By PBR Staff:

It is tournament time in Colorado and all classifications will be underway this weekend with District and State Tournament play.  Kicking off our look at district post season play is the 3A classification where it is wide open for many of the teams in this year's field, with 9 of the 32 teams in the field having at least 14 wins on the season. All teams are playing a single elimination tournament on Saturday with all District Championship Games being played at the host sites at 3:00 PM. 

3A District Preview:

District 1

10:00  No. 1 Lamar 18-1 vs No. 4 Centauri 9-10

12:30 No. 2 Cedaredge 14-5 vs No. 3 Sterling 11-8

3:00 Championship

Players to watch:  Dalton Chandler (Lamar), Colton Eberhardt (Lamar), Tyler Geddes (Lamar), Andres Guevara (Lamar), Davin Jacobs (Lamar), Joshua Ruybal (Centauri), Jacob Seghi (Sterling)

District 2

10:00 No. 1 Bennett 14-4 vs No. 4 Bishop Machebeauf 11-8

12:30 No. 2 Colorado Academy 15-4 vs No. 3 Buena Vista 12-7

3:00 Championship

Players to watch: Luke McClanahan (Bennett), Cutter Smith (Bennett), Isaac Corson (Colorado Academy), Graham Osman (Colorado Academy), Jordan Yates (Buena Vista)

District 3

10:00 No. 1 La Junta 14-5 vs No. 4 Jefferson Academy 10-9

12:30 No. 2 Gunnison 14-5 vs No. 3 Weld Central 12-6

3:00 Championship

Players to watch:  Ty Addington (La Junta), Jon Nuschy (La Junta), Dylan Frazier (Gunnison), Tyler Strauber (Jefferson Academy), Matt Sims (Weld Central), Daulton Wilkinson (Weld Central)

District 4

10:00 No. 1 Peak to Peak 14-4 vs No. 4 Platte Valley 9-10

12:30 No. 2 St Mary’s 13-6 vs No. 3 Brush 10-9

3:00 Championship

Players to watch: Brayden Weyer (Peak to Peak), Matt Bagnato (Peak to Peak), Hunter Thorn (Platte Valley), Jeron Petterson (Brush), Jacob Brummel (St Mary’s), TJ English (St Mary’s)

District 5

10:00 No. 1 Lutheran 18-1 vs No. 4 Montezuma Cortez 10-9

12:30 No. 2 Eaton 12-7 vs No. 3 Manitou Springs 12-6

3:00 Championship

Players to watch: Sean Brogan (Lutheran), Nick Ciccio (Lutheran), Caleb Compton (Montezuma Cortez), Sean Whalen (Manitou Springs), Davyn Adamscheck (Manitou Springs), Ryder Rich (Eaton), Sean Carson (Eaton), Jake Sandau (Eaton)

District 6

10:00 No. 1 Bayfield 14-5 vs No. 4 Denver Science and Technology 9-6

12:30 No. 2 Resurrection Christian 12-5 vs No 3. Salida 13-6

3:00 Championship

Players to watch: Hayden Farmer (Bayfield), Desmond Lau (Salida), Ian Olson (Salida), Jesse Cross (Resurrection Christian), Jackson Romero (Resurrection Christian)

District 7

10:00 No. 1 University 14-4 vs No. 4 Kent Denver 8-11

12:30 No. 2 Faith Christian 13-6 vs No. 3 The Academy 12-6

3:00 Championship

Players to watch: Levi Dart (University), Grayson Swanson (University), Kalob Padilla (Univeristy), Noah VanSickle (Kent Denver), Jack Roode (Kent Denver), Trenton Miller (The Academy), Isaiah Sanchez (The Academy), Collin Stone (Faith Christian), Landon Ford (Faith Christian)

District 8

10:00 No. 1 Delta 15-4 vs No. 4 Rye 10-8

12:30 No. 2 Valley 13-6 vs No. 3 Alamosa 13-5

3:00 Championship

Players to watch: Tristan Brown (Delta), Justin Violet (Detla), Jasper Carmichael (Delta), Bailey Benz (Rye), Austin Gookin (Rye), Kason Smith (Alamosa), Shawn Chacon (Valley), Jose Mercado (Valley)

Stats that Standout:

19 of the top 20 hitters in 3A will be featured in this year's tournament.  All of them hitting well above .500.

Matt Bagnato led 3A with 23 stolen bases

Tyler Geddes brings 37 RBI into the post season for Lamar

Luke McClanahan tossed 1 no hitter in the regular season