The 2017 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.

Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: John Sorensen, Rocky Mountain

Coach of the year: Scott Bullock, Rocky Mountain

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Liam Eddy	Brighton	P/RF/3B	Senior
Matt Givin	Rock Canyon	RHP/SS/2B	Senior
Tyler Hyland	Rocky Mountain	OF/P	Senior
James Notary	Broomfield	P/INF	Senior
Casey Opitz	Heritage	C/INF	Senior
Tanner O’Tremba	Cherry Creek	OF	Junior
Caleb Sloan	Regis Jesuit	RHP	Senior
John Sorensen	Rocky Mountain	SS/P	Senior
Jordan Stubbings	Legend	3B/1B/C	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Carter Akerfelds	Dakota Ridge	RHP	Senior
Jacob Arellano	Mountain Range		Senior
Tyler Carpenter	Fairview	1B/P	Senior
Drake Davis	Ralston Valley	RHP/OF	Senior
Kalen Hammer	Rocky Mountain	INF	Senior
Jacob Hilton	Heritage	RHP/INF	Senior
Jack Liffrig	Mountain Vista	LHP	Junior
Garrett Tisdall	Eaglecrest	RHP/C/3B	Senior
Jack Winkler	Chatfield	INF/P	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Sean Arnold, Highlands Ranch, 1B/OF, Junior
• Michael Baer, Regis Jesuit, 1B, Senior
• Alex Bumpus, Coronado, CF/P, Senior
• Kyle Cardona, Legend, SS/RHP, Senior
• Joshua Chamberlain, Legacy, RHP/2B, Senior
• Andrew Chavez, Cherry Creek, C, Senior
• Riley Cornelio, Pine Creek, SS/RHP, Sophomore
• Jeff Cyr, Ralston Valley, SS/RHP, Senior
• Andrew Danko, Eaglecrest, SS/RHP, Junior
• Colby Deaville, Legacy, SS, Senior
• Moses Dokes, Denver East, Freshman
• Spencer Gendreau, Rocky Mountain, 1B/OF, Senior
• Mikey Griebel, Columbine, CF, Senior
• Colton Hill, Rock Canyon, OF, Senior
• Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista, 1B/RHP, Sophomore
• Patrick Kauffmann, Denver East, Senior
• Hunter Kelchner, Grand Junction Central, RHP/1B, Senior
• Ryan Kirby, Grand Junction Central, INF, Sophomore
• Cooper Legault, Dakota Ridge, OF/RHP, Junior
• Jordan Medina, Highlands Ranch, UTIL/P, Junior
• Mitch Morales, Broomfield, P/OF, Sophomore
• Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, P/OF, Junior
• Conner Nantkes, Cherokee Trail, P/UTIL, Senior
• Jakob Pigati, Bear Creek, CF/LF/RF, Senior
• Jack Radford, Bear Creek, P, Senior
• Cody Schultz, Cherry Creek, INF, Senior
• Mason Speirs, Broomfield, C/C, Senior
• Jose Treto, Brighton, P/SS/OF, Senior
• Matt Turner, Broomfield, 1B, Senior
• Jadon Uhrich, Rocky Mountain, C/INF/OF, Senior
• Quincey Ulrich, ThunderRidge,
• Jake Willemsen, Fairview, OF, Senior

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Luke Ziegler, Valor Christian

Coach of the year: Steve Jones, Evergreen

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Mike Berg	Thompson Valley	C/OF/3B	Senior
Micah Bregard	Air Academy	INF/P	Junior
RJ Dabovich	Pueblo West		Senior
Noah Kuzma	Valor Christian	C	Junior
Ben Muscatello	Evergreen	P/SS/INF	Junior
JD Wadleigh	Green Mountain	RHP/OF	Junior
Judah Wilbur	Denver North	SS/2B/RHP	Senior
Cole Winn	Silver Creek	INF/P	Junior
Luke Ziegler	Valor Christian	3B/RHP	Junior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Josh Danyliw	Valor Christian	P/RF	Junior
Alan Garcia	Pueblo West		Senior
Trystan Kimmel	Thomas Jefferson	INF/RHP	Senior
Skyler Messinger	Niwot	P/INF	Senior
Dylan Norsen	Mountain View	P/INF	Senior
Joel Pierce	Valor Christian	LF/RF	Senior
Jose Robles	Denver North	RHP/C	Senior
Andrew Shaw	Summit	LHP/OF/1B	Senior
Corte Tapia	Windsor		Senior

Honorable mention:

• Mason Bennett, Ponderosa,
• Matt Berg, Thompson Valley, SS/2B/OF, Senior
• Aaron Berkhoff, Cheyenne Mountain, 3B, Sophomore
• Brody Bettis, Green Mountain, 2B, Senior
• Dalton Bishop, Mesa Ridge, C/INF/SS, Senior
• Nick Bowermaster, Thomas Jefferson, SS/RHP, Sophomore
• John Bull, The Classical Academy, INF/P, Junior
• Marcus Casados, Pueblo Central, P/OF/1B, Senior
• Takoda Chaney, Rifle, OF/P/1B, Senior
• Colton Clingman, Holy Family, 1B/LHP, Senior
• Billy Cook, Lewis-Palmer, Senior
• Travis Cowan, Wheat Ridge, SS/RHP, Senior
• Josh Dudden, Air Academy, INF, Senior
• Ryker Eagen, Evergreen, CF/P/C, Senior
• Chance Eben, Northridge, RHP/LF, Junior
• Ian Garcia, Pueblo West, Senior
• Brock Girling, Sierra, C/OF/P, Senior
• Willie Gordon, D’Evelyn, C/3B, Senior
• Jaeden Hegmann, Mesa Ridge, SS, Senior
• Nate Higgins, Skyline, P/OF, Senior
• Jack Hudd, Evergreen, P/INF, Senior
• Jarett Koch, Canon City, OF/P, Senior
• Garrett Martin, Eagle Valley, RHP/OF, Senior
• Trey McBride, Fort Morgan, OF/C, Junior
• Adam McShan, Kennedy, C, Junior
• Luke Nethercot, Canon City, INF/P, Senior
• Max Noland, Palisade, Senior
• Brevin Owen, Falcon, C/INF/RHP, Senior
• Trevor Pacheco, Pueblo East, RHP/INF, Junior
• Carlos Sanchez, Denver North, 1B/RHP, Senior
• Ryan Schneider, Cheyenne Mountain, OF, Senior
• Weston Siefken, Holy Family, C/3B/RHP, Sophomore
• Pablo Simon, Golden, SS/RHP, Junior
• John Taber, Palisade, Senior
• James Verlinde, Air Academy, P, Senior
• Zach Watts, Windsor, Junior
• Kaylor Werner, Northridge, CF/LHP, Junior
• Ethan Whitson, Golden, OF/RHP, Junior

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Jose Mercado, Valley

Coach of the year: Steve Kissler, Valley

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Shawn Chacon	Valley	OF/INF/P	Senior
Micah Dorsey	Eaton	P/C	Senior
Landon Ford	Faith Christian	INF/RHP	Senior
Tyler Geddes	Lamar		Senior
Jose Mercado	Valley	OF/P	Junior
Dyson Oquist	La Junta	UTIL/P	Junior
Evan Reiter	Colorado Academy		Senior
Jake Sandau	Eaton	OF/P	Junior
Tommy Shriver	Peak to Peak

