5A Baseball: Top Seeds Grandview, Cherry Creek Emerge Unbeaten

AURORA — The opening games of CHSAA’s 5A State Baseball Tournament took place Friday.

Top seeds Grandview (No. 1) and Cherry Creek (No. 2) each won twice to advance to a semifinal matchup Saturday at 2 p.m. (Saturday’s starting times have been moved up 30 minutes due to expected incoming weather.)

Grandview defeated No. 8 Castle View 5-2 and No. 5 Broomfield 5-4, while Cherry Creek topped No. 7 Rocky Mountain 3-0 before edging No. 6 Regis Jesuit 4-3.

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.

5A Semifinal Matchup

Saturday, May 24 at Lakewood’s All-Star Park

• No. 1 Grandview vs. No. 2 Cherry Creek, 2 p.m.

5A Elimination Matchups

Saturday, May 24

• No. 3 Arvada West vs. No. 7 Rocky Mountain, 9 a.m.
• No. 4 Fossil Ridge vs. No. 8 Castle View, 9 a.m.
• No. 3 Arvada West-No. 7 Rocky Mountain winner vs. No. 6 Regis Jesuit, 11:30 a.m.
• No. 4 Fossil Ridge-No. 8 Castle View winner vs. No. 5 Broomfield, 11:30 a.m.

5A Second-Round Results

Friday, May 23

• No. 1 Grandview def. No. 5 Broomfield, 5-4
• No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 6 Regis Jesuit, 4-3

5A First-Round Results

Friday, May 23

• No. 1 Grandview def. No. 8 Castle View, 5-2
• No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 7 Rocky Mountain, 3-0
• No. 5 Broomfield def. No. 4 Fossil Ridge, 5-2
• No. 6 Regis Jesuit def. No. 3 Arvada West, 11-5