5A, 4A, 3A and 2A state baseball brackets released
The state baseball brackets for Class 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A were released on Monday.
5A host sites are All-City Stadium and Metro State. 4A first-round games will be at All-Star Park and Machebeuf, and 3A is at Butch Butler and Niwot high school. 2A’s regional and state bracket will be played at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo.
In the 5A, 4A and 3A tournaments, the first game at each site will be played at 10 a.m., with the second played directly after. The winners of the first-round games will play at 3:00 p.m. at their original site.
There are no seeds in the 3A-5A tournaments, and first-round matchups are predetermined based upon the region each team won last weekend.
After breezing through the regional round with two run-rule wins, Legend will play Broomfield in 5A’s first round at Metro State.
It’s Mountain Vista vs. Dakota Ridge in the second game of the day at Metro State. Dakota Ridge upset Mountain Range and Highlands Ranch in the regional rounds, and will be looking to shake things up further in the state tournament.
Cherry Creek and Legacy will face off at All-City Stadium.
Rocky Mountain and Rock Canyon play in the second game.
In 4A, Thompson Valley plays Golden in game one at All-Star Park. Evergreen and Air Academy follow in game two.
Both Golden and Evergreen were No. 4 seeds in the regional brackets. Thompson Valley upset undefeated Denver North to win Region 1.
Thomas Jefferson and Silver Creek kick things off at Machebeuf. Valor Christian and Pueblo West follow.
Defending 3A champion Faith Christian will play Valley in game two at Niwot HS.
Eaton and Salida play in game one.
Colorado Academy run-ruled its way into the state tournament. The Mustangs will play Lamar in the first game of the day at Butch Butler.
La Junta and Peak to Peak will play after Colorado Academy and Lamar.
Paonia grabbed the No. 1 seed in 2A. The Eagles will play Sargent in the first round.
The winner of the above game will play the winner of N0. 8 Hotchkiss and No. 9 Dayspring Christian Academy.
Peyton is the second seed and gets No. 15 Limon. Should Peyton win, they’ll get the winner of No. 7 Haxtun vs. No. 10 Lyons.
Sedgwick County and Front Range Christian are head to head in the first round after the Cougars landed in the No. 3 seed. No. 6 Holyoke and No. 11 Rocky Ford play to determine who gets the winner.
No. 4 County Line plays No. 13 Evangelical Christian, while No. 5 Burlington gets No. 12 Yuma.
