inning with both Graden Wilcox and Carson Messner driving home runners to hand the home team an early 4-0 lead.

Gunnison continued to control the game defensively in the second, with Miramon striking out two batters and again sitting down the Montrose batting order. The away side kept fighting, and held Gunnison scoreless in the inning.

The third inning sealed the game for the home side. The boys loaded the bases early, and RBIs from Graden Wilcox, Brandon Hallock-Mitchel, Banahari Salif and Tj Weske III extended the lead to 12-0.

Montrose’s bats finally came to life in the fourth inning. The away team loaded the bases while bringing home their first two runners of the game. Montrose’s defense held strong in the bottom of the fourth, and despite Gunnison loading the bases, Montrose finished unscathed with the score remaining at 12-2 .

Gunnison faced its final test of the ballgame in the fifth and final inning. Logan Boscaro took over on the mound for Gunnison, but Montrose dreamed of a comeback. The away side tacked on six more runs before Gunnison could finally close out the game with a 12-8 victory.

The Gunnison U13 boys will return to action on July 8 at Jorgensen Park at 4 and 6 p.m.

(Evan Bjornstad can be contacted at 970.641.1414.)