Alexis Rayburn threw a complete game, struck out 16 hitters and scored a run as Strasburg beat Eaton to claim the 3A softball title.
Winning a state championship is always a tall mountain to climb. Legend’s softball team can attest to that after becoming the first team in school history to accomplish the feat last fall.
The first day of the 2018 state softball championships is on Friday at Aurora Sports Park.
Berthoud knocked off top-seeded Pueblo County in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state softball tournament.
Grand Junction Central, a No. 10 seed, smashed its way into the Class 5A softball semifinals by scoring a combined 23 runs over two games.
Sami Lane hit a walk-off home run to help No. 3 Delta reach the semifinals of the Class 3A softball state tournament on Friday.
The 2018 state tournament bracket for Class 5A softball.
The 2018 state tournament bracket for Class 3A softball.
The 2018 state tournament bracket for Class 4A softball.
With the state softball tournaments set to begin on Friday, the brackets were unveiled on Monday.