The 2018 state tournament bracket for Class 4A softball. The tournament runs Oct. 19-20 at Aurora Sports Park. Tickets can be bought online.
Find 4A softball regional results here.
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2018 CHSAA State Softball Championships 2018 Class 4A State Softball
AURORA — With the state softball tournaments set to begin on Friday, the brackets were unveiled on Monday.
Find them here:
The state tournaments begin play at 10 a.m. on Friday. The second set of first-round games will be played at 12:15 p.m., with quarterfinals set for 2:30 p.m.
On Saturday, play begins with semifinals at 10 a.m., and championship games at 1:15 p.m. (3A) and 1:30 p.m. (4A and 5A).
CHSAANow will have complete coverage of each tournament.
No. 1 seeds include Cherokee Trail (5A), Pueblo County (4A) and Strasburg (3A). Each were also seeded No. 1 during regional play last weekend.
The regional softball tournaments were completed on Saturday in all three classifications:
As a result, the following teams have qualified for the state tournament, which will be Oct. 19-20 at Aurora Sports Park.
An asterisk indicates that the team won its region. All regional champions will be seeded Nos. 1-8 at the state tournament.
The state brackets will be released on Monday.
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AURORA — The pairings for softball’s regional tournaments were released on Monday. Cherokee Trail (5A), Pueblo County (4A) and Strasburg (3A) earned top seeds.
The brackets for each classification are available here:
Teams qualified for the bracket either by securing an automatic berth out of their league, or via the final RPI standings of the regular season.
Cherokee Trail enters the 5A regionals at 21-2. The Cougars will host No. 32 Denver East in the first round; No. 16 Douglas County and No. 17 Smoky Hill are also in their region.
Other regional hosts include No. 2 Eaglecrest, No. 3 Fossil Ridge, No. 4 Loveland, No. 5 Legacy, No. 6 Brighton, No. 7 Columbine and No. 8 Rock Canyon.
Defending champion Legend is seeded No. 13, and will play No. 20 Prairie View in the first round of the Loveland regional.
Find the full 5A regional brackets here.
In 4A, top-seeded Pueblo County is 21-2. The Hornets will host No. 32 Montrose, No. 16 Pueblo East and No. 17 Roosevelt in their region.
Also hosting 4A regionals are: No. 2 Silver Creek, No. 3 Holy Family, No. 4 Golden, No. 5 Conifer, No. 6 Mountain View, No. 7 Erie and No. 8 Pueblo South.
Mountain View is the defending champion, and will play No. 27 Evergreen in the first round.
Find the full 4A regional brackets here.
Strasburg, the defending champion, is 3A’s top seed at 17-5. The squad will host No. 16 Sterling and No. 17 Riverdale Ridge. This is the first time a team from Riverdale Ridge, in its first year as a CHSAA member, has ever qualified for the postseason.
Also 3A regional hosts: No. 2 Eaton, No. 3 Delta, No. 4 University, No. 5 Faith Christian, No. 6 Rocky Ford, No. 7 Lamar and No. 8 Limon.
