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The 2020 preseason baseball rankings are out, and the No. 1 teams are: Cherry Creek, Cheyenne Mountain, University, Peyton, and Flatirons Academy.

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.

The 2019 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

Mountain Vista’s Sam Ireland. (Tim Bourke)

Player of the year: Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista

Coach of the year: Matt Darr, Regis Jesuit

Honorable mention:

• Trey Adams, Ralston Valley, INF/RHP, Senior
• Simon Baumgardt, Lakewood, P/SS, Senior
• Radek Birkholz, Valor Christian, P/INF, Sophomore
• Zach Boone, Castle View, CF/LF, Senior
• Clay Burke, Mountain Vista, RHP/1B, Senior
• Jake Campbell, Rocky Mountain, P/1B, Senior
• Tony Castonguay, Grandview, C/3B, Junior
• Pete Chronowski, Heritage, LHP, Senior
• Kellen Cox, Cherokee Trail
• Garrett Crawford, Overland, OF/RHP, Junior
• Clay Cutter, Cherry Creek
• John Emerson, Denver East, CF/LHP/SS, Senior
• Chase Esplin, Legacy, Junior
• Matt Glover, Denver South, RHP/OF/SS, Sophomore
• Jake Greiving, Legend, C/OF/3B, Senior
• Josh Hojnowski, Grandview, RHP/3B, Senior
• Ben Horwith, Douglas County, Senior
• Owen Lockner, Windsor, Senior
• Jayden Martinez, Grandview, OF, Senior
• Braden Martinez, Windsor, Senior
• Bryce Matthews, Chaparral, OF, Senior
• Ryan McKown, Chaparral, OF, Senior
• Mason Mitchell, Heritage, OF/RHP, Senior
• Justin Moehlenpah, Horizon, LHP/OF, Senior
• Ben Perla, Cherry Creek
• Jaren Piepho, Rocky Mountain, C, Senior
• Kevin Pipich, Rock Canyon, RHP/1B, Senior
• J.C. Rodriguez, Far Northeast Warriors, Sophomore
• Jacob Roybal, Chatfield, P/OF, Junior
• Teddy Schoenfeld, Boulder, Senior
• Macully Sehr, Legacy, Sophomore
• Colby Shade, Fort Collins, OF, Junior
• Derek Shaver, Grand Junction, Senior
• Blake Templeton, Fort Collins, SS/RHP, Junior
• Diego Velasquez, Smoky Hill, P/1B/OF, Junior
• Ben Whipple, Valor Christian, RHP/1B, Sophomore
• Tristan Wolf, Mountain Range
• Matt Zaccaro, Bear Creek, OF/P, Senior

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Class 4A

Pueblo West’s Tyler Barth. (Bobby Stevens/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Tyler Barth, Pueblo West

Coach of the year: Dan Sanchez, Pueblo West

Honorable mention:

