Baseball: 2025 State Champions Crowned

AURORA – All five of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s baseball state champions for 2025 have been crowned.

Cherry Creek earned its 10th baseball state championship and its second in a row in 5A and Forge Christian earned its fourth title in 2A. Meanwhile, Coal Ridge in 3A and Akron in 1A (back on May 17) earned first-ever state championships, and Golden in 4A won its second title and first since 2023.
 

Recaps

5A: New Coach, Same Result, Cherry Creek Repeats
4A: Golden Bounces Back to Earn State Championship
3A: After Marathon Loss, Coal Ridge Emerges as Champion
2A: Forge Christian Runs Away with State Title
1A: Akron Rallies for First State Championship

State Champions

5A Champion: Cherry Creek (10th baseball title, second in a row)
4A Champion: Golden (second baseball title, first since 2003)
3A Champion: Coal Ridge (first baseball title)
2A Champion: Forge Christian (fourth baseball title, first since 2016)
1A Champion: Akron (first baseball title) 
 

Brackets

• 5A Bracket
• 4A Bracket
• 3A Bracket
• 2A Bracket
• 1A Bracket 

Results

5A Championship

• First Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood, and DPS All-City Stadium in Denver (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 Grandview def. No. 8 Castle View, 5-2
  • No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 7 Rocky Mountain, 3-0
  • No. 5 Broomfield def. No. 4 Fossil Ridge, 5-2
  • No. 6 Regis Jesuit def. No. 3 Arvada West, 11-5
• Second Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood, and DPS All-City Stadium in Denver (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 Grandview def. No. 5 Broomfield, 5-4
  • No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 6 Regis Jesuit, 4-3
• First Elimination Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood, and DPS All-City Stadium in Denver (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 3 Arvada West def. No. 7 Rocky Mountain, 5-3
  • No. 8 Castle View def. No. 4 Fossil Ridge, 13-8
• Second Elimination Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood, and DPS All-City Stadium in Denver (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 5 Broomfield def. No. 3 Arvada West, 10-6
  • No. 6 Regis Jesuit def. No. 8 Castle View, 9-7
• Semfinal Round at at All-Star Park in Lakewood, and DPS All-City Stadium in Denver (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 1 Grandview, 7-1
• Third Elimination Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood (Friday, May 30)
  • No. 6 Regis Jesuit def. No. 5 Broomfield, 6-4
• Fourth Elimination Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood (Friday, May 30)
  • No. 6 Regis Jesuit def. No. 1 Grandview, 2-1
• Championship Round at All-Star Park in Lakewood (Saturday, May 31)
  • No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 6 Regis Jesuit, 8-1

4A Championship

• First Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field and UCCS’s Mountain Lion Field, both in Colorado Springs (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 Pueblo County def. No. 8 Severance, 15-0
  • No. 2 Falcon def. No. 7 Durango, 6-5
  • No. 3 Golden def. No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain, 7-4
  • No. 4 Windsor def. No. 5 Palisade, 9-2
• Second Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field and UCCS’s Mountain Lion Field, both in Colorado Springs (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 3 Golden def. No. 2 Falcon, 13-6
  • No. 4 Windsor def. No. 1 Pueblo County, 8-2
• First Elimination Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field and UCCS’s Mountain Lion Field, both in Colorado Springs (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 5 Palisade def. No. 8 Severance, 14-0
  • No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 7 Durango, 9-1
• Second Elimination Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field and UCCS’s Mountain Lion Field, both in Colorado Springs (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 5 Palisade def. No. 2 Falcon, 7-3
  • No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 1 Pueblo County, 14-2
• Semfinal Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 3 Golden def. No. 4 Windsor, 12-11
• Third Elimination Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field in Colorado Springs (Friday, May 30)

  • No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 5 Palisade, 5-3
• Fourth Elimination Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field in Colorado Springs (Friday, May 30)
  • No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 3 Windsor, 5-2
• Championship Round at the Air Force Academy’s Erdle Field in Colorado Springs (Saturday, May 31)
  • No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 3 Golden, 5-2 (8 inn.)
  • No. 3 Golden def. No. 6 Cheyenne Mountain, 5-1

3A Championship

• First Round at Butch Butler Field and University High School, both in Greeley (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 University def. No. 8 Valley, 5-4
  • No. 2 Coal Ridge def. No. 7 Delta, 11-5
  • No. 3 Eaton def. No. 6 The Classical Academy, 3-0
  • No. 4 Resurrection Christian def. No. 5 Montezuma-Cortez, 1-0
• Second Round at Butch Butler Field and University High School, both in Greeley (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 University def. No. 4 Resurrection Christian, 5-2
  • No. 2 Coal Ridge def. No. 3 Eaton, 8-0
• First Elimination Round at Butch Butler Field and University High School, both in Greeley (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 5 Montezuma-Cortez def. No. 8 Valley, 9-1
  • No. 6 The Classical Academy def. No. 7 Delta, 9-5
• Second Elimination Round at Butch Butler Field and University High School, both in Greeley (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 4 Resurrection Christian def. No. 6 The Classical Academy, 7-1
  • No. 5 Montezuma-Cortez def. No. 3 Eaton, 9-5
• Semfinal Round at Butch Butler Field in Greeley (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 2 Coal Ridge def. No. 1 University, 3-0
• Third Elimination Round at Butch Butler Field in Greeley (Friday, May 30)
  • No. 4 Resurrection Christian def. 5 Montezuma-Cortez, 10-2
• Fourth Elimination Round at Butch Butler Field in Greeley (Friday, May 30)
  • No. 1 University def. No. 4 Resurrection Christian, 4-1
• Championship Round at Butch Butler Field in Greeley (Saturday, May 31)
  • No. 1 University def. No. 2 Coal Ridge, 3-2 (14 inn.)
  • No. 2 Coal Ridge def. No. 1 University, 3-2

2A Championship

• First Round at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 Forge Christian def. No. 8 Monte Vista, 10-5
  • No. 3 Fowler def. No. 6 Denver Christian, 2-0
  • No. 5 Highland def. No. 4 Peyton, 3-0
  • No. 7 Platte Valley def. No. 2 Dayspring Christian Academy, 4-1
• Second Round at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo (Friday, May 23)
  • No. 1 Forge Christian def. No. 5 Highland, 9-1
  • No. 7 Platte Valley def. No. No. 3 Fowler, 2-1
• First Elimination Round at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 6 Denver Christian def. No. 2 Dayspring Christian Academy, 6-3
  • No. 8 Monte Vista def. 4 Peyton, 16-0
• Second Eliminaton Round at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 6 Denver Christian def. No. 5 Highland, 13-9
  • No. 8 Monte Vista def. No. 3 Fowler, 2-1
• Semfinal Round at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo (Saturday, May 24)
  • No. 1 Forge Christian def. No. 7 Platte Valley, 10-0
• Elimination Rounds at Runyon Field Sports Complex in Pueblo (Friday, May 30)
  • No. 6 Denver Christian def. No. 8 Monte Vista, 12-2
  • No. 6 Denver Christian def. No. 7 Platte Valley, 1-0
• Championship Round at Runyon Sports Complex in Pueblo (Saturday, May 31)
  • No. 1 Forge Christan def. No. 6 Denver Christian, 11-0

1A Championship

• First Round at top four seeds (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
• Quarterfinal Round at top four seeds (Saturday, May 10)
  • 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
• Semifinal Round at All-Star Park (Thursday, May 15)
  • No. 1 Akron def. No. 4 Simla, 14-4
  • No. 3 Flatirons Academy def. No. 7 Merino, 10-5
• Championship Game at All-Star Park (Thursday, May 15)
  • No. 1 Akron def. No. 3 Flatirons Academy, 8-7