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.
No. 1 seed Akron, No. 3 Flatirons Academy and No. 4 Simla are joined in the semifinals by defending champion and No. 7 seed Merino, which knocked off No. 2 seed and previously undefeated Eads, 12-3.
Akron defeated No. 16 Sargent 18-3 and No. 8 Otis 14-1. Flatirons Academy defeated No. 14 Caliche 11-1 and No. 6 Haxtun 6-2. Simla beat No. 13 La Veta 4-3 and No. 5 Nucla 5-3. Before beating Eads, Merino beat No. 10 Cheyenne Wells 12-0.
The semifinals and championship game will be played Thursday, May 15, at Lakewood’s All-Star Park. Akron plays Simla in one semifinal, with Flatirons Academy and Merino squaring off in the other. The winners will then play for the state championship.
1A Semifinals Qualifiers
Thursday, May 15, at Lakewood’s All-Star Park
- No. 1 Akron vs. No. 4 Simla, 10 a.m.
- No. 3 Flatirons Academy vs. No. 7 Merino, 12:30 p.m.
1A Championship
Thursday, May 15, at Lakewood’s All-Star Park
- No. 1 Akron-No. 4 Simla winner vs. No. 3 Flatirons Academy-No. 7 Merino winner, 3 p.m.
1A Results
Saturday, May 10
- No. 1 Akron def. No. 16 Sargent, 18-3
- No. 2 Eads def. No. 15 Elbert, 18-0
- No. 3 Flatirons Academy def. No. 14 Caliche, 11-1
- No. 4 Simla def. No. 13 La Veta, 4-3
- No. 5 Nucla def. No. 12 Rocky Mountain Lutheran, 12-2
- No. 6 Haxtun def. No. 11 McClave, 13-3
- No. 7 Merino def. No. 10 Cheyenne Wells, 12-0
- No. 8 Otis def. No. 9 Holly, 11-8
- No. 1 Akron def. No. 8 Otis, 14-1
- No. 3 Flatirons Academy def. No. 6 Haxtun, 6-2
- No. 4 Simla def. No. 5 Nucla, 5-3
- No. 7 Merino def. No. 2 Eads, 12-3