Fourteen baseball teams from the Boulder, Broomfield and Longmont areas were included as the Colorado High School Activities Association finalized the sport’s postseason brackets Wednesday.
Regional tournaments in Class 5A-2A are made up of 32 teams, four at each of the classification’s eight sites. Single-elimination play is set for Friday and Saturday.
The winner of each region will play an eight-team, double-elimination tournament for the state title, starting next week.
Class 5A
No. 15 Broomfield (16-7)
Landing spot: Region 2 hosted by No. 2 Regis Jesuit. Also includes No. 18 Ponderosa and No. 31 Loveland.
First up: Ponderosa at 10 a.m. Friday.
One area name to watch: Junior Brendan Fritch is hitting .471 with 15 extra-base hits and 32 runs driven in.
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No. 23 Legacy (12-11)
Landing spot: Region 7 hosted by No. 7 Fort Collins. Also includes No. 10 Legend and No. 26 Arapahoe.
First up: Legend at 10 a.m. Friday.
One area name to watch: Junior Christopher Jewett is 5-1 on the mound with a 3.80 ERA in 27 2/3 innings.
No. 29 Fairview (12-11)
Landing spot: Region 4 hosted No. 4 Fruita Monument. Also includes No. 13 Chaparral and No. 20 Rocky Mountain.
First up: Fruita Monument at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Junior Jack Espiritu-Niswonger is hitting .475 and has driven in 18 runs.
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No. 30 Monarch (11-12)
Landing spot: Region 3 hosted by No. 3 Castle View. Also includes No. 14 Arvada West and No. 19 Horizon.
First up: Castle View at 1 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Senior Christian Mittleman is hitting .440 with four homers and 23 RBIs.
Class 4A
No. 5 Holy Family (16-5-1) and No. 28 Skyline (12-11)
Landing spot: Region 5 hosted by Holy Family. Also includes No. 12 Green Mountain and No. 21 Pueblo Central.
First up: Area teams play at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Two area names to watch: Senior Brady Hudson is 5-2 with a 2.43 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 46 innings for the Tigers. Senior Grayson Gomez is hitting .320 with eight doubles and 20 RBIs for the Falcons.
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No. 18 Silver Creek (15-8)
Landing spot: Region 2 hosted by No. 2 Golden. Also includes No. 15 Lutheran and No. 31 Denver North.
First up: Lutheran at 9 a.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Junior Connor Lopez is hitting .382 with 15 extra-base hits and 26 runs batted in.
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No. 24 Mead (12-10)
Landing spot: Region 8 hosted by No. 8 Thompson Valley. Also includes No. 9 Mullen and No. 25 Evergreen.
First up: Mullen on Friday. Time is TBA.
One area name to watch: Senior Ike Campbell is 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings.
No. 29 Niwot (13-10)
Landing spot: Region 4 hosted by No. 4 Palisade. Also includes No. 13 Pueblo East and No. 20 Grand Junction Central.
First up: Palisade at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Junior Kaige Kennedy is 3-1 with a 0.81 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings.
Class 3A
No. 14 Peak to Peak (13-10)
Landing spot: Region 3 hosted by No. 3 University. Also includes No. 19 Englewood and No. 30 Bennett.
First up: Englewood at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Senior Eddie Castilleja is hitting .408 with four home runs and 30 runs driven in.
No. 16 Jefferson Academy (12-11)
Landing spot: Region 1 hosted by No. 1 Eaton. Also includes No. 17 Timnath and No. 32 Kent Denver.
First up: Timnath at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Junior Austen Bauer has a 3.72 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 52 2/3 frames.
No. 18 Prospect Ridge Academy (12-11)
Landing spot: Region 2 hosted by No. 2 Berthoud. Also includes No. 15 Wellington and No. 31 Basalt.
First up: Wellington at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Junior Zeke Bote is hitting .500 with 17 extra-base hits and 26 RBIs. He’s thrown 32 2/3 innings with a 4.29 ERA and 40 strikeouts.
Class 2A
No. 10 Dawson (16-4)
Landing spot: Region 7 hosted by No. 7 Monte Vista. Also includes No. 23 Rangely and No. 26 Ellicott.
First up: Rangely at 12 p.m. Saturday.
One area name to watch: Freshman Milo Richtel is hitting .548 with 19 extra-base hits. He also has 15 stolen bases.
No. 12 Lyons (14-7)
Landing spot: Region 5 hosted by No. 5 Holyoke. Also includes No. 21 Trinidad and No. 28 Colorado Springs Christian School.
First up: Trinidad on Saturday. Time is TBA.
One area name to watch: Freshman Zack LaCrosse is 5-1 and owns a 0.49 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings.
One leg up: Lyons baseball takes down Dawson behind LaCrosse