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Nick Ciccio	Lutheran		Senior
Trent Cribari	Gunnison	INF/P	Senior
Tyler Essegian	Lutheran		Senior
Ryan Fergus	Brush	OF/P	Senior
Braedon Kloberdanz	Sterling		Senior
Desmond Lau	Salida
Cesar Mercado	Valley	INF/P	Senior
Izahiah Peteque	La Junta	OF/P	Senior
Ben Vandal	Denver Science & Tech Stapleton	SS/P/CF	Senior
Justin Violett	Delta	1B/P	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Matt Bagnato, Peak to Peak, Junior
• Jacob Brummel, St. Mary’s, INF/RHP, Senior
• Brandon Buhr, Centauri,
• Austin Bushnell, Bayfield, C/1B/3B, Senior
• Dalton Chandler, Lamar, Junior
• Jesse Cross, Resurrection Christian, SS/2B, Senior
• Jasen Engel, Montezuma-Cortez, SS/P, Junior
• Vance Ferraro, Trinidad, P/1B/OF, Senior
• Ari Fierer, Colorado Academy, Sophomore
• Jamison Fuentes, Aspen, P/CF/1B, Junior
• Zeke Hass, Eaton, OF, Junior
• Beau Hawley, University, C, Senior
• John Howard, Fort Lupton, C/CF/P, Junior
• Zach Lamari, Strasburg, P/1B, Senior
• Casey Lindholm, Jefferson Academy, C/RHP/3B, Senior
• Luke McClanahan, Bennett, Senior
• Paul Medina, University, SS, Senior
• Max Moseley, The Academy, OF/P, Junior
• Ian Olson, Salida,
• Graham Osman, Colorado Academy, LHP/OF/1B, Sophomore
• Jeron Petterson, Brush, UTIL/P, Senior
• Graham Price, Salida,
• Blake Reiher, Delta, 2B/SS/P, Senior
• Nick Rodriguez, Platte Valley, CF/P/C, Senior
• Ivan Rodriguez, Valley, C/P/INF, Junior
• Cole Roosma, Platte Canyon, Junior
• Matt Sims, Weld Central, C/RHP, Senior
• Tyler Slone, Coal Ridge, C/P/SS, Senior
• Colin Stone, Faith Christian, C, Junior
• Chance Strand, Alamosa, RHP/OF, Junior
• Terry Strauber, Jefferson Academy, CF/LHP, Senior
• Noah VanSickle, Kent Denver, Junior
• Christian Webber, Liberty Common, CF/2B/C, Junior
• Sean Whalen, Manitou Springs, 1B/P, Senior
• Daulton Wilkinson, Weld Central, 1B/LHP, Senior

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Kayden Seriani, Paonia

Coach of the year: Nate Miller, Paonia

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Jonathon Cowles	Dayspring Christian Academy	RHP/CF/SS	Senior
Christian Dellamaestra	County Line [Wiley/McClave]		Senior
Rodney Gregg	Peyton	P/1B/OF	Sophomore
Dawson Kelly	Lyons		Senior
Jaden Miller	Paonia	C/P	Junior
Jacob Rodriguez	Rocky Ford	C/OF	Senior
Kayden Seriani	Paonia	P/C/3B	Junior
Trevor Smith	Paonia	3B/P	Senior
Steven Weber	County Line [Wiley/McClave]		Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Seth Clemente	Dawson School	SS/P	Senior
Jett County	Burlington		Senior
Chandon Dunker	Sedgwick County	RHP/3B/1B	Junior
Jonathan Gonzalez	Hotchkiss	P/INF	Junior
Gunnar Kroeger	Holyoke		Senior
Andre Montano	Rocky Ford	RHP/SS/3B	Freshman
Ricardo Ramirez	Highland	SS/P	Junior
Korbin Reed	Sedgwick County	1B/3B/C	Senior
Brevin Welch	Front Range Christian	1B/P/OF	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Pablo Alonso, Dolores Huerta Prep, Sophomore
• Caleb Andersen, Haxtun, INF/P/C, Senior
• Levi Basler, Akron, P/C, Senior
• Cannan Bennett, Limon, C/P/SS, Sophomore
• Blake Brubacher, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Senior
• Cael Croissant, Wiggins, SS/2B/C, Junior
• Chase Fulkerson, Dawson School, 3B/P, Junior
• Ty Gibson, Meeker, C, Senior
• Alex Hayes, Denver Academy, Senior
• Hauk Hubbard, Limon, SS/P, Sophomore
• Brenden Kage, Holyoke, Senior
• Eli Kirk, Hotchkiss, OF/P, Junior
• Adam Klemstein, Clear Creek, OF/1B/P, Senior
• Pete Lanting, Denver Christian, Senior
• Drew Lloyd, Front Range Christian, P/C/INF, Sophomore
• Eryk Lorenz, Gilpin County, 1B/C/LHP, Senior
• Alex Lozano, Paonia, LF, Senior
• Dillon Mills, Swink, INF/P, Senior
• Presley Pene, Hotchkiss, OF/P, Sophomore
• Zachary Perry, Evangelical Christian,
• Slater Podgorny, Paonia, 2B, Junior
• Brian Preston, Rocky Ford, RHP/OF, Senior
• Leo Prosser, Calhan, SS/1B/P, Senior
• Patrick Roth, Byers, C/OF, Senior
• Anders Schopp, Paonia, RF, Junior
• Tyler Schwinck, Evangelical Christian,
• Garhett Shaw, Peyton, P/INF/C, Senior
• Cole Smith, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Senior
• Bo Soukup, Haxtun, OF/INF, Senior
• Bubba Sullivan, Burlington, Senior
• Gianni Trejo, Yuma, 2B/P/3B, Junior
• Cody Venem, Rocky Ford, RHP/CF/1B, Senior
• Braden Witzel, Burlington, Sophomore

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Trenton Armintrout, Nucla

Coach of the year: Randy Gabriel, Nucla

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Trenton Armintrout	Nucla		Senior
Jaxon Crawford	Eads	OF/C/P	Senior
Jaime Huerta	Cheyenne Wells		Senior
Ricardo Juarez	Holly	P/INF	Senior
Jaxon King	Fleming	SS/RHP/OF	Senior
Ryan Koeller	Granada	P/1B	Senior
Kendall Pelton	Cheyenne Wells		Senior
Devyn Rummel	Nucla		Senior
Brandon Wilson	Holly	OF/3B/P	Junior

Honorable mention:

• Levi Barr, Cotopaxi, SS/P, Sophomore
• Erick Chapparo, Holly, LF/C/OF, Sophomore
• Cord Colson, Nucla, Junior
• Enrique Cortez, Antonito, Senior
• Chance Fowler, Eads, 3B/1B/C, Senior
• Cullen Glosson, Otis, P/SS, Sophomore
• Sladen Hendrickson, Nucla, Senior
• Patrick Jones, Springfield, Sophomore
• Landon McCaffrey, Stratton/Liberty, Senior
• Brayden Nichols, Caliche, Junior
• Cody Pevler, Cheyenne Wells, Senior
• Ryan Saine, Manzanola, OF/C/P, Senior
• Craig Smith, Cheyenne Wells, Senior
• Graden Steffan, Nucla, Senior
• Sean Sutherland, Nucla, Senior
• Rhett Uhland, Eads, P/OF, Senior
• Yaniel Vidal, Holly, SS/3B/P, Senior
• Cody Wilson, Peetz, Senior

Silver Creek is making the right moves at the right time. The Raptors have climbed to the No. 2 spot in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings. 

They sit right behind Valor Christian, who holds on to the No. 1 spot.

Green Mountain also shot up the rankings, gaining three spots to take over the No. 3 position.

Air Academy (No. 7) and Palisade (No. 9) are the two new teams to crack the 4A poll this week.

Three new teams made their way in the 5A rankings as Legend (No. 6), Legacy (No. 8) and Brighton (No. 10) have all impressed voters enough with the postseason right around the corner. 

Cherry Creek remains the No. 1 team in 5A, but Mountain Vista jumped up to the No. 2 spot. Mountain Range is two spots better than a week ago, sitting at No. 4.

Lamar holds on to the No. 1 spot in 3A with Lutheran climbing up to No. 2.

Valley made a three-spot jump to come in at No. 4.

At No. 9 and No. 10 respectively, Delta and Resurrection Christian are the two newcomers to the 3A poll.

