Anthony Mori
Elko Daily Free Press May 23, 2025
INDIAN SPRINGS — The Wells baseball team was silent for much of the Division 1A Nevada State Baseball Championships.
But the Leopards provided fireworks in the opener — trailing 7-2 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and forcing extra innings — walking off with an 8-7 victory over Liberty Baptist.
Wells was then bounced on the next day, losing consecutive contests by margins of 12-3 to eventual champion Indian Springs and 9-5 against Smith Valley.
Vs. Liberty Baptist
The Leopards fell behind 6-0 on a three-run homer by junior Noah McConnell — who had Wells bamboozled at the plate — and trailed 7-2 with two outs in the home half of the seventh.
Freshman Landon Hall scored on a double by junior Luis Garcia, junior Gage Uhlig wore a pitch, as did senior Cesar Berumen.
Garcia crossed on a passed ball, and junior Teagan Calton ripped a two-run double to right-center field — driving in Uhlig and Berumen — making the score 7-6.
Sophomore Charley Peterson tied the game with a single to left field — scoring Calton — and forced extra innings with the game deadlocked 7-7.
From the bullpen, Berumen escaped a bases-loaded jam in the top of the eighth with his second punchout of the frame.
In the bottom half, Wells once again rallied with two away.
Junior Tristen Zimmerman was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on a single on the ground to left by Garcia for an improbable 8-7 win.
Zimmerman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored the game winner.
Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI — including the clincher — and crossed once.
Calton hit 1-for-3 with a two-run double and came around once, and Uhlig batted 1-for-3 and came home twice.
Peterson was 1-for-4 with an RBI that forced extras.
Without hits, Berumen, Hall and junior CD Hunt scored once apiece.
On the mound, Garcia allowed three runs — one earned — on three hits with three strikeouts and three walks over three innings.
Calton gave up three runs on four hits with three Ks and a free pass across two frames.
Zimmerman allowed an unearned run on with two walks and a punchout over two innings.
Berumen posted a scoreless frame to close, struck out two and walked one.
Vs. Indian Springs
In the 12-3 loss to Indian Springs, Wells was barely outhit 9-7 but could not overcome six errors.
At the plate, Berumen batted 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Freshman Dentin Allen and Hunt each hit 1-for-3.
Calton went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and scored a run, and Garcia also finished 1-for-4.
Without hits, Uhlig scored two runs and Peterson drove in one.
In the start, Peterson allowed seven runs — four earned — on five hits with three walks and a strikeout over three innings.
In relief, Berumen gave up five runs — three earned — on two hits with a punchout in 1/3 of a frame.
Allen allowed just one hit and posted 2-2/3 scoreless innings.
Vs. Smith Valley
In the 9-5 loss to Smith Valley, three players mounted multiple hits for Wells.
Peterson hit 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
Hunt batted 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Garcia finished 2-for-4 with a double.
Calton (RBI and a run), Allen (run scored) and Zimmerman (run scored) each finished 1-for-3.
Uhlig closed 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Without a knock, Berumen scored a run.
On the bump, Garcia allowed five runs on six hits with two Ks and a free pass across three innings.
Berumen closed and gave up four runs — three earned — on four hits with four strikeouts and three walks across four frames.