Class 3A Softball –Regional Preview, Presented by Gordan Insurance, Written by Tayler Garcia

Class 3A Softball –Regional Preview, Presented by Gordan Insurance

By Tayler Garcia

This week we enter the first week of the postseason. There are 8 sites, hosted by the top 8 seeds, each with 4 team each. We will look at all 32 teams this week and see who is at each site, how the regular season went for each of these teams, and the stat leaders that got these teams here.

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Site 1

1.University

University ends their regular season as the number 1 seed and will be the host of site 1. The Bulldogs ended their regular season on an 11-game win streak with a 21-2 overall record, a 9-0 league record, and 1^st in the Patriot League. The team has not yet played Englewood, who they will face in the first postseason game, but was able to beat Sterling 14-1 and The Academy 12-0 earlier in the season. University ended last season as State Runner-ups last year and in 2022 to Eaton, and in 2021 to Lutheran, and has made every postseason since the beginning of their program in 2016.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Jasi Cole – 6	Natalie Galindo – 4	Sydney Goetzel – 4
Stolen Bases	Emma Zacheis – 11	Jasi Cole – 9	Kenzie Wyatt – 8
ERA	Jasi Cole – 1.60	Kenzie Wyatt – 4.44	Sydney Goetzel – 4.68
Runs	Emma Zacheis – 33	Natalie Galindo – 32	Jasi Cole – 31
Hits	Sydney Goetzel – 35	Kenzie Wyatt – 33	Jasi Cole – 27
RBI	Sydney Goetzel – 37	Natalie Galindo – 29	Jasi Cole – 29

32. Englewood

The Pirates make it to the postseason as the last team to get in at 32. Englewood ended their regular season with an 8-11 overall record, a 3-5 league record, and 6^th in the Frontier League. The Pirates have not played any other team that will be at site 1 but will be hoping to make a good appearance at their first playoff game since 2022.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs
Stolen Bases
ERA	Sloan Stevens – 1.59
Runs	Marli Lighthill – 18	Sloan Stevens – 18	Xalynn Sandoval – 15
Hits	Sloan Stevens – 21	Violet Espinosa – 12	Marli Lighthill – 10
RBI	Mandey Almanzan – 2	Marli Lighthill – 1

16. Sterling

Sterling enters the postseason as the 16 seed and goes to University to play in this first round of the playoffs. The Tigers ended the regular season with a 12-11 overall record, a 4-5 league record and in 6^thin the Patriot League. The only team that Sterling has played at site 1 were the hosts, University, where the Tigers lