Gunnison's U14 baseball team took down Montrose 14-4 at Jorgensen Park on July 7.
Gunnison's defense, led by Wyatt Stone on the mound, quickly secured three outs to earn their first plate appearance of the afternoon.
Bodhi Bacalis took the batter’s box first for Gunnison. With the pressure on, the shortstop smacked a ground ball past second base, landing a single to kickstart the home offense. Bacalis then stole second and third base to reach a scoring position. Tytus Williams then drew a walk and Bacalis stole home to propel Gunnison up 1-0.
Joseph Stoeber took to the plate next and drove home Williams with an RBI down the first-base line. After Gunnison loaded the bases, Zair Uziel Daniel followed in Stoeber's footstep with a consecutive RBI.
Gunnison steamrolled past Montrose, stealing home four more times before the end of the first inning to take a seven-run advantage.
Stone continued his defensive dominance in the second. The Gunnison ace tallied three strikeouts to maintain the shutout. Cody Vick stepped up to the plate and crushed a ball for a leadoff single. Williams added a double, and after a trio of RBIs from Stoeber, Lane Stone and Uziel Daniel, Gunnison finished the second up 10-0.
Montrose finally kicked into gear in the third after a sacrifice groundball moved their first run across home. Montrose’s offensive revival led to four runs in the inning, prompting Gunnison to act quickly.
The fourth inning was quiet on both sides, with equal ambitions. Gunnison could only sneak one baserunner home in the fourth, moving the lead to 11-4.
Gunnison needed to score three runs to enforce the mercy rule and to cement their hard earned victory in the fifth and final inning. After shutting down Montrose in the first half, Gunnison continued strong with Uziel Daniel leading the offensive charge, batting leadoff and reaching first base.
Rylan Holler put the ball in play at the next at bat, and made it to second base to advance two runners in scoring position. Both runners stole home, and extended the lead to 13-4. After loading the bases, Montrose walked Williams allowing John Dempsey to score the winning run.
The home victory wrapped up the 2025 summer season.
(Evan Bjornstad can be contacted at 970.641.1414.)
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