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The Basic baseball team won the Class 5A state championship Saturday at UNR, beating Reno High on a walk-off wild pitch in extra innings.
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Basic defeated Faith Lutheran in a Class 5A winners’ bracket state semifinal Friday to advance to Saturday’s title game. The Crusaders then lost an elimination game.
Faith Lutheran and Basic won their opening games at the Class 5A state baseball tournament Thursday in Reno and will play Friday for a berth in the title game.
Basic’s baseball team was forced to miss last year’s playoffs, but the Wolves are the top seed in the 5A state tournament this postseason.
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State championships
1955 – defeated Churchill County, 14-0, 2-5, 9-2
1956 – defeated Reno, 6-1, 2-9, 22-0
1982 – defeated Carson, 5-1, 4-9, 5-4 (8 inn.)
1987 – defeated Reno, 14-1
2016 – defeated Centennial, 9-1
2017 – defeated Galena, 16-6
2022 – defeated Bishop Gorman, 16-7
2025 – defeated Reno, 3-2 (8 inn.)
State championship game appearances
2025, 2022, 2018, 2017, 1987, 1982, 1962, 1958, 1956, 1955
State tournament appearances
2025, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2002, 2001, 1987, 1982, 1962, 1958, 1956, 1955
Region/zone tournament championships
2025, 2018, 2017, 2016, 1987
League championships
2025, 2022, 2016, 2015, 2000, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1983, 1982, 1962, 1958, 1956, 1955
Head coaches
Scott Baker (2012- ): 210-83-1, 9 seasons
Jeff Bondurant (2009-11): 25-49, 3 seasons
David Gallegos (2008): 21-11, 1 season
Mike Kazek (1999-2007): 185-100-1, 9 seasons
Anson Jones (1994-98): 65-67, 5 seasons
Gary Chaires (1975-93): 256-178-5, 19 seasons (record does not include 1980 season)
Don Andher (1974): 6-11, 1 season
Travis Bonneville (1972-73): 14-22, 2 seasons
Roy Huffman (1971): record unavailable, 1 season
Dennis Rosch (1966-70): 34-47, 5 seasons
Dick Empson (1958-65): record unavailable, 8 seasons
John Tartan (1955-57): 35-13, 3 seasons
Through the years
2025: 25-7 (9-3 5A Mountain/first)
2024: 20-8 (8-4 5A Mountain/second)
2023: 25-9 (8-4 5A Desert/second)
2022: 31-10 (11-2 5A Desert/first)
2021: 13-3 (5-3 5A Desert/third)
2020: No competition due to COVID
2019: 29-8-1 (11-1 Desert/second)
2018: 32-7 (16-4 4A Sunrise/second)
2017: 29-7 (16-4 4A Sunrise/second)
2016: 36-4 (17-3 Division I Sunrise/first)
2015: 27-6 (9-1 Southeast/first)
2014: 25-11 (8-2 Southeast/second)
2013: 13-21 (4-6 Southeast/fourth)
2012: 14-17 (5-9 Southeast/sixth)
2011: 8-22 (2-12 Southeast/seventh)
2010: 8-15 (4-10 Southeast/sixth)
2009: 9-12 (7-7 Southeast/fifth)
2008: 21-11 (10-4 Southeast/third)
2007: 17-12 (9-5 Southeast/fourth)
2006: 19-12 (6-6 Southeast/fourth)
2005: 22-10 (8-4 Southeast/third)
2004: 18-10 (7-3 Southeast/second)
2003: 16-13-1 (3-5 Southeast/fourth)
2002: 25-13 (5-3 Southeast/second)
2001: 27-13 (5-3 Southeast/second)
2000: 26-6 (6-2 Southeast/first)
1999: 15-11 (9-5 Southeast/second)
1998: 13-15 (7-7 4A Sunrise/fourth)
1997: 10-13 (5-7 4A Sunrise/tied fifth)
1996: 18-11 (8-4 3A Sunrise/second)
1995: 12-15 (8-6 3A Sunrise/fourth)
1994: 12-13 (7-7 3A Sunrise/tied third)
1993: 23-11 (7-3 3A Sunrise/second)
1992: 16-8 (6-4 3A Sunrise/third)
1991: 21-7 (7-6 3A Sunrise/third)
1990: 12-15 (8-5 3A Sunrise/second)
1989: 14-8 (9-4 3A Sunrise/first)
1988: 21-6 (11-2 3A Sunrise/first)
1987: 20-8 (11-2 3A Sunrise/first)
1986: 14-11 (8-5 3A Sunrise/first)
1985: 14-5-3 (11-2 3A Sunrise/first)
1984: 12-9 (6-7 3A Sunrise/tied third)
1983: 12-14 (9-4 3A Sunrise/first)
1982: 21-12-1 (9-4 3A Sunrise/first)
1981: 12-10-1 (6-7 3A Sunrise/tied third)
1980: unavailable (4-9 3A Sunrise/fourth)
1979: 9-13 (3-10 3A Sunrise/fifth)
1978: 5-15 (5-15 3A Division II/tied ninth)
1977: 8-12 (8-12 3A Division II/tied sixth)
1976: 10-9 (9-7 3A Division II/ tied third)
1975: 12-5 (12-4 3A Southern/second)
1974: 6-11 (5-11 3A Southern/tied seventh)
1973: 6-12 (6-12 3A Southern/sixth)
1972: 8-10 (8-10 3A Southern/tied third)
1971: unavailable (3-15 2A Southern/seventh)
1970: 6-12 (6-12 2A Southern/sixth)
1969: 10-8 (10-8 2A Southern/fourth)
1968: 9-8 (9-8 2A Southern/fourth)
1967: 5-9 (5-9 3A Southern/sixth)
1966: 4-10 (4-10 3A Southern/sixth)
1965: unavailable (6-9 2A Southern/fourth)
1964: 5-11 (5-10 2A Southern/fifth)
1963: unavailable (7-4-1 2A Southern/third)
1962: unavailable (10-2 2A Southern/first)
1961: unavailable (unavailable/second)
1960: unavailable (4-8 2A Southern/tied fourth)
1959: 6-9 (4-4 2A Southern/third)
1958: 8-7 (6-2 3A Southern/first)
1957: 5-6 (3-5 3A Southern/third)
1956: 13-3 (7-1 3A Southern/first) * Tri-State League champions
1955: 17-4 (4-2 3A Southern/first) * Tri-State League champions