• Zach Becker, Holy Family, SS/2B/RHP, Senior
• Johnny Behm, Lewis-Palmer, /OF, Senior
• Dominic Bronk, Wheat Ridge, 3B/RHP, Junior
• Angel Carlos, Lincoln, Senior
• Tyler Declusin, Pueblo West, Senior
• Devin Dodson, Cheyenne Mountain, C/RHP, Junior
• Tyler Dollahan, Glenwood Springs, Senior
• Garrett Flaagan, Eagle Valley
• Avery Fulford, Conifer, Senior
• Michael Guber, George Washington, UTIL/RHP, Senior
• Chris Gumeson, Longmont, RF/C/INF, Senior
• Tyler Hrin, Thomas Jefferson, OF/1B/LHP, Freshman
• Charlie Jackson, Silver Creek, Junior
• William Kapner, Evergreen, 2B/1B, Junior
• Emmert Kastendieck, Montrose, OF, Junior
• Noah Lasecki, The Classical Academy, 1B/P, Senior
• Isaac Linker, Fort Morgan, Senior
• Cesar Loma, Greeley Central, 3B/RHP/C, Senior
• Seth Lucero, Denver North, SS/RHP/OF, Senior
• Nico Martin, Pueblo Central, CF, Senior
• Parker Martin, Coronado, C/INF/OF, Senior
• Cole Martino, Pueblo County, P/1B/3B, Sophomore
• Bryce McKee, Coronado, SS/UTIL/RHP, Senior
• Kolton Miller, Ponderosa, Sophomore
• Adam Muniz, Pueblo Central, 3B/SS/2B, Senior
• Corey Musch, Skyview, CF/LF, Senior
• Cameron Nellor, Thompson Valley, SS/P/UTIL, Junior
• Mason Pastorello, Discovery Canyon, SS/RHP, Senior
• Dominic Puchino, Roosevelt, LHP/1B, Junior
• Joe Quintana, Golden, SS/RHP/2B, Senior
• Stevenson Reynolds, Palisade, Junior
• Tyler Richardson, Elizabeth, LHP/1B/OF, Senior
• Brayden Rizzi, Centaurus, 1B/P, Senior
• Brady Rose, Standley Lake
• Paul Schiebel, Littleton, Senior
• Grant Shandy, Air Academy, RHP/OF/1B, Senior
• Weston Siefken, Holy Family, UTIL/RHP, Senior
• Justin Swenson, Silver Creek, Senior
• Lalo Veliz, Lincoln, Senior
• Chazz Vigil, Pueblo Centennial, C/INF/UTIL, Junior
• Nate Vondy, Mountain View, P/3B, Senior
• Derek Wagler, Rifle, SS/2B/P, Junior

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Class 3A

University’s Koy Jorgensen. (Geoffrey Sager/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Koy Jorgensen, University

Coach of the year: Casey Miller, University

Honorable mention:

• Ty Addington, La Junta, INF/P, Senior
• Sam Baldwin, St. Mary’s, OF/LHP/C, Senior
• CJ Blaskowski, Eaton, C/INF/P, Senior
• Drew Book, Sterling, Junior
• Max Carere, Lamar, 3B/2B/RHP, Senior
• Rowyn Carmichael, Delta, 1B/P, Senior
• Jessie Castorena, Bruce Randolph
• Zach Cook, Resurrection Christian, Sophomore
• Nick Crandall, Lutheran, Junior
• Tristen Crowther, Centauri
• Cade Curran, Manual, OF/P, Senior
• Sean Dale, Cedaredge, UTIL/SS/RHP, Junior
• James Doyle, Kent Denver, P/1B/OF, Senior
• Hayden Farmer, Bayfield, 3B/P, Senior
• Dustin Ferguson, Sterling, P/CF/1B, Senior
• Ari Fierer, Colorado Academy
• Max Higdon, Peak to Peak, CF/P, Senior
• Kolten Hillis, Alamosa
• Carson James, Lutheran, Senior
• Matt Johnson, Colorado Springs Christian, C/INF/OF, Senior
• Tucker Jones, Monte Vista, 3B/P, Senior
• Justin Kahn, DSST: Stapleton, 1B/RHP/C, Senior
• Tyler Kissler, Valley, C/P/OF, Senior
• Dawson Kuhl, Roaring Fork, INF/P, Senior
• Ryan Lewis, Pagosa Springs, 3B/P, Junior
• Andy Limoncelli, Buena Vista, /OF, Senior
• Dalton Logan, Eaton, OF/P, Junior
• Christian Mack, Manitou Springs, OF/P, Senior
• Isaiah Martinez, Buena Vista, /UTIL, Senior
• Max McGhehey, Bayfield, CF/P, Senior
• Trevor Myers, Delta, C/INF/P, Senior
• Elijah Pacheco, Jefferson, LHP/1B/CF, Junior
• Krece Paperski, Moffat County, Sophomore
• Dakota Pruitt, Riverdale Ridge, P/SS, Sophomore
• Jackson Romero, Resurrection Christian, Junior
• Edwin Romo, St. Mary’s, INF/P, Senior
• Patrick Sandoval, Trinidad, SS/P, Senior
• Garrett Shriver, Peak to Peak, /SS/P, Junior
• Cutter Smith, Bennett, P/SS, Senior
• Elian Soto, Jefferson Academy, SS/RHP, Junior
• Kellen Strole, The Academy, INF/RHP, Senior
• Austin Templeton, Florence, 3B/P/OF, Senior
• Jake Thiret, Prospect Ridge Academy, RHP/OF/1B, Senior
• Nicholas Wellen, Brush
• Logan Widick, Platte Valley, C/INF, Senior
• Clayton Yoder, Montezuma-Cortez, 2B/RHP, Senior