Paonia maintained its spot atop the 2A poll while Sedgwick County jumped a spot to get to No. 3.

At No. 8, Hotchkiss is two spots better than last week.

Front Range Christian joins the 2A poll at No. 10.

Holly remains the unanimous No. 1 team in 1A. Eads was able to jump a spot to No. 2, trading places with No. 3 Fleming. 

Kiowa jumped two spots to No. 8 while Granada (No. 9) and Manzanola (No. 10) join the rankings this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Cherry Creek (8)	12-3	92	1	2-0
2	Mountain Vista	12-3	76	3	2-0
3	Rock Canyon (1)	12-5	66	2	1-1
4	Mountain Range (1)	15-2	61	6	3-1
5	Rocky Mountain	10-5	45	4	1-0
6	Legend	11-5	43	–	3-0
7	Broomfield	12-4	35	9	2-0
8	Legacy	12-4	33	–	1-0
9	Eaglecrest	12-3	25	5	1-1
10	Brighton	12-1	22	–	1-0
Others receiving votes:
Heritage 20, Douglas County 10, Fruita Monument 9, Regis Jesuit 8, Coronado 1, ThunderRidge 1.
Dropped out:
Douglas County (7), Regis Jesuit (8), Heritage (10).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Valor Christian (6)	13-3	96	1	1-0
2	Silver Creek	13-5	68	7	1-0
3	Green Mountain	13-2	66	6	1-0
4	Windsor	13-2	64	3	1-1
5	Denver North (3)	17-0	57	4	2-0
6	Cheyenne Mountain (1)	14-3	49	2	1-2
7	Air Academy	12-4	38	–	3-0
8	Northridge	12-4	32	5	1-1
9	Palisade	15-3	29	–	2-0
10	Pueblo West	13-4	27	10	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Mountain View 15, Canon City 4, Ponderosa 3, Falcon 2.
Dropped out:
Mountain View (8), Summit (9).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Lamar (9)	17-1	108	1	2-0
2	Lutheran	16-1	82	3	0-0
3	University (1)	12-4	80	2	2-0
4	Valley	13-3	69	7	2-0
5	La Junta (1)	12-5	62	4	0-2
6	Peak to Peak	11-2	52	5	1-0
7	Colorado Academy	14-4	36	6	1-1
8	Manitou Springs	12-4	27	8	2-1
9	Delta	13-4	23	–	2-0
10	Resurrection Christian	9-4	18	–	2-1
Others receiving votes:
Gunnison 16, Eaton 8, Montezuma-Cortez 7, Sterling 5, Bayfield 4, Alamosa 3, St. Mary’s 3, Brush 2, Pagosa Springs 1.
Dropped out:
Eaton (9), Gunnison (10).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Paonia (7)	17-0	88	1	2-0
2	Peyton (2)	15-0	72	2	2-0
3	Sedgwick County	14-3	58	4	5-0
4	Holyoke	16-2	53	3	3-1
5	County Line	10-2	41	5	0-0
6	Rocky Ford	12-3	33	7	2-0
7	Lyons	14-1	32	8	1-0
8	Hotchkiss	12-4	28	10	0-2
9	Haxtun	9-4	27	9	2-0
10	Front Range Christian	10-4	20	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Burlington 16, Dayspring Christian 13, Meeker 6, Yuma 4, Ignacio 3, Limon 1.
Dropped out:
Yuma (6).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Holly (8)	9-2	80	1	2-0
2	Eads	9-3	67	3	2-1
3	Fleming	10-2	66	2	0-1
4	Cheyenne Wells	8-3	53	4	1-0
5	Nucla	8-8	48	5	1-0
6	Kiowa	7-8	30	8	3-2
7	Granada	6-8	25	–	3-0
8	Stratton/Liberty	6-4	23	9	2-1
9	Cotopaxi	8-5	17	6	0-2
10	Manzanola	6-8	11	–	2-2
Others receiving votes:
Denver Jewish Day 9, Cornerstone Christian 7, Caliche 4.
Dropped out:
Denver Jewish Day (7), Sierra Grande (10).

A couple of wins over Mountain View has put the spotlight on Longmont baseball. The undefeated Trojans head into spring break as the new No. 1 team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.

And they earned it. 

On consecutive days last week, Longmont posted 6-3 and 3-1 wins over then No. 2 Mountain View, who fell to No. 7 this week.

Valor Christian slipped one spot to come in at No. 2.

Evergreen bettered their position by three spots to land at No. 5 while Silver Creek jump two spots to take over at No. 8.

No new teams broke into the 4A poll this week.

The 3A poll also saw a fresh face in the top spot. After coming away with a couple of wins at their own tournament, Lamar lands at the No. 1 spot formerly held by Faith Christian. 

The defending 3A champs only dropped one spot to No. 2.

Lutheran stormed its way into the 3A rankings, coming in at No. 4 despite not ranked in last week’s poll. The Lions are the only newcomers in 3A.

Colorado Academy is right behind at No. 5, two spots better than a week ago.

In 5A, Rocky Mountain hangs onto its top spot, but the always dangerous Cherry Creek Bruins jumped two spots to take over at No 2.

Legend breaks into the top five by making a three-spot jump from last week’s poll.

At No. 10, Broomfield is the only new team in the 5A poll.

Haxtun has shown it should be a team to keep an eye on, landing at No. 3 in this week’s 2A poll. That’s a staggering six spots better than a week ago.

Paonia is still securely in the No. 1 spot in those rankings.

Calhan and Holyoke are the two new teams to break into the 2A rankings, coming in at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.

Only one new face made an appearance in this week’s 1A poll as Cotopaxi takes the No. 8 spot this week.

Holly remains the top team in the 1A rankings and it was Dove Creek who made the big jump of the week to land three spots better at No. 7.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Rocky Mountain (8)	0-0	98	1	0-0
2	Cherry Creek	4-1	70	4	2-0
3	Rock Canyon (1)	8-1	65	3	3-1
4	Cherokee Trail (1)	2-4	55	2	0-1
5	Legend	3-0	45	8	2-0
6	Mountain Vista	3-0	42	6	0-0
7	Ralston Valley	2-1	39	7	1-0
8	Regis Jesuit	1-2	32	5	1-2
9	ThunderRidge	3-2	29	9	1-0
10	Broomfield	3-1	17	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Heritage 16, Grandview 11, Highlands Ranch 8, Mullen 8, Legacy 3, Pine Creek 3, Boulder 2, Douglas County 2, Eaglecrest 2, Fort Collins 1, Grand Junction Central 1, Pomona 1.
Dropped out:
Heritage (10).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Longmont (6)	4-0	90	4	2-0
2	Valor Christian (2)	3-2	82	1	1-2
3	Pueblo West	6-3	67	3	2-2
4	Air Academy (1)	3-0	60	5	1-0
5	Evergreen	4-0	53	8	0-0
6	Canon City	3-0	43	6	0-0
7	Mountain View	3-3	37	2	0-3
8	Silver Creek (1)	5-2	35	10	2-0
9	Windsor	2-0	32	7	2-0
10	Denver North	6-0	20	9	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 17, Wheat Ridge 12, Palmer Ridge 10, Ponderosa 10, Fort Morgan 8, Green Mountain 8, Thompson Valley 8, Pueblo South 7, Erie 3, Cheyenne Mountain 2, Golden 1.
Dropped out:
.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Lamar (3)	6-1	86	2	2-0
2	Faith Christian (3)	1-0	83	1	1-0
3	La Junta (2)	4-0	76	4	3-0
4	Lutheran (1)	8-0	43	–	4-0
5	Colorado Academy	3-0	42	7	0-0
6	University (1)	1-3	38	3	1-2
7	Peak to Peak	3-1	32	9	0-0
8	Manitou Springs	3-1	31	5	2-1
9	Delta (1)	4-3	30	10	2-1
10	Valley	4-2	28	6	1-1
Others receiving votes:
Sterling 26, Eaton 23, Resurrection Christian 17, Manual 11, Weld Central 8, Bishop Machebeuf 7, Gunnison 7, Rye 6, Buena Vista 4, Cedaredge 2, St. Mary’s 2, Aspen 1, Bayfield 1, Kent Denver 1.
Dropped out:
Eaton (8).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Paonia (6)	3-0	79	1	1-0
2	Front Range Christian (2)	5-1	57	2	1-1
3	Haxtun	5-0	50	9	3-0
4	Dawson (1)	2-2	47	3	0-0
5	Peyton	6-0	45	8	3-0
6	Sedgwick County	3-2	35	5	3-1
7	Rocky Ford	2-1	31	4	0-0
8	Hotchkiss	2-1	28	7	1-0
9	Calhan	6-0	20	–	3-0
10	Holyoke	4-0	16	–	4-0
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 14, Dolores Huerta 12, County Line 10, Limon 9, Sargent 9, Yuma 9, Sanford 8, Crowley County 4, Denver Academy 3, Lyons 3, Clear Creek 2, Custer County 2, Akron 1, Gilpin County 1.
Dropped out:
Dayspring Christian (6), Limon (10).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Holly (7)	2-1	82	1	0-0
2	Eads	1-0	51	2	1-0
3	Nucla	2-3	50	3	1-0
4	Fleming	0-1	49	4	0-1
5	Granada	0-0	48	6	0-0
6	Cheyenne Wells	1-0	39	5	1-0
7	Dove Creek (1)	1-5	32	10	1-0
8	Cotopaxi	3-1	25	–	0-0
9	Stratton/Liberty	1-2	24	8	0-1
10	Manzanola	0-0	21	7	0-0
Others receiving votes:
Sierra Grande 19, Otis 13, Antonito 9, Kiowa 7, Primero 7, Cornerstone Christian 4, Elbert 4, Longmont Christian 3, Peetz 3, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3, Pikes Peak Christian 2.
Dropped out:
Sierra Grande (9).

