C.J. Dornak leads Basic into state baseball tournament
 
C.J. Dornak leads Basic into state baseball tournament

Basic’s baseball team is looking for a third consecutive state championship this week. Senior pitcher C.J. Dornak lends plenty of experience. He has made four appearances and earned two wins in the last two state tournaments. Dornak is 7-0 with two saves and a 0.72 ERA this season. For his career, Dornak is 20-1 with six saves and a 0.67 ERA. Garrett Giles also is playing in his third state tournament, and should lead the offense.
He’s batting .495 with a team-high 44 RBIs. Bishop Gorman transfer Jesse Fonteboa adds offensive firepower.
He’s hitting .409 with four homers and 35 RBIs.

Basic outlasts Rancho, wins 2-1 in extra innings
 
Basic outlasts Rancho, wins 2-1 in extra innings

Garrett Giles’ bases-loaded walk powered Basic to a 2-1 home win over Rancho in nine innings. Basic scored in the second, Rancho scored in the fourth, and it remained tied until the ninth. Nick Thompson started for the Wolves and pitched 6 1/3 strong innings. Rancho starter Layton Walls went 6 2/3, and neither factored into the decision. Basic improved to 25-5 (15-4 Sunrise League), one game behind first-place Rancho (24-5, 16-3).