Arvada West (in 5A) and Longmont (4A) are newcomers to this week’s softball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Loveland (3) | 18-2-1 | 86 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Fossil Ridge (2) | 18-3-0 | 79 | 4 | 4-0-0 |
| 3 | Cherokee Trail (2) | 18-2-0 | 77 | 2 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Eaglecrest | 16-4-0 | 68 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 5 | Legacy (3) | 17-4-0 | 63 | 5 | 4-0-0 |
| 6 | Brighton | 15-4-1 | 42 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Rock Canyon | 16-5-0 | 39 | 6 | 3-1-0 |
| 8 | Douglas County | 13-8-0 | 18 | 8 | 1-3-0 |
| 9 | Legend | 12-9-0 | 14 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Arvada West | 14-6-0 | 12 | – | 2-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| ThunderRidge 10, Hinkley 9, Valor Christian 9, Columbine 6, Mountain Vista 6, Ralston Valley 6, Arapahoe 4, Regis Jesuit 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| ThunderRidge (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Silver Creek (3) | 19-2-0 | 83 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Holy Family (4) | 18-2-0 | 81 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Erie | 15-5-0 | 71 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo County (2) | 19-2-0 | 67 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Mountain View | 13-6-2 | 45 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Conifer | 19-2-0 | 39 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Golden | 14-6-0 | 35 | 9 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | Pueblo South | 14-6-0 | 20 | 6 | 1-2-0 |
| 9 | Wheat Ridge | 12-8-0 | 17 | 8 | 0-3-0 |
| 10 | Longmont | 15-5-1 | 15 | – | 1-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Berthoud 13, Thomas Jefferson 5, Roosevelt 2, Discovery Canyon 1, Evergreen 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Roosevelt (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | University (6) | 17-4-0 | 108 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Eaton (3) | 17-4-0 | 101 | 3 | 4-0-0 |
| 3 | Strasburg (3) | 15-5-0 | 98 | 2 | 3-1-0 |
| 4 | Delta | 18-2-0 | 82 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Faith Christian (1) | 14-4-0 | 78 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 15-6-0 | 53 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Rocky Ford | 13-6-0 | 34 | 8 | 2-1-0 |
| 8 | The Academy | 17-2-0 | 31 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | St. Mary’s | 16-5-0 | 25 | 9 | 1-2-0 |
| 10 | Limon | 13-8-0 | 21 | 10 | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Meeker 15, Fort Lupton 7, Sterling 4, Holyoke 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| None. | |||||
Legend (5A), Golden (4A) and Limon (3A) have each joined this week’s softball rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Loveland (3) | 16-1-1 | 84 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Cherokee Trail (6) | 16-1-0 | 81 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 14-3-0 | 67 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge | 14-3-0 | 58 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Legacy | 13-4-0 | 53 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Rock Canyon | 13-4-0 | 31 | 7 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | Brighton | 13-4-1 | 30 | 8 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | Douglas County | 12-5-0 | 25 | 6 | 0-2-0 |
| 9 | ThunderRidge | 12-5-0 | 14 | 9 | 1-1-0 |
| 10 | Legend | 9-9-0 | 11 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Arvada West 9, Valor Christian 9, Hinkley 8, Ralston Valley 4, Castle View 3, Mountain Vista 3, Columbine 2, Regis Jesuit 2, Cherry Creek 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Valor Christian (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Silver Creek (8) | 17-2-0 | 90 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Holy Family (2) | 16-2-0 | 89 | 1 | 3-1-0 |
| 3 | Erie | 12-5-0 | 76 | 4 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo County | 16-2-0 | 68 | 5 | 4-1-0 |
| 5 | Mountain View | 11-6-2 | 51 | 3 | 1-1-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo South | 13-4-0 | 39 | 8 | 3-0-0 |
| 7 | Conifer | 17-2-0 | 35 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Wheat Ridge | 12-5-0 | 34 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Golden | 11-6-0 | 21 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Roosevelt | 11-7-0 | 13 | 9 | 0-3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Longmont 8, Berthoud 7, Thomas Jefferson 5, Mullen 2, Windsor 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Berthoud (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | University (7) | 15-3-0 | 96 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Strasburg (2) | 12-4-0 | 81 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Eaton | 13-4-0 | 78 | 2 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Delta | 15-2-0 | 57 | 6 | 5-0-0 |
| 5 | Faith Christian (1) | 12-4-0 | 54 | 4 | 5-0-0 |
| 6 | Lamar | 13-6-0 | 47 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | The Academy | 15-1-0 | 36 | 8 | 4-0-0 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 11-5-0 | 31 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | St. Mary’s | 15-3-0 | 25 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Limon | 11-8-0 | 11 | – | 2-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Meeker 9, Basalt 6, La Junta 5, Sterling 5, Brush 3, Fort Lupton 3, Holyoke 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Basalt (9). | |||||
