The pressure of playing in the state tournament can be too much for some young players.
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Layton Walls pitched a four-hitter and Rancho topped Bishop Gorman 9-1 in the opening round of the Class 4A state baseball tournament at Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Bishop Gorman hopes Nick Israel continues to be a catalyst in the Class 4A state tournament, which begins Thursday at Las Vegas High. Gorman faces Rancho at 4 p.m., and Basic plays Galena at 1 p.m.
Twenty-nine years passed between state baseball titles for Basic High when a team led by 10 seniors won last year’s Division I crown, a magical run that united a school and its alumni in a manner only sports can.
Manny Llamas, 24, graduated from Rancho in 2011 and has the Rams poised to make a strong postseason run as they begin the Class 4A Sunrise Region tournament on Tuesday.
Palo Verde’s Dylan Orlando blasted a pair of two-run homers to untie the game Friday, and the Panthers held on to beat visiting Cimarron-Memorial, 9-8.
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