AURORA — The first weekend of the 2026 Colorado High School Activities Association’s Baseball State Championships is underway with the top-two seeds – No. 1 Forge Christian and No. 2 Monte Vista – advancing to tomorrow’s semifinals. Today’s six games were played across two fields at Runyon Sports Complex – Andenucio and Hobbs on Friday. The final five games, which will conclude with the semifinal round, will be played tomorrow at those same two fields.
In the first round, No. 1 Forge Christian shutout No. 8 Front Range Christian, 15-0, to advance to the second round, where it earned a 12-3 win over No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy. Dayspring Christian had advanced to the second round by upsetting No. 4 Denver Christian, 6-2, in the first round.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 6 Limon upset No. 3 Yuma, 6-5, to advance after No. 2 Monte Vista had defeated No. 7 Peyton, 6-1. Monte Vista advanced to the semifinals with a 6-1 win over Limon in the second round.
Saturday’s games will begin with the first round consolation games at 9:30 a.m., which will feed into the second round consolation games at noon. The semifinal game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Next weekend, the third and fourth-round consolation games will be played on Friday, May 29, with the winner of that fourth round consolation game advancing to Saturday’s championship game vs. the winner of this weekend’s semifinal game. The championship game will be played at 10 a.m., with the if-needed championship game to follow at 2:30 p.m.
Upcoming Schedule
First Round Consolation Matchups
- No. 3 Yuma vs. No. 7 Peyton at Andenucio at 9:30 am
- Will advance to face No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy at Andenucio at noon
- No. 4 Denver Christian vs. No. 8 Front Range Christian at Hobbs at 9:30 am
- Will advance to face No. 6 Limon at Hobbs at noon
- Semifinals: No. 1 Forge Christian vs. No. 2 Monte Vista at Hobbs at 2:30 pm
Opening Day Results
First Round Results
- No. 1 Forge Christian def. No. 8 Front Range Christian, 15-0
- No. 2 Monte Vista def. No. 7 Peyton, 6-1
- No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy def. No. 4 Denver Christian, 6-2
- No. 6 Limon def. No. 3 Yuma, 6-5
Second Round Results
- No. 1 Forge Christian def. No. 5 Dayspring Chrisian Academy, 12-3
- No. 2 Monte Vista vs. No. 6 Limon, 6-1
NFHS Network
- The NFHS Network WILL be on site to broadcast ALL of the state tournament games both this weekend at next. Therefore, NO ADDITIONAL STREAMING MAY BE PROVIDED FOR ANY GAMES.
- Any team/school/parent that streams a game to a team’s GameChanger account – or to any other platform (Facebook Live, YouTube, etc.) – will be in violation of the CHSAA/NFHS Network’s broadcast policies and will be subject to both a postseason rights fee and a media rights violation fee.
- Watch all games live on the NFHS Network.
Important Spectator/Venue Information
Class 3A at Butch Butler Field and University High School
- Per the City of Greeley, NO PETS are allowed in the park for any 3A baseball games at either Butch Butler Field or University High School.
- This is inclusive of all pets, not just dogs.
Tickets
- Buy Tickets on GoFan early to save time and redeem quickly on site. All sites are cashless and accept digital tickets ONLY.
Parking
- Parking is free at every site
Food/Concessions
- For UCCS, RB Tacos & Grill will be on site on Saturday