Rocky Mountain baseball sits atop the Class 5A baseball rankings, but the Lobos have yet to play a game.

Rocky Mountain came into the season ranked third in the CHSAANow.com 5A baseball preseason rankings.

Rock Canyon received four first-place votes after a 5-0 start that launched the Jaguars into the No. 3 slot  — up from No. 7.

Mountain Vista, Legend and Heritage are new additions to the 5A poll. The teams come in at Nos. 6, 8 and 10, respectively.

Regis Jesuit was the only other team to move up as the Raiders moved from No. 6 to No. 5.

Cherokee Trail dropped to No. 2, Cherry Creek dropped to No. 4 and Ralston Valley fell to No. 7.

ThunderRidge held at No. 9.

In 3A, defending champion Faith Christian claimed the top spot. Close behind are Lamar, University and La Junta.

Manitou Springs jumped from No. 7 to No. 5.

Colorado Academy and Peak to Peak joined the rankings at No. 7 and No. 9, respectively.

Valor Christian held firm at No. 1 in 4A. The top three teams stayed the same.

Air Academy benefited from a 2-0 start to move into the No. 5 spot, while No. 8 Evergreen joined the mix.

Silver Creek slid down to No. 10.

Three teams joined the 2A poll this week, the biggest jump coming from Front Range Christian. The Falcons went from unranked to No. 2.

Along with Front Range Christian, Haxtun and Peyton joined the 2A rankings.

Paonia stayed at the top spot.

There was little change in the 1A poll as Holly and Eads stayed in the top two spots

Sierra Grande joined the poll while Cornerstone Christian dropped out.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Rocky Mountain (4)	0-0	93	3	0-0
2	Cherokee Trail (3)	2-3	82	1	2-3
3	Rock Canyon (4)	5-0	75	7	5-0
4	Cherry Creek	2-1	65	2	2-1
5	Regis Jesuit	0-0	60	6	0-0
6	Mountain Vista	3-0	51	–	3-0
7	Ralston Valley	1-1	32	5	1-1
8	Legend	1-0	30	–	1-0
9	ThunderRidge	2-2	23	9	2-2
10	Heritage	2-0	18	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Broomfield 15, Grandview 15, Boulder 9, Mullen 8, Highlands Ranch 7, Columbine 5, Eaglecrest 5, Legacy 3, Pine Creek 3, Bear Creek 2, Coronado 2, Chaparral 1, Denver East 1.
Dropped out:
Mullen (4), Grandview (8), Pine Creek (10).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Valor Christian (10)	2-0	100	1	2-0
2	Mountain View	3-0	70	2	3-0
3	Pueblo West	4-1	51	3	4-1
4	Longmont	2-0	43	5	2-0
5	Air Academy	2-0	41	9	2-0
6	Canon City	3-0	35	7	3-0
7	Windsor	0-0	32	4	0-0
8	Evergreen	4-0	30	–	4-0
9	Denver North	4-0	25	10	4-0
10	Silver Creek	3-2	20	6	3-2
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 18, Fort Morgan 16, Palmer Ridge 11, Pueblo South 11, Mead 10, Wheat Ridge 9, Green Mountain 8, Thompson Valley 6, Cheyenne Mountain 4, Erie 3, Pueblo Central 3, D’Evelyn 2, Golden 1, Ponderosa 1.
Dropped out:
Erie (8).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Faith Christian (6)	0-0	82	2	0-0
2	Lamar (1)	4-1	73	3	4-1
3	University (2)	0-1	72	1	0-1
4	La Junta (1)	1-0	64	4	1-0
5	Manitou Springs	1-0	58	7	1-0
6	Valley	3-1	49	5	3-1
7	Colorado Academy (1)	3-0	44	–	3-0
8	Eaton	1-1	36	6	1-1
9	Peak to Peak	3-1	29	–	3-1
10	Delta	2-2	23	8	2-2
Others receiving votes:
Weld Central 14, Resurrection Christian 13, Sterling 12, Alamosa 11, Kent Denver 10, Bayfield 9, Gunnison 9, Manual 9, Lutheran 8, Cedaredge 7, Aspen 5, Centauri 5, Brush 4, Buena Vista 4, Montezuma-Cortez 3, Olathe 2, Pagosa Springs 2, St. Mary’s 2, Monte Vista 1.
Dropped out:
St. Mary’s (9), Bayfield (10).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Paonia (7)	2-0	88	1	2-0
2	Front Range Christian	4-0	59	–	4-0
3	Dawson (1)	2-2	56	2	2-2
4	Rocky Ford	2-1	49	7	2-1
5	Sedgwick County (1)	0-1	46	4	0-1
6	Dayspring Christian	0-2	39	3	0-2
7	Hotchkiss	1-1	36	5	1-1
8	Peyton	3-0	29	–	3-0
9	Haxtun	2-0	27	–	2-0
10	Limon	2-2	26	6	2-2
Others receiving votes:
County Line 10, Dolores Huerta 10, Calhan 9, Sargent 9, Yuma 9, Del Norte 8, Sanford 8, Holyoke 7, Akron 4, Burlington 4, Center 4, Crowley County 4, Denver Christian 3, Lyons 3, Custer County 2, Clear Creek 1.
Dropped out:
Akron (8), County Line (9), Sargent (10).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Holly (7)	2-1	74	1	2-1
2	Eads	0-0	60	2	0-0
3	Nucla (1)	1-3	55	4	1-3
4	Fleming	0-0	53	3	0-0
5	Cheyenne Wells	0-0	43	6	0-0
6	Granada	0-0	41	5	0-0
7	Manzanola	0-0	26	9	0-0
8	Stratton/Liberty	1-1	20	10	1-1
9	Sierra Grande	0-0	14	–	0-0
10	Dove Creek	0-5	10	7	0-5
Others receiving votes:
Antonito 8, Cotopaxi 8, Primero 7, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 6, Kiowa 4, Longmont Christian 3, Peetz 3, Cornerstone Christian 2, Pikes Peak Christian 2, Community Christian 1.
Dropped out:
Cornerstone Christian (8).

