Chatfield now No. 3 in 5A baseball poll
Chatfield’s off to an unbeaten start in 2014. And its charge up the rankings continued on Monday.
The Chargers, now 9-0, moved up to No. 3 in CHSAANow.com’s Class 5A baseball poll this week. They only joined the poll a week ago.
ThunderRidge remained on top of the 5A ranking, a spot it has occupied since the preseason. The Grizzlies got seven of the 11 first-place vote.
Regis Jesuit moved up to No. 2 from No. 4. Ralston Valley is fourth this week, and Rocky Mountain rounds out the top five.
Columbine bumped up one place from No. 7 to No. 6, Fairview went from No. 10 to No. 7 and Arapahoe held firm at No. 8.
5A’s two newcomers this week are No. 9 Mountain Vista and No. 10 Dakota Ridge.
In 4A, Montrose remained at No. 1, and continued to be followed by No. 2 Windsor and No. 3 Valor Christian. Niwot made a big jump from No. 8 to No. 4, and Delta went from No. 7 to No. 5.
New to the 4A poll this week are No. 9 Lewis-Palmer and No. 10 Evergreen.
Holy Family continued to lead the 3A ranking, which added No. 6 Cedaredge, No. 7 Gunnison and No. 10 Bayfield.
The 2A poll added Sedgwick County at No. 8. Resurrection Christian stayed at No. 1.
In 1A, Stratton remained on top. That poll added No. 8 Peetz.
Complete rankings for all classes are below.
CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | ThunderRidge (7) | 5-2 | 102 | 1 | 3-2 |
| 2 | Regis Jesuit | 5-3 | 81 | 4 | 4-2 |
| 3 | Chatfield (2) | 9-0 | 80 | 6 | 7-0 |
| 4 | Ralston Valley (1) | 8-1 | 62 | 3 | 6-1 |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain | 3-3 | 55 | 2 | 2-3 |
| 6 | Columbine | 9-0 | 53 | 7 | 6-0 |
| 7 | Fairview | 6-1 | 48 | 10 | 4-1 |
| 8 | Arapahoe (1) | 7-1 | 46 | 8 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Mountain Vista | 7-1 | 24 | – | 6-0 |
| 10 | Dakota Ridge | 5-5 | 12 | – | 2-4 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Cherry Creek 10, Grand Junction 8, Chaparral 6, Fruita Monument 6, Central (G.J.) 5, Grandview 4, Northglenn 2, Brighton 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Grandview (5), Cherry Creek (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Montrose (7) | 8-1 | 96 | 1 | 3-1 |
| 2 | Windsor (1) | 9-1 | 82 | 2 | 4-1 |
| 3 | Valor Christian | 7-3 | 74 | 3 | 4-2 |
| 4 | Niwot (2) | 7-1 | 69 | 8 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Delta (2) | 11-0 | 59 | 7 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Longmont | 6-2 | 44 | 4 | 3-1 |
| 7 | Palmer Ridge | 5-2 | 30 | 9 | 3-2 |
| 8 | Falcon | 4-3 | 26 | 5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Lewis-Palmer | 5-3 | 24 | – | 3-3 |
| 10 | Evergreen | 4-2 | 21 | – | 2-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Air Academy 20, Elizabeth 20, Pueblo Centennial 20, Wheat Ridge 15, Ponderosa 14, Mountain View 10, Skyline 8, Mesa Ridge 7, Green Mountain 6, Pueblo East 5, Pueblo West 5, Canon City 3, Broomfield 2, D’Evelyn 2, Steamboat Springs 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Air Academy (6), Mountain View (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (6) | 8-0 | 77 | 1 | 5-0 |
| 2 | Eaton (2) | 7-0 | 74 | 2 | 5-0 |
| 3 | Faith Christian | 5-1 | 60 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Lamar | 7-1 | 51 | 3 | 4-1 |
| 5 | Valley | 8-0 | 42 | 5 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Cedaredge | 9-0 | 36 | – | 6-0 |
| 7 | Gunnison | 7-0 | 32 | – | 4-0 |
| 8 | The Classical Academy | 4-1 | 20 | 8 | 2-1 |
| 9 | University | 6-1 | 15 | 7 | 4-1 |
| 10 | Bayfield | 7-3 | 13 | – | 2-1 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Brush 11, Kent Denver 3, Platte Canyon 2, Arrupe Jesuit 1, La Junta 1, St. Mary’s 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Brush (6), Kent Denver (9), Basalt (10). | |||||
| Class 2A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Resurrection Christian (5) | 6-1 | 55 | 1 | 5-1 |
| 2 | Swink | 5-0 | 45 | 4 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Denver Christian | 2-2 | 42 | 3 | 1-1 |
| 4 | Rye (1) | 6-1 | 39 | 7 | 4-1 |
| 5 | Lutheran | 3-3 | 36 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Peyton | 7-0 | 30 | 8 | 4-0 |
| 7 | Hotchkiss | 9-2 | 24 | 9 | 4-0 |
| 8 | Sedgwick County | 5-1 | 13 | – | 5-1 |
| 9 | Ignacio | 3-2 | 12 | 10 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Limon | 5-2 | 11 | 5 | 3-2 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Kiowa 7, Rocky Ford 7, Front Range Christian 5, Yuma 4. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Holyoke (6). | |||||
| Class 1A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Stratton (4) | 4-0 | 49 | 1 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Elbert | 4-1 | 41 | 2 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Granada | 3-1 | 33 | 6 | 3-1 |
| 4 | Caliche | 3-6 | 24 | 3 | 3-6 |
| 5 | Holly (1) | 2-3 | 22 | 4 | 2-3 |
| 6 | Community Christian | 3-5 | 20 | 7 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Eads | 2-6 | 19 | 10 | 2-3 |
| 8 | Peetz | 1-1 | 14 | – | 1-0 |
| 9 | Dove Creek | 2-6 | 12 | 8 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Fleming | 3-3 | 11 | 5 | 3-3 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Briggsdale 9, Cotopaxi 8, Cornerstone Christian 7, Weldon Valley 3, Walsh 2, Manzanola 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Weldon Valley (9). | |||||
