1A Baseball: Field is Set for State Tournament Semifinals

AURORA — The semifinalists for CHSAA’s 1A baseball state tournament have been determined following tournament games played Saturday.

Teams needed two victories Saturday in order to advance.

At the Haxtun regional, a long and wild day came to an end as — after a rain delay — No. 6 Merino emerged with an 18-16, eight-inning victory over No. 3 Haxtun. No. 1 Flatirons Academy, No. 5 Nucla and defending state champion and No. 7 Akron are also in the semifinals.

The semifinals and championship game will be played Thursday, May 14, at Lakewood’s Blue Sky All-Star Park.

Flatirons Academy plays Nucla in one semifinal, while Merino and Akron meet in the other.

Streaming Note: While the NFHS Network declined coverage for this past weekend, it will broacast all three games of the upcoming semifinals and finals of the state tournament. At this point, any school that streams via GameChanger will be in violation of CHSAA’s broadcast policies and will subject to both a postseason rights fee and a media rights violation fee.

Please share this information with any parents, coaches, assistant coaches, or school administrators who manage your school’s GameChanger account to ensure compliance and avoid any fees. For questions, please reach out to Amanda at amcclure@chsaa.org.
 

1A Semifinals Matchups

Thursday, May 14, at Lakewood’s Blue Sky All-Star Park

• No. 1 Flatirons Academy vs. No. 5 Nucla
• No. 6 Merino vs. No. 7 Akron

1A Championship Matchup

Thursday, May 15, at Lakewood’s Blue Sky All-Star Park

• No. 1 Flatirons Academy-No. 5 Nucla winner vs. No. 6 Merino-No. 7 Akron winner

1A Results

Saturday, May 9

Flatirons Academy Regional

• No. 1 Flatirons Academy def. No. 16 Kiowa, 6-0
• No. 8 Eads def. No. 9 Otis, 12-6
• No. 1 Flatirons Academy def. No. 8 Eads, 12-2

Simla Regional

• No. 5 Nucla def. No. 12 Prairie, 10-9
• No. 13 Peetz def. No. 4 Simla, 9-8
• No. 5 Nucla def. No. 10 Peetz, 13-10

Haxtun Regional

• No. 3 Haxtun def. No. 14 Evangel Christian Academy (forfeit)
• No. 6 Merino def. No. 11 Wiley, 8-2
• No. 6 Merino def. No. 3 Haxtun, 18-16

McClave Regional (in Lamar)

• No. 2 McClave def. No. 15 Rocky Mountain Lutheran, 13-3
• No. 7 Akron def. No. 10 Stratton, 15-2
• No. 7 Akron def. No. 2 McClave, 6-3