We all want to see it — a Highland-Bonnneville baseball matchup

I’m a nice guy, so I want to do us all a favor. Call it an early birthday present, a belated Christmas gift, heck, Mother’s Day is coming up, it can be for that.

The two best baseball teams in Eastern Idaho are the Highland Rams and the Bonneville Bees. Each competes in a different classification so, sadly, with the regular season dwindling away and districts looming, we’re not going to see them compete on the same field.

But this is a present I wish to give all of you.

Highland versus Bonneville.

Bees versus Rams.

Bo Burrup, a junior, a stud, a guy who makes hitting home runs look as easy as creating teen-maternity-reality shows on MTV. The 6-foot-5 lefty, a BYU commit, would take the mound for the Rams.

And he’d face Bonneville’s Kohl Hostert, who’s doing his best Justin Verlander impression this season. Hostert is the ace of a staff that’s catapulted the Bees to a perfect 21-0 record.

Shutout after shutout, Hostert has been stellar and nearly unhittable. After beating Blackfoot 5-0 last Tuesday, where he whiffed 10 Broncos in a complete game, his ERA dropped to a measly 0.48, according to the Post Register.

Hostert’s been great, but the Bees’ lineup is stacked, too. We should stop comparing the Washington Nationals to the ’27 Yankees. The Bees bare a far better resemblance with power and speed filtered one through nine.

Bonneville isn’t just beating teams, either. The Bees have dominated, outscoring opponents by nearly 10 runs a game.

The Rams, however, are no slouch. Highland hasn’t lost since March, winning 14 straight. While Bonneville’s pitching has been untouchable, the Rams’ batting order never provides a break.

Aaron Pope, hitting leadoff, has both speed and power. Kade Hall, batting second, was nearly hitting .500 halfway through the season. And Greg Casper, slotted fourth, right behind Burrup, never — and I mean never — strikes out. His first called third strike of the season was in the 15th game of the year.

Bonneville versus Highland.

Rams versus Bees.

I guess I’m the one asking for an early birthday present. Bonneville, the No. 1 seed in the 4A Fifth-Sixth District tournament starting Tuesday at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls, is more concerned with keeping an unblemished record unblemished.

And you can bet Highland and head coach Mike Green are more concerned with Monday’s first-round game in the 5A Fifth-Sixth District tourney rather than a hypothetical matchup with the Bees.

But as a state can’t we come together to make this happen?

Would Hostert handle Highland’s hitters as easily as he has everyone else this season? Would Burrup — who the last time he took the mound he struck out 17 and was a first-inning error short of a perfect game — avoid giving up the long ball to Bonneville’s hitters?

The Rams and Bees are more concerned with district and state titles, but, honestly, I just want to find out on the field where the best team in Eastern Idaho resides first.