Three defending state baseball champions are starting the season right where they left off. In the initial CHSAANow.com baseball rankings, Cherokee Trail, Valor Christian and Holly come in at No. 1 in their respective classes.

Cherokee Trail beat Rocky Mountain for the Class 5A championship, Valor won two-straight games to beat Pueblo West for the 4A title and Holly claimed the 1A crown from Fleming.

The Cougars claim the top spot of the 5A rankings with six first-place votes. Centennial League foe, Cherry Creek, sits right behind them at No. 2. The Bruins are looking to end a four-year championship drought in 2017.

Last year’s runner-up, Rocky Mountain, starts the season at No. 3.

Outside of the top three teams, only Rock Canyon (No. 7) and Pine Creek (No. 10) received first-place votes to start the season.

In 4A, Valor Christian, led by new coach Brian Bonn, claimed nine first-place votes to start the season with No. 3 Pueblo West being the only other ranked team to receive one.

Mountain View will start the year at No. 2 with Windsor and Longmont rounding out the top five.

Erie takes the No. 8 spot, meaning that the final four teams that remained in the 4A state tournament on the final weekend will come into the season ranked and carrying high expectations.

University will start the season as the No. 1 team in 3A. The Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals last year before losing 3-2 to Manitou Springs, who finished as the state runner-up.

The Mustangs enter the season at No. 7.

Delta, a 4A team a year ago, sits right behind Manitou at No. 8. Defending champion, Fatih Christian sits high in the rankings at No. 2 as they hope to defend their title.

Paonia enters the season as the No. 1 team in 2A. It’s the same seed the Eagles took into last year’s state tournament where they were upset by Limon in the semifinals.

The Badgers lost in the state championship game, but will enter the season with the No. 6 ranking.

Defending champ, Dawson will start the season at No. 2.

Sedgwick County took enough votes to claim the No. 4 spot to start the year. 

Like Paonia, the Cougars went into last year’s state tournament with a high seed, only to be shocked in the semifinals.

Holly was the only team in the preseason rankings to grab a unanimous No.1 ranking as the Wildcats took all nine first-place votes.

State runner-up, Fleming, enters the season at No. 3 with Eads sliding into the No. 2 spot.

Dove Creek starts the season at No. 7 after reaching the semifinal game last spring. They upset Granada in the first round of the tournament.

Granada was the No. 1 seed in the bracket this year, but will start the 2017 season with the No. 5 ranking.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

During the regular season, new polls are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Cherokee Trail (6)	0-0	94
2	Cherry Creek (1)	0-0	86
3	Rocky Mountain (2)	0-0	79
4	Mullen	0-0	46
5	Ralston Valley	0-0	43
6	Regis Jesuit	0-0	42
7	Rock Canyon (1)	0-0	32
8	Grandview	0-0	30
9	ThunderRidge	0-0	29
10	Pine Creek (1)	0-0	23
Others receiving votes:
Heritage 21, Broomfield 14, Mountain Vista 14, Dakota Ridge 12, Legend 11, Grand Junction Central 9, Chaparral 4, Legacy 4, Castle View 3, Chatfield 2, Douglas County 2, Denver East 1, Fairview 1, Grand Junction 1, Monarch 1, Prairie View 1.

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Valor Christian (9)	0-0	99
2	Mountain View	0-0	78
3	Pueblo West (1)	0-0	67
4	Windsor	0-0	57
5	Longmont	0-0	42
6	Silver Creek	0-0	35
7	Canon City	0-0	32
8	Erie	0-0	28
9	Air Academy	0-0	24
10	Denver North	0-0	19
Others receiving votes:
Northridge 18, Evergreen 8, D’Evelyn 6, Lewis-Palmer 6, Wheat Ridge 6, Green Mountain 5, Pueblo South 4, The Classical Academy 4, Palmer Ridge 3, Discovery Canyon 2, Fort Morgan 2, Roosevelt 2, Thompson Valley 2, Pueblo Centennial 1, Pueblo County 1.

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	University (6)	0-0	101
2	Faith Christian (2)	0-0	91
3	Lamar (1)	0-0	90
4	La Junta (1)	0-0	61
5	Valley	0-0	54
6	Eaton	0-0	51
7	Manitou Springs	0-0	49
8	Delta (1)	0-0	33
9	St. Mary’s	0-0	31
10	Bayfield	0-0	27
Others receiving votes:
Kent Denver 25, Colorado Springs Christian 16, Peak to Peak 10, Brush 6, Gunnison 6, Colorado Academy 5, Buena Vista 2, Lutheran 1, Resurrection Christian 1.

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Paonia (5)	0-0	81
2	Dawson (2)	0-0	65
3	Dayspring Christian	0-0	49
4	Sedgwick County	0-0	46
5	Hotchkiss	0-0	37
6	Limon	0-0	35
7	Rocky Ford	0-0	31
8	Akron (2)	0-0	30
9	County Line	0-0	29
10	Sargent	0-0	18
Others receiving votes:
Crowley County 15, Swink 12, Peyton 10, Front Range Christian 9, Haxtun 9, Del Norte 5, Center 4, Denver Christian 3, Yuma 3, Clear Creek 2, Burlington 1, Gilpin County 1.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS
1	Holly (8)	0-0	80
2	Eads	0-0	61
3	Fleming	0-0	60
4	Nucla	0-0	48
5	Granada	0-0	42
6	Cheyenne Wells	0-0	30
7	Dove Creek	0-0	25
8	Cornerstone Christian	0-0	21
9	Manzanola	0-0	19
10	Stratton/Liberty	0-0	13
Others receiving votes:
Cotopaxi 9, Otis 9, Peetz 9, Rocky Mountain Lutheran 7, Caliche 4, Genoa-Hugo/Karval 2, Antonito 1.

The 2016 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.

These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.

Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.

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Class 5A

Player of the year: Jake Eissler, ThunderRidge

Coach of the year: Allan Dyer, Cherokee Trail

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Austin Alarid	Rocky Mountain	LHP/1B	Senior
Jerome Bohannon	Cherokee Trail	LHP/OF	Senior
Quin Cotton	Regis Jesuit	OF	Senior
Jake Eissler	ThunderRidge	RHP/3B/1B	Senior
Maverick Handley	Mullen	C/INF	Senior
Travis Marr	Regis Jesuit	RHP/1B	Senior
Conner Nantkes	Cherokee Trail	LHP/UTIL	Junior
Ryan Sullivan	Cherokee Trail	1B	Senior
Nate Sweeney	Cherry Creek	RHP/SS/OF	Senior
Bo Weiss	Regis Jesuit	RHP	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Peter Carlson	Ralston Valley	SS/RHP	Senior
Bailey Collins	Dakota Ridge	OF/P	Senior
Eric Cox	Cherokee Trail	RHP/OF	Junior
Cade Crader	Grandview	1B/RHP	Senior
Tommy Gillman	Columbine	SS	Senior
Jay Onken	Pine Creek	OF/RHP	Sophomore
Casey Opitz	Heritage	C/SS/RHP	Junior
Tanner O’Tremba	Cherry Creek	OF/RHP	Sophomore
Sam Schroeder	Fruita Monument	P/OF	Senior
Josh Schumacher	Rangeview	2B/SS/P	Senior
John Sorensen	Rocky Mountain	SS/RHP	Junior

Honorable mention:

