3A Road to the Final 8
May 18, 2016
By PBR Colorado Staff
32 teams were in action on Saturday at 8 District sites. Teams have to win 2 games in this single elimination format to advance to the round of 8. Prep Baseball Report takes a look at the teams who reached the Final 8 and the road they took to get there.
District 1:
The Reds will move on to the Final 8 with 2 convincing wins.
Eaton 12 Olathe 2
The Reds were led in game one by Dalton Lind who went 2-4 with 2 runs and2 RBI and JT Mossberg on the mound who went 5 innings giving up 3 hits, 2 runs and struck out 11.
Eaton 12 Lutheran 0
Joe Mondragon led the Reds in game two going 3-4 with 2 runs and 1 RBI
District 2:
Kent Denver advances to the Final 8 to play Eaton with 2 wins Saturday.
Kent Denver 6 Denver Science and Technology 2
Matt Wells led the way for the Sun Devils going 2-3 with 1 run.
Kent Denver 11 Brush 1
The Sun Devils were led by Parker Evans in game two, he was 2-3 at the plate with 1 run and 3 RBI.
District 3:
Lamar gives up 1 run in 2 games to advance to the Final 8.
Lamar 10 Centauri 0
Braden Forney led the way for Lamar in game one throwing a no-hitter. He went 5 innings with 0 hits, 0 runs and he struck out 10.
Lamar 3 Bayfield 1
Dalton Chandler took the mound for Lamar in game 2 and went 7 innings allowing 6 hits, 1 run and he collected 7 K’s.
District 4:
Faith Christian out scores their opponents 16-3 to advance to the Final 8.
Faith Christian 11 Strasburg 3
Adam Buchman was the spark for the Eagles going 3-5 with 2 runs and 5 RBI.
Faith Christian 5 Sterling 0
Austin Stone leads the way for the Eagles on the mound going 7 innings of no hit ball giving up 0 runs and striking out 11.
District 5:
St. Mary’s uses strong pitching and timely hitting to advance to the Final 8.
St. Mary’s 6 Platte Canyon 0
Jacob Brummel took the mound and went 7 innings giving up 2 hits, 0 runs and collected 5 K’s. TJ English provided the offense going 2-3 with 1 run and 2 RBI.
St. Mary’s 4 Colorado Springs Christian 3
District 6:
The only upset of the districts saw 11 seed Manitou Springs collect 2 wins to move on to the Final 8.
Manitou Springs 9 Coal Ridge 1
Sean Whalen led the way in game one and was 2-4 with 1 run and 2 RBI.
Manitou Springs 7 La Junta 3
Sean Whalen picked up where he left off and went 2-3 with 3 RBI.
District 7:
University out scores it opponents 25-1 in their 2 games on Saturday to move on to the Final 8.
University 18 Sky View Academy 0
Cameron Multer was dominate for the Bulldogs going 5 innings of no-hit ball with 0 runs and 4 K’s.
University 7 Peak to Peak 1
Beau Hawley led the way going 2-4 with 2 RBI for the Bulldogs.
District 8:
Valley played two tight games and came away with the victories to push them on to the Final 8.
Valley 5 Bishop Machebeuf 1
Raul Rios was the spark for the Vikings in game 1, going 1-2 with 2 RBI.
Valley 6 Gunnison 5
Shawn Chacon led the way in game 2 going 1-3 with 3 RBI.