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Class 2A

Peyton’s Rodney Gregg. (Lisa Hayes/StillOfTheMomentPhotography.com)

Player of the year: Rodney Gregg, Peyton

Coach of the year: Kelly Nickell, Peyton

Honorable mention:

• Rylan Aikens, Dayspring Christian Academy, Senior
• Junior Arambula, Wray, C/P/INF, Sophomore
• Soul Connolly, Paonia, Senior
• Jacob Deacon, Sargent, SS/P, Senior
• Zane Denton, Fowler, P/SS/3B, Senior
• Quinton Flanscha, Fowler, CF/C, Senior
• Isiah Garcia, Rocky Ford, C/RHP/3B, Junior
• Eddie Glaser, Calhan, SS/P, Senior
• Marvin Guereque, Hotchkiss, INF/P, Senior
• Dillon Harshman, Wiggins, OF/INF/P, Junior
• Joe Hayes, Calhan, C/3B, Senior
• George Hogan, Clear Creek, P/SS/2B, Sophomore
• Zack Jackson, Highland, SS/P, Senior
• Dylan LeBleu, Rangely, P/INF, Junior
• Tyler Lewis, Swink, C, Senior
• Will Lorenz, Gilpin County, SS/C/RHP, Senior
• David Lozano, Paonia, Senior
• Joaquin Martinez, Dolores Huerta Prep, Senior
• Jacob Mazurek, Clear Creek, 2B, Senior
• Carl McKenzie, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Senior
• Santino Mendoza, Rocky Ford, RHP/CF/2B, Junior
• Brennen Meyers, Peyton, INF/P, Sophomore
• Tristan Moore, Rangely, UTIL/P/C, Senior
• Blake Mosenteen, Holyoke, Junior
• Nathan Paolucci, Swink, INF/P, Sophomore
• Brigden Parker, Holly, LHP/1B/LF, Sophomore
• Ryan Phelan, Meeker, Sophomore
• Braden Sandersfeld, Limon
• Dakota Smith, Dolores, 1B/RHP/3B, Senior
• Manny Tena, Yuma, CF/P, Junior
• Luis Villalpando, Meeker, Senior

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Class 1A

Nucla’s Will Gabriel. (Paul Shepardson/MaxPreps)

Player of the year: Will Gabriel, Nucla

Coach of the year: Dustin Conley, Cornerstone Christian Academy

Honorable mention:

• Levi Barr, Cotopaxi, SS/P, Senior
• Dustin Carroll, Manzanola, P/INF, Senior
• T.J. Conaway, Eads, Senior
• Joey Gerk, Haxtun, Senior
• Hayden Gray, Dove Creek, 3B/RHP, Sophomore
• Patrick Jones, Springfield, Senior
• Eitan Kochavi, Denver Jewish Day, OF, Junior
• Dylan Milner, Sierra Grande, P/INF/C, Senior
• Bryce Miracle, Otis, P/SS/C, Senior
• Frank Ogden, Cotopaxi, C/OF/P, Junior
• Kris Park, Evangelical Christian
• Quade Pelton, Cheyenne Wells, Junior
• Sebastian Rose, Elbert, OF/RHP, Junior
• Kyle Saunders, Longmont Christian, RHP/UTIL/OF, Sophomore
• Jace Sinks, Nucla, OF/INF, Senior
• Ty Smith, Dove Creek, SS/RHP, Junior
• Xander Speicher, Prairie, Junior
• Isaac Wells, Otis, C/3B, Senior

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

LAKEWOOD — During a pitching change in the bottom of the seventh inning, Cornerstone Christian Academy coach Dustin Conley had to check on his runner at second.