• Cuba Bess, Senior, Fruita Monument
• Evan Bolin, Senior, Prairie View
• Wade Council, Senior, Pine Creek
• Aaron Dammel, Senior, Highlands Ranch
• Chris Diehl, Senior, Rocky Mountain
• Riley Egloff, Sophomore, Heritage
• Cole Farmer, Senior, Brighton
• Matt Givin, Junior, Rock Canyon
• Alex Gonzales, Senior, Rocky Mountain
• Tanner Hauptman, Senior, Ralston Valley
• Tyson Hays, Junior, Grandview
• Ryley Humrighouse, Senior, Castle View
• Ricky Marshall, Senior, Fountain-Fort Carson
• Jake Minnick, Senior, Douglas County
• Jacob Moyer, Senior, Fort Collins
• Dylan Paulsen, Senior, Gateway
• Walter Pennington, Senior, Broomfield
• Nick Perez, Junior, Cherokee Trail
• Rocco Porreco, Junior, Mullen
• Chase Powell, Senior, Lakewood
• Tony Rice, Senior, Liberty
• Jacob Rodriguez, Senior, Adams City
• Joey Salvato, Junior, Mullen
• Tyler Smith, Senior, Grandview
• Jordan Stubbings, Junior, Legend
• Nathaniel Swanson, Junior, Northglenn
• Jadon Uhrich, Junior, Rocky Mountain
• Razzo Vigil, Junior, Westminster

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Class 4A

Player of the year: Paul Tillotson, Lewis-Palmer

Coach of the year: Keith Wahl, Valor Christian

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Clint Allen	Erie	C/INF/P	Senior
Rocco Arguto	Pueblo West	RF	Senior
Holden Bernhardt	Mountain View	P/OF/1B	Senior
Wyatt Featherston	Green Mountain	OF/P	Senior
Jake Greenwalt	Windsor	–	Senior
Cole McKissock	Air Academy	INF	Senior
Dauson Tate	Pueblo West	C	Senior
Paul Tillotson	Lewis-Palmer	–	Senior
Austin Wood	Silver Creek	1B/P	Senior
Luke Ziegler	Valor Christian	3B/RHP	Sophomore

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Mike Berg	Thompson Valley	C/OF/3B	Junior
Issac Bracken	Berthoud	–	Senior
Jaspar Carmichael	Delta	SS/P	Sophomore
Billy Cook	Lewis-Palmer	–	Junior
Nyk Crumrine	Valor Christian	INF/RHP	Senior
Bailey Hansen	Air Academy	P/OF	Senior
Davis Heller	Valor Christian	RHP/1B	Freshman
Ethan Keller	Delta	CF/P	Junior
Ruben Portillo	Erie	P/INF	Junior
Cooper Rothe	Longmont	CF	Senior
Judah Wilbur	Denver North	INF/SS/2B	Junior

Honorable mention:

• Kavan Andrew, Senior, Longmont
• Locke Bernhardt, Senior, Mountain View
• Cameron Brosh, Senior, Canon City
• Josh Crites, Senior, Erie
• Kyle Daniels, Senior, Fort Morgan
• Blake Donels, Junior, Valor Christian
• Gavin Fesmire, Senior, Pueblo Centennial
• Daniel Gurrola, Senior, Denver North
• Spencer Hamilton, Senior, The Classical Academy
• Jaeden Hegmann, Junior, Mesa Ridge
• Dane Kapande, Senior, Evergreen
• Joe Lucas, Senior, Palisade
• Zach Manchester, Senior, Canon City
• Garrett Martin, Junior, Eagle Valley
• Lawrence Mayberry, Senior, Durango
• Mitch Menard, Senior, D’Evelyn
• Skyler Messinger, Junior, Niwot
• Jared Miller, Sophomore, Montrose
• Brett Muscatello, Senior, Evergreen
• Max Noland, Junior, Palisade
• Dylan Norsen, Junior, Mountain View
• Gunner Pickett, Senior, Mead
• Blake Reiher, Junior, Delta
• Morgan Robinson, Senior, Rifle
• Stephen Romero, Junior, Glenwood Springs
• Andrew Shaw, Junior, Summit
• Tyler Shubert, Senior, Windsor
• Isiah Torres, Senior, Pueblo East
• Sean Weller, Senior, Battle Mountain
• Kaylor Werner, Sophomore, Northridge
• Cole Winn, Sophomore, Silver Creek

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Class 3A

Player of the year: Austin Stone, Faith Christian

Coach of the year: Ralph Nance, Faith Christian

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Matt Burkart	Eaton	SS/RHP	Senior
Donovan Contreraz	Sheridan	P/INF	Senior
Braden Forney	Lamar	OF/P/SS	Senior
Kelton McCoy	Bayfield	C/P/INF	Senior
Will McKissick	Kent Denver	OF/P	Senior
Ben Padrnos	St. Mary’s	OF/P	Senior
Jake Spence	University	OF/P	Senior
AJ Stephens	Faith Christian	LHP/OF/1B	Senior
Austin Stone	Faith Christian	RHP/INF	Senior
Travis Struble	Manitou Springs	3B/P	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Davyn Adamscheck	Manitou Springs	SS/P	Junior
Dominic Archuleta	Manitou Springs	OF/P	Senior
Dalton Chandler	Lamar	P/OF	Sophomore
Gabe Hegarty	Faith Christian	OF/RHP/DH	Senior
Taed Heydinger	Bayfield	OF/P	Senior
Christian Johnson	The Academy	C/P	Senior
Dalton Lind	Eaton	RHP/OF	Senior
Cesar Mercado	Valley	INF/P	Junior
Zane Phelps	Bayfield	INF/P/C	Senior
Spencer Wilcox	University	OF/P	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Robbie Alejo, Senior, Alamosa
• Thatcher Beatty, Senior, Denver Science & Tech Stapleton
• Craig Beckfield, Senior, Platte Canyon
• Dax Bender, Junior, La Junta
• Jacob Brummel, Junior, St. Mary’s
• Rob Casey, Senior, Kent Denver
• Seth Crummer, Senior, Trinidad
• Timmy Engel, Senior, Centauri
• Landon Ford, Junior, Faith Christian
• Ty Hanzlicek, Senior, Valley
• BJ Hirschfeld, Senior, Brush
• Ty Jones, Senior, Florence
• Joe Kuhn, Senior, Eaton
• Xavier Manzanarez, Senior, Dolores Huerta Prep
• Brody Mcghehey, Senior, Bayfield
• Paul Medina, Junior, University
• Larry Nolasco, Senior, Bruce Randolph
• Ian Olson, Junior, Salida
• Tyler Percival, Senior, Gunnison
• Sam Richards, Sophomore, Colorado Academy
• Marcus Roberson, Junior, Bennett
• Quinn Stowell, Junior, Colorado Springs Christian
• Ian Turner, Senior, Gunnison
• Evan Wisdom, Senior, Sterling
• Jordan Yates, Sophomore, Buena Vista

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Class 2A

Player of the year: Luke Feigal, Dawson School

Coach of the year: Joe McKenzie, Dawson School

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Jonathon Cowles	Dayspring Christian Academy	RHP/CF/SS	Junior
Chance Dunker	Sedgwick County	RHP/2B/3B	Senior
Luke Feigal	Dawson School	RHP/3B	Senior
Tanner Fulkerson	Dawson School	SS/RHP	Senior
Cesar Gonzalez	Hotchkiss	P/INF	Senior
Kayden Seriani	Paonia	–	Sophomore
Trevor Smith	Paonia	–	Junior
Joe Stephen	Limon	–	Senior
Jake Tomcheck	Resurrection Christian	LHP/OF/1B	Senior

Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Bailey Benz	Rye	–
Bryce Buhr	Crowley County	C/P	Senior
Seth Clemente	Dawson School	2B/SS	Junior
Caden Eastin	County Line [Wiley/McClave]	–	Senior
Jimmy Fargo	Dayspring Christian Academy	C/RHP/CF	Sophomore
Evan Finley	Peyton	P/INF/C	Senior
James Larson	Limon	–	Senior
Jaden Miller	Paonia	–	Sophomore
Tyler Woodhams	Sedgwick County	RHP/SS/2B	Senior

