1A Baseball: Semifinal Matches Set for Thursday’s State Championship

AURORA – The semifinal match ups are set for the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 1A Baseball State Championship Tournament at All-Star Park in Lakewood.

Both the semifinals and the championship game will be played on May 16. You can watch the semifinal round and championship game live on the NFHS Network.

The four teams in the semifinals are No. 1 seed Merino, No. 2 seed Flatirons Academy, No. 5 seed Dove Creek and No. 6 seed Akron. Merino is slated to play Dove Creek, while Flatirons Academy is set to play Akron.

No. 1 seed Merino defeated No 16 seed Nucla, 10-2, and No. 9 seed Stratton, 15-6 to reach the final four. If the Rams win the state championship, it will be just the second baseball title in school history, with the other coming in 2022.

No. 2 seed Flatirons Academy advanced past No. 15 seed Sierra Grande, 17-1, and No. 10 seed Holly, 15-11. The Bison are pursuing the first baseball state championship in school history, though they have finished as runner up in two of the last three seasons.

No. 5 seed Dove Creek beat No. 12 seed Elbert, 12-1, and then upset No. 4 Simla, 5-4 to punch their ticket to the semifinals. The Bulldogs are looking for the second baseball championship in school history and the first since 2015.

No. 6 seed Akron reached the semifinal round by defeating No. 11 seed Evangel Christian Academy, 11-1, before beating No. 3 seed Eads in the quarterfinals, 11-0. Akron would be looking for it’s first baseball championship in school history.