4A Baseball: Windsor, Golden Post Pair of Friday Victories

COLORADO SPRINGS — The opening games of CHSAA’s 4A State Baseball Tournament took place Friday.

No. 3 Golden and No. 4 Windsor emerged as the only unbeaten teams after the opening day and have advanced to a semifinal matchup Saturday at 2 p.m. (Saturday’s starting times have been moved up 30 minutes due to expected incoming weather.)

Golden beat No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain 7-4 in the opening round before topping No. 2 Falcon 13-6. Windsor beat No. 5 Palisade 9-2 before earning an 8-2 win over No. 1 Pueblo County.

The double elimination tournament continues Saturday with elimination games at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Four teams will be eliminated Saturday, and the remaining four teams will advance to play again next weekend, with games May 30 and May 31.

4A Semifinal Matchup

Saturday, May 24 at Air Force Academy

• No. 3 Golden vs. No. 4 Windsor, 2 p.m.

4A Elimination Matchups

Saturday, May 24

• No. 5 Palisade vs. No. 8 Severance, 9 a.m.
• No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain vs. No. 7 Durango, 9 a.m.
• No. 1 Pueblo County vs. No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain-No. 7 Durango winner, 11:30 a.m.
• No. 2 Falcon vs. No. 5 Palisade-No. 8 Severance winner, 11:30 a.m.

4A Second-Round Results

Friday, May 23

• No. 3 Golden def. No. 2 Falcon, 13-6
• No. 4 Windsor def. No. 1 Pueblo County, 8-2

4A First-Round Results

Friday, May 23

• No. 1 Pueblo County def. No. 8 Severance, 15-0
• No. 2 Falcon def. No. 7 Durango, 6-5
• No. 3 Golden def. No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain, 7-4
• No. 4 Windsor def. No. 5 Palisade, 9-2