The Nevada high school baseball record book contains several outstanding achievements. Here are five records that likely will never be broken.
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Bishop Gorman announced Wednesday that its baseball team was forfeiting games over paperwork related to the eligibility of a transfer student.
Bishop Gorman’s baseball team played its first game in Las Vegas since coach Chris Sheff was suspended and an investigation into the program began.
Bishop Gorman has suspended baseball coach Chris Sheff and is conducting an investigation into the program, the school told the Review-Journal.
Bishop Gorman pitcher James Whitaker struck out six in the Gaels’ win over Basic on Thursday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Bishop Gorman’s baseball team, ranked No. 8 nationally by MaxPreps, defeated No. 14 Basic in a matchup of the last two Class 5A state champions Thursday.
Bishop Gorman and Basic, the last two Class 5A baseball state champions, will play Thursday on the first day of high school spring sports competition.
Former Bishop Gorman first baseman Easton Shelton led the state in home runs last season and had originally committed to play college baseball at UNLV.
Bishop Gorman’s Easton Shelton was the Gatorade Nevada baseball player of the year, hitting .400 with 12 home runs to help lead the Gaels to the Class 5A state title.
Bishop Gorman used a six-run second inning to put away Desert Oasis in Saturday’s Class 5A state championship game in Reno to claim its first state title since 2015.
The Bishop Gorman baseball team advanced to Saturday’s Class 5A state title game in Reno. The Gaels will play Desert Oasis, which won an elimination game late Friday.
Desert Oasis shut down Northern champion Bishop Manogue, and Bishop Gorman handled Damonte Ranch in the opening round of the Class 5A state baseball tournament.
In the first year of Chris Sheff’s second stint as the Bishop Gorman baseball coach, the Gaels enter Thursday’s Class 5A state tournament as the favorite to win the title.
Bishop Gorman senior outfielder Billy Scaldeferri was 6-for-13 with seven RBIs and three home runs in the Gaels’ four playoff wins last week.
An inside-the-park home run ignited Bishop Gorman’s offense as it pulled away from Desert Oasis to claim the Class 5A Southern Region baseball title Friday.