Honorable mention:

• Caleb Andersen, Junior, Haxtun
• Layne Andrews, Senior, Yuma
• Dom Beck, Senior, Hotchkiss
• Tristen Cesko, Senior, Limon
• Jett County, Junior, Burlington
• Christian Dellamaestra, Junior, County Line [Wiley/McClave]
• Ryan Drury, Junior, Rye
• Jason Dutton, Senior, Wray
• Nolan Grenard, Senior, Swink
• Darrien Guy, Junior, Akron
• Cordell Hensley, Senior, Sedgwick County
• Trent Hill, Senior, Akron
• Derek Jung, Freshman, Front Range Christian
• Spencer Kelly, Senior, Calhan
• Eli Kirk, Junior, Hotchkiss
• Jacob Kohl, Senior, Evangelical Christian
• Pete Lanting, Senior, Denver Christian
• Chipper Lloyd, Senior, Front Range Christian
• Walter Martinez, Senior, Center
• Kasey Nusbaum, Senior, Kiowa/Simla
• Slater Podgorny, Sophomore, Paonia
• Brian Preston, Junior, Rocky Ford
• Ricardo Ramirez, Sophomore, Highland
• Trey Redner, Sophomore, Swink
• Brent Ritter, Senior, Swink
• Tucker Ward, Senior, Ignacio
• Emmitt White, Senior, Sargent
• Wyatt Workman, Senior, Haxtun

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Class 1A

Player of the year: Ricardo Juarez, Holly

Coach of the year: Dayne Eaton, Holly

First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Year
Jordan Ernst	Dove Creek	P/SS/OF	Senior
Tyler Fields	Cornerstone Christian Academy	C/INF/P	Senior
Ricardo Juarez	Holly	P/INF	Junior
Jaxon King	Fleming	–	Junior
Ryan Koeller	Granada	P	Junior
Eli Sievert	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	–	Senior
Marc Solis	Eads	3B/SS/P	Senior
Yaniel Vidal	Holly	SS/3B/P	Junior
Darian Wilkening	Fleming	–	Senior
Brandon Wilson	Holly	OF/3B/P	Sophomore

Honorable mention:

• Trenton Armintrout, Junior, Nucla
• Paul Asfeld, Sophomore, Fleming
• Case Baughman, Senior, Dove Creek
• Chase Boulter, Senior, Gilpin County
• Sam Dunlap, Senior, Cotopaxi
• Nathanael Garrett, Senior, Cornerstone Christian Academy
• Cullen Glosson, Freshman, Otis
• Jaime Huerta, Junior, Granada
• Derek Kibel, Sophomore, Dove Creek
• Paul Kidder, Junior, Community Christian
• Ben Lambrecht, Senior, Fleming
• Eryk Lorenz, Junior, Gilpin County
• David Reyes, Senior, Granada
• Marcos Rivera, Senior, Manzanola
• Devyn Rummel, Junior, Nucla
• Rhett Uhland, Junior, Eads
• Josh Weaver, Junior, Rocky Mountain Lutheran
• Cody Wilson, Junior, Peetz

The Granada Bobcats fell one game short of a Class 1A state baseball championship last year. This year, they come in as the No. 1 overall seed in the regional/state bracket — which was released Monday — and they get an early chance to knock out the team that toppled them in the 2015 championship game.

Granada drew Dove Creek in the first round of the tournament, which is a rematch of last year’s title game. Dove Creek drew the No. 8 seed.

The Bobcats come into the tournament with a 5-0 record against teams that also qualified. They beat Holly (No. 3) and Manzanola (No. 5) twice each and also beat Eads (No. 2) early in the season.

Eads was riding a three-game winning streak heading into 1A districts, but fell to Holly on May 6. They had just come of a regular win over the Wildcats prior to the loss.

The Wildcats won a total of two district games before falling to Granada.

Fleming lands at a dangerous No. 4 seed. The Wildcats have rattled off eight-straight wins and have not dropped a game in nearly a month.

In order to get to the semifinals for the second-straight year, No. 6 Nucla will have to get through Holly. In the regular season, the Mustangs only faced one team that qualified for this year’s tournament. They faced Dove Creek four times and went 3-1 in those games.

Cornerstone Christian Academy comes in at No. 7 and will face Eads in the first round. The Bulldogs went 9-6 on the year and did not play any teams that advanced to the 1A state tournament.

Eads, Manzanola and Cornerstone Christian are the three teams who did not play in last year’s state tournament.

Click here for the complete 1A state baseball bracket.

Baseball’s 2016 regional and state tournament bracket for Class 1A.

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2016 CHSAA State Baseball Championships Class 1A regional/state bracket

Under CHSAA Legislative Council approval of the Baseball Committee Report, teams were ranked by RPI, keeping only District opponents separated in the first round.

The higher-seeded team is the home team through the semifinals. Home team will be determined by coin toss for the championship.

In order to separate the District 3 teams, No. 5 Nucla moved to No. 6; No. 6 Cornerstone Christian moved to No. 7; No. 7 Manzanola moved to No. 5. This also kept the two District 1 teams apart should they advance to the semifinals.

For the third time this season, Silver Creek sits atop the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings.

The Raptors came away with two key wins last week, one against Northridge and one against Greeley Central. They’ll finish their regular with one game against Greeley Central and two against Mountain View this week.

Mountain View was the No. 1 team in last week’s poll and sits at No. 2 this week.

Denver North is the only new team in the poll, landing at No. 8.

Pine Creek holds on to their No. 1 spot in 5A. The Eagles will see action every day this week as they close out the regular season.

Ralston Valley (No. 6) and Rocky Mountain (No. 8) are the new additions to the 5A poll this week.

Eaton remains the unanimous No. 1 team in 3A.

La Junta jumped four spots this week to land at No. 6 ahead of the Tri-Peaks League crossover games this weekend.

Brush is back in the 3A poll, taking the No. 10 spot this week.

Paonia is still undefeated and as a result, still the No. 1 team in 2A.

County Line (McClave/Wiley) jumped a couple of spots to land at No. 3 and even snagged two first-place votes along the way.

Crowley County is the only new addition to the 2A poll as the Chargers land at No. 9.

Granada hung on to the No. 1 spot in 1A.

Gilpin County broke into that poll, taking the No. 10 spot this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association.

With some regular seasons already over, and others winding down, these will serve as the final rankings of the regular season in all classes. Postseason brackets will be released on CHSAANow.com when they become available.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Pine Creek (7)	12-1	107	1	2-0
2	ThunderRidge (3)	12-3	101	3	2-1
3	Regis Jesuit	12-4	82	7	2-0
4	Grandview (1)	11-3	76	2	2-1
5	Lakewood	13-4	45	5	2-1
6	Ralston Valley	10-5	41	–	1-0
7	Fort Collins	10-4	38	6	0-2
8	Rocky Mountain (1)	10-4	35	–	2-0
9	Dakota Ridge	10-5	29	10	2-0
10	Cherokee Trail	9-4	23	9	2-1
Others receiving votes:
Heritage 22, Mullen 22, Chaparral 16, Rock Canyon 9, Legacy 6, Monarch 3, Broomfield 2, Columbine 2, Chatfield 1.
Dropped out:
Heritage (4), Legacy (8).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Silver Creek (7)	13-3	104	3	2-0
2	Mountain View (4)	13-2	103	1	3-0
3	Pueblo West	13-3	89	2	1-0
4	Valor Christian	12-3	74	4	2-0
5	Pueblo South	12-4	60	5	1-0
6	Longmont	10-4	55	6	2-0
7	Windsor	11-3	41	7	1-0
8	Denver North (1)	13-1	26	–	2-0
9	Wheat Ridge	10-4	21	10	2-0
10	Pueblo Centennial	11-4	14	9	0-1
Others receiving votes:
Canon City 11, Northridge 9, Air Academy 4, Delta 2.
Dropped out:
Northridge (8).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eaton (10)	16-0	100	1	2-0
2	University	13-4	84	2	2-0
3	Faith Christian	8-4	61	6	1-0
4	St. Mary’s	11-3	57	5	1-0
5	Bayfield	11-4	50	4	2-1
6	La Junta	13-4	47	10	2-0
7	The Academy	10-2	37	8	1-0
8	Lamar	13-4	33	3	0-2
9	Gunnison	13-2	30	7	1-1
10	Brush	10-4	12	–	3-0
Others receiving votes:
Sheridan 10, Valley 9, Sterling 6, Colorado Academy 5, Peak to Peak 5, Kent Denver 4.
Dropped out:
Sheridan (9).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Paonia (6)	17-0	91	1	3-0
2	Sedgwick County (2)	15-1	89	2	2-0
3	County Line (McClave/Wiley) (2)	10-2	77	5	1-0
4	Swink	13-4	75	4	2-1
5	Hotchkiss	15-1	65	3	1-0
6	Haxtun	12-5	39	8	0-0
7	Rocky Ford	8-3	36	6	1-0
8	Akron	11-4	34	9	1-0
9	Crowley County	11-5	13	–	3-1
10	Dayspring Christian	10-1	12	10	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rye 10, Resurrection Christian 9, Limon 7, Front Range Christian 6, Peyton 5, Dawson School 2, Sargent 1, Yuma 1.
Dropped out:
Resurrection Christian (7).

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Granada (7)	8-2	86	1	3-0
2	Eads (1)	9-3	79	4	2-0
3	Fleming	12-4	72	3	2-0
4	Holly	7-5	60	2	1-1
5	Nucla	9-10	45	7	2-1
6	Cotopaxi (1)	12-2	39	5	1-0
7	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	6-4	22	9	1-1
8	Manzanola	5-4	19	6	1-1
9	Genoa-Hugo	5-5	17	8	1-2
10	Gilpin County	6-5	15	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Otis 10, Springfield 10, Stratton/Liberty 8, Dove Creek 5, Peetz 5, Antonito 2, Cheyenne Wells 1.
Dropped out:
Stratton/Liberty (10).

For the fourth consecutive week, the top team in the Class 4A CHSAANow.com baseball rankings has failed to hold on to its spot.

Mountain View is the new No. 1 team in the poll, and is the third different team in 4A to be ranked No. 1 this season.

They dropped a heartbreaker to Northridge on Wednesday before taking two games from Greeley Central in three days.

Fresh off taking control of the South Central League last Wednesday, the Pueblo West Cyclones climb to No. 2 and appear poised to make a run at state championship.

Valor Christian made a sizable jump this week, landing at No. 4, five spots up from its ranking a week ago.

Longmont breaks into the top-10 at No. 6, one spot higher than Windsor who is also new to the poll.

Pine Creek remains the top team in 5A and have still only lost once on the year. Grandview and ThunderRidge trade places at No. 2 and No. 3.

Fort Collins (No. 6) and Regis Jesuit (No. 7) each climb three spots from last week’s rankings.

Legacy and Dakota Ridge are the two new teams in 5A, coming in at No. 8 and No. 10 respectively.

Eaton remains the unanimous No. 1 team in 3A and have yet to yield their ranking at any time this season.

University made the climb from No. 5 to No. 2 after an impressive week where they went 5-0, including two wins over league rival Brush.

St. Mary’s jumped to No. 5 thanks in part of splitting a double-header with No. 3 Lamar on Friday.

Sheridan is the lone newcomer to 3A, landing at No. 9.

Paonia took six of 10 first-place votes to remain the No. 1 team in 2A. Swink made the biggest jump in the class, coming in three spots better than last week. The Lions land at No. 4 this week.

There were no new teams in the 2A poll this week.

There was no change at the top of the 1A poll as Granada remains the No. 1 team. The top five teams from last week held on to their position.

Genoa-Hugo is the only new team in the 1A poll, coming in at No. 8 this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

Complete rankings for all classes are below.

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CHSAANow.com Baseball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Go to: 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A

Class 5A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Pine Creek (9)	10-1	107	1	2-0
2	Grandview (1)	9-2	82	3	3-0
3	ThunderRidge (1)	10-2	81	2	1-1
4	Heritage	10-3	75	4	1-1
5	Lakewood	11-3	63	7	2-0
6	Fort Collins	10-2	50	9	3-0
7	Regis Jesuit	10-4	34	10	2-0
8	Legacy	11-1	26	–	4-0
9	Cherokee Trail	7-3	22	8	3-0
10	Dakota Ridge	8-5	17	–	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Ralston Valley 10, Douglas County 7, Mullen 7, Rocky Mountain 7, Rock Canyon 6, Denver East 4, Chaparral 3, Cherry Creek 3, Chatfield 1.
Dropped out:
Douglas County (5), Chatfield (6).

Class 4A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Mountain View (9)	10-2	108	2	2-1
2	Pueblo West (2)	12-3	93	3	3-0
3	Silver Creek	11-3	85	1	2-1
4	Valor Christian	10-3	69	9	3-0
5	Pueblo South	11-4	45	8	3-1
6	Longmont	8-4	36	–	3-1
7	Windsor	10-3	34	–	2-1
8	Northridge	9-5	29	7	1-2
9	Pueblo Centennial	11-3	28	5	1-2
10	Wheat Ridge	8-4	20	6	2-1
Others receiving votes:
Denver North 14, Air Academy 13, Thompson Valley 12, Canon City 11, Rifle 4, Pueblo East 2, Thomas Jefferson 2.
Dropped out:
Canon City (4), Palmer Ridge (10).

Class 3A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Eaton (10)	14-0	100	1	3-0
2	University	11-4	79	5	5-0
3	Lamar	13-2	73	3	1-1
4	Bayfield	9-3	58	2	2-0
5	St. Mary’s	10-3	44	8	1-1
6	Faith Christian	7-4	41	6	1-0
7	Gunnison	12-1	38	7	2-0
8	The Academy	9-2	28	9	1-1
9	Sheridan	10-2	23	–	2-0
10	La Junta	11-4	20	10	2-0
Others receiving votes:
Brush 17, Valley 14, Peak to Peak 8, Colorado Academy 5, Trinidad 2.
Dropped out:
Brush (4).

Class 2A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Paonia (6)	14-0	92	1	3-0
2	Sedgwick County (2)	13-1	88	2	5-0
3	Hotchkiss	14-1	73	4	2-1
4	Swink (2)	11-3	70	7	4-0
5	County Line (McClave/Wiley)	9-2	65	3	1-2
6	Rocky Ford	7-3	45	5	2-1
7	Resurrection Christian	6-5	29	6	2-1
8	Haxtun	12-5	26	8	3-1
9	Akron	10-4	24	9	3-1
10	Dayspring Christian	8-1	18	10	3-0
Others receiving votes:
Limon 7, Rye 5, Yuma 4, Front Range Christian 2, Peyton 2.
Dropped out:
None.

Class 1A
RK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PVS	LW
1	Granada (7)	5-2	86	1	1-0
2	Holly (1)	6-4	76	2	1-1
3	Fleming	10-4	71	3	4-0
4	Eads	7-3	69	4	1-1
5	Cotopaxi (1)	11-2	52	5	1-1
6	Manzanola	4-3	38	6	0-1
7	Nucla	7-9	34	8	2-1
8	Genoa-Hugo	4-3	21	–	3-0
9	Rocky Mountain Lutheran	5-3	19	7	1-1
10	Stratton/Liberty	3-3	14	10	1-0
Others receiving votes:
Otis 7, Dove Creek 4, Antonito 2, Gilpin County 2.
Dropped out:
Dove Creek (9).