ThunderRidge (5A), Pueblo South (4A), Roosevelt (4A) and Rocky Ford (3A) each joined the softball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Loveland (8) | 13-1-1 | 120 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Cherokee Trail (2) | 14-1-0 | 105 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest | 13-3-0 | 97 | 3 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Legacy (2) | 11-3-0 | 87 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 11-3-0 | 86 | 4 | 1-1-0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 12-3-0 | 63 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Rock Canyon | 12-3-0 | 45 | 8 | 4-1-0 |
| 8 | Brighton | 10-4-1 | 41 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | ThunderRidge | 11-4-0 | 16 | – | 1-1-0 |
| 10 | Valor Christian | 7-7-0 | 10 | 10 | 1-3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Hinkley 8, Smoky Hill 8, Cherry Creek 5, Legend 5, Castle View 4, Columbine 4, Ralston Valley 4, Arvada West 2, Mountain Vista 2, Regis Jesuit 2, Broomfield 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Columbine (9). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (8) | 13-1-0 | 106 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 2 | Silver Creek (3) | 15-2-0 | 99 | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Mountain View | 10-5-2 | 66 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Erie | 10-5-0 | 63 | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| 5 | Pueblo County | 12-1-0 | 58 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Conifer | 15-2-0 | 47 | 7 | 4-0-0 |
| 7 | Wheat Ridge | 10-4-0 | 39 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 8 | Pueblo South | 10-4-0 | 38 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | Roosevelt | 11-4-0 | 32 | – | 3-0-0 |
| 10 | Berthoud | 9-6-0 | 14 | 8 | 1-2-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Longmont 8, Mullen 7, Northridge 7, Frederick 2, Pueblo Central 2, Thomas Jefferson 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Mullen (9), Longmont (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | University (7) | 12-3-0 | 109 | 1 | 2-1-0 |
| 2 | Eaton (3) | 11-3-0 | 97 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Strasburg | 9-4-0 | 90 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Faith Christian (1) | 7-4-0 | 62 | 5 | 3-1-0 |
| 5 | Lamar | 11-6-0 | 56 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Delta | 10-2-0 | 54 | 7 | 4-0-0 |
| 7 | St. Mary’s (1) | 13-2-0 | 50 | 6 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | The Academy | 11-1-0 | 39 | 9 | 4-0-0 |
| 9 | Basalt | 8-1-0 | 37 | 8 | 2-1-0 |
| 10 | Rocky Ford | 8-5-0 | 20 | – | 3-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Limon 12, Sterling 9, Meeker 8, Fort Lupton 6, La Junta 5, Brush 3, Holyoke 3. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Meeker (10). | |||||
University is the new No. 1 team in this week’s Class 3A softball rankings.
Elsewhere, The Academy (3A), Meeker (3A), Conifer (4A), Berthoud (4A), Longmont (4A) and Valor Christian (5A) all joined the polls.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Loveland (8) | 11-0-1 | 116 | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Cherokee Trail (3) | 12-1-0 | 99 | 3 | 3-1-0 |
| 3 | Eaglecrest (1) | 10-3-0 | 92 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 4 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 10-2-0 | 88 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Legacy | 8-3-0 | 76 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 10-3-0 | 63 | 6 | 3-1-0 |
| 7 | Brighton | 8-3-1 | 35 | 9 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Rock Canyon | 8-2-0 | 32 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Columbine | 10-2-0 | 26 | 8 | 4-1-0 |
| 10 | Valor Christian | 6-4-0 | 16 | – | 0-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Smoky Hill 13, ThunderRidge 13, Hinkley 8, Prairie View 7, Castle View 5, Cherry Creek 5, Legend 5, Ralston Valley 4, Mountain Range 3, Regis Jesuit 3, Chatfield 2, Grandview 2, Broomfield 1, Vista PEAK Prep 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| ThunderRidge (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (6) | 10-1-0 | 102 | 1 | 5-1-0 |
| 2 | Silver Creek (2) | 12-2-0 | 99 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Erie (1) | 9-3-0 | 80 | 3 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Pueblo County (1) | 10-0-0 | 64 | 7 | 6-0-0 |
| 5 | Mountain View | 7-5-2 | 60 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 6 | Wheat Ridge | 9-3-0 | 38 | 5 | 2-1-0 |
| 7 | Conifer | 11-2-0 | 22 | – | 6-0-0 |
| 8 | Berthoud | 8-4-0 | 20 | – | 4-2-0 |
| 9 | Mullen | 4-6-0 | 17 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Longmont | 10-2-1 | 14 | – | 4-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Northfield 13, Northridge 13, Thomas Jefferson 12, Pueblo South 10, Pueblo Central 6, Roosevelt 5, Frederick 4, Pueblo East 4, Golden 3, Elizabeth 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Pueblo South (6), Pueblo East (9), Northridge (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | University (5) | 10-2-0 | 107 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Eaton (2) | 9-3-0 | 89 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Strasburg (3) | 7-4-0 | 87 | 1 | 3-2-0 |
| 4 | Lamar | 9-5-0 | 77 | 3 | 3-2-0 |
| 5 | Faith Christian (1) | 4-3-0 | 70 | 5 | 0-1-0 |
| 6 | St. Mary’s (1) | 10-2-0 | 60 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Delta | 6-2-0 | 48 | 6 | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Basalt | 6-0-0 | 24 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 9 | The Academy | 7-1-0 | 21 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Meeker | 4-3-0 | 19 | – | 1-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Brush 14, Limon 12, Rocky Ford 11, Fort Lupton 9, Sterling 9, La Junta 7, Holyoke 5, Peak to Peak 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Rocky Ford (8), Brush (9). | |||||
Loveland (in 5A) and Holy Family (4A) have taken over atop their respective softball rankings this week.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. Polls are released each Monday during the regular season.