Alex Roedel was hobbling and had been all day. But he had just ripped an RBI double that pulled the Bulldogs into a 3-3 tie with Nucla in the Class 1A baseball state championship game.

A runner with a bum leg. Trenton Rowan can get a hit, is that runner with a bum leg going to do everything he can to score. Is he going to give it 100 percent and fight through the pain?

Because him scoring wasn’t just going to win his team a state title, it was going to give CCA its first team state championship in school history.

With a bum leg, was he going to give it his all?

Roedel sent his coach back to the dugout.

“They ask if I could bust it out,” Roedel said. “(Heck) yeah, I can bust it out. I’m going home.”

And he followed through on his word. Rowan ripped a base hit and Roedel labored around third base and crossed home safely. The scoreboard read 4-3 in favor of the Bulldogs. There was no need to play more baseball.

There was only a need to celebrate.

The remaining players in the dugout split in two. Half went to the kid who scored the game-winning run and the other half went to the one standing on first base. Maybe jumping up and down near first base by that point.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Conley said. “It’s my first year with the team and we came in with the mindset that we had to be tough.”

And they were. The Bulldogs (23-1 overall) took a 1-0 lead in the first and watched as pitcher Cade Walker worked his magic on the mound. He surrendered just two hits in 5.1 innings of work before being pulled for maxing out his pitch count.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

Then things got tricky. Tyler Wytulka blasted an RBI double to tie the game. The Mustangs (16-6) plated two more in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead late in the game.

“If you watched the semifinal game, we came back from a two-run deficit,” Walker said. “We knew we could do it again. We’d like to go into the later innings with a lead, but we pulled it off.”

Nucla came into the game having won the 1A crown two years earlier and taking runner-up honors in 2018. The Mustangs had to mount a rally of their own in their semifinal game as they grabbed a 7-4 lead in the sixth. They beat Otis 7-5 to advance to the title game.

But defensive struggles bit the Mustangs early and allowed Cody Koehn to score the game’s first run in the bottom of the first. And it seemed like the Bulldogs were going to build on that lead throughout the game. But with runners on base, Will Gabriel never faltered and kept his guys in it.

Like Walker, Gabriel was pulled for the game when his team had the lead. But it was the Bulldogs who emerged victorious.

Like Roedel in the bottom of the seventh, they made sure to give every ounce of effort hoping it would pay off. As a result, the first state championship banner will be hung in the walls of the school.

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

Seven new teams hopped into this week’s baseball rankings: Pine Creek (5A), Wheat Ridge (4A), Golden (4A), Colorado Academy (3A), Holyoke (2A) and Prairie (1A).

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.

There are seven total newcomers to this week’s baseball rankings.

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.

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Hotchkiss baseball, ranked No.  7 in Class 2A, picked up wins over the No. 6 and No. 4 teams in 1A on Friday.

The Bulldogs beat No. 6 Dove Creek 14-5 in nine innings in a game that started at 10 a.m. in Dove Creek. Then, in a 3 p.m. game, they traveled to and beat No. 4 Nucla 15-3.

In the first game, Dove Creek tied the game at 5 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Two innings later, Hotchkiss scored nine runs in the top of the ninth for the win.

In the second game, Hotchkiss trailed 3-2 heading to the sixth — before exploding for six runs in the sixth, and seven more in the seventh.

Over the two games, Hotchkiss senior Presley Pene was 6-for-10 with five runs scored. He homered in the win over Dove Creek, and had five RBIs.

Pene also started the win over Nucla, and struck out 11 batters in five innings.

Brian Gonzalez had two RBIs in each game for the Bulldogs. He also pitched in the win over Dove Creek, and had nine strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings.

Hotchkiss is now 12-1 this season. They return to action with games against Paonia next Thursday and Friday.

This week’s baseball rankings saw just two new teams join the polls: Broomfield (in 5A) and Palisade (in 4A).

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.

There are a total of nine newcomers in this week’s baseball rankings.

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.

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A total of seven new teams joined this week’s baseball rankings.

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.

(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

A total of ten new teams entered this week’s baseball rankings, across all classifications.

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.