3A Baseball: Eight Teams Advance as Regional Champions

AURORA – Regional play was completed Saturday in the 3A CHSAA Baseball State Tournament.

Regional winners have advanced to double-elimination state tournaments in each class that are played out over the next two weekends.

No. 22 Wellington and No. 13 were surprise regional winners. Wellington beat No. 11 Sterling 6-5 before knocking off No. 6 Prospect Ridge Academy, 4-0. Elizabeth beat No. 20 Liberty Common 3-1 before downing No. 4 Aspen 5-4.

Regional Results

Saturday, May 16
Region 1
No. 1 University def. No. 32 Lincoln, 14
No. 16 Resurrection Christian def. No. 17 Timnath, 7-5
No. 1 University def. No. 16 Resurrection Christian, 6-5

Region 2
No. 2 Eaton def. No. 31 Manitou Springs, 7-0
No. 15 Peak to Peak def. No. 18 Weld Central, 5-4
No. 2 Eaton def. No. 15 Peak to Peak, 4-3

Region 3
No. 3 Montezuma-Cortez def. No. 30 Berthoud, 14-4
No. 19 Pagosa Springs def. No. 14 Brush, 5-4
No. 3 Montezuma-Cortez def. No. 19 Pagosa Springs, 13-0

Region 4
No. 4 Aspen def. No. 29 Strasburg, 14-4
No. 13 Elizabeth def. No. 20 Liberty Common, 3-1
No. 13 Elizabeth def. No. 4 Aspen, 5-4

Region 5
No. 5 The Classical Academy def. No. 28 Woodland Park, 5-0
No. 12 Alamosa def. No. 21 Kent Denver, 13-6
No. 5 The Classical Academy def. No. 12 Alamosa, 9-3

Region 6
No. 6 Prospect Ridge Academy def. No. 27 Roaring Fork, 10-1
No. 22 Wellington def. No. 11 Sterling, 6-5
No. 22 Wellington def. No. 6 Prospect Ridge Academy, 4-0

Region 7
No. 7 Delta def. No. 26 Valley, 13-3
No. 10 Coal Ridge def. No. 23 Lamar, 10-5
No. 7 Delta def. No. 10 Coal Ridge, 10-0

Region 8
No. 8 D’Evelyn def. No. 25 La Junta, 10-0
No. 9 Colorado Academy def. No. 24 Alameda, 7-1
No. 8 D’Evelyn def. No. 9 Colorado Academy, 7-6