Complete rankings for each class are below.
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Voted upon by coaches and select media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
| Class 5A | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Loveland (5) | 10-0-1 | 83 | 9 | 4-0-1 |
| 2 | Eaglecrest (1) | 9-2-0 | 81 | 1 | 4-1-0 |
| 3 | Cherokee Trail (2) | 9-0-0 | 75 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Legacy | 5-2-0 | 60 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Fossil Ridge (1) | 8-2-0 | 56 | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 7-2-0 | 55 | 4 | 2-1-0 |
| 7 | Rock Canyon (1) | 6-2-0 | 39 | 8 | 1-2-0 |
| 8 | Columbine (1) | 6-1-0 | 34 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Brighton | 6-3-1 | 28 | 6 | 2-1-1 |
| 10 | ThunderRidge | 7-1-0 | 22 | – | 3-1-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Valor Christian 21, Ralston Valley 15, Castle View 11, Hinkley 7, Legend 5, Prairie View 4, Chatfield 3, Grandview 2, Broomfield 1, Grand Junction Central 1, Mountain Vista 1, Regis Jesuit 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Valor Christian (7), Legend (10). | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Holy Family (3) | 5-0-0 | 100 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Silver Creek (3) | 10-2-0 | 96 | 2 | 4-1-0 |
| 3 | Erie (5) | 7-2-0 | 88 | 1 | 4-2-0 |
| 4 | Mountain View | 5-4-2 | 62 | 4 | 1-2-1 |
| 5 | Wheat Ridge | 7-2-0 | 39 | 6 | 3-1-0 |
| 6 | Pueblo South | 6-2-0 | 38 | 7 | 2-2-0 |
| 7 | Pueblo County | 4-0-0 | 29 | 8 | 0-0-0 |
| 8 | Mullen | 2-6-0 | 28 | 5 | 1-4-0 |
| 9 | Pueblo East | 7-0-0 | 19 | – | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Northridge | 6-2-0 | 18 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Thomas Jefferson 17, Conifer 13, Longmont 12, Berthoud 6, Pueblo Centennial 6, Rifle 5, Golden 4, Northfield 4, Pueblo Central 4, Frederick 3, Evergreen 2, Ponderosa 1. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Conifer (9), Frederick (10). | |||||
| Class 3A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Strasburg (5) | 4-2-0 | 87 | 1 | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | University (2) | 8-2-0 | 86 | 2 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Lamar | 6-3-0 | 65 | 4 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Eaton (1) | 6-3-0 | 59 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Faith Christian (1) | 4-2-0 | 51 | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Delta | 4-2-0 | 43 | – | 3-1-0 |
| 7 | St. Mary’s (1) | 8-2-0 | 32 | 10 | 3-0-0 |
| 8 | Rocky Ford | 2-4-0 | 28 | 7 | 0-1-0 |
| 9 | Brush | 5-3-0 | 23 | 6 | 1-1-0 |
| 10 | Basalt | 3-0-0 | 20 | – | 2-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| The Academy 16, Meeker 15, La Junta 7, Limon 5, Peak to Peak 5, Sterling 4, Aspen 2, Burlington 2. | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Sterling (8), La Junta (9). | |||||
It didn’t take long for the Silver Creek softball team to find its identity in 2018, and no it’s not that it is simply a really good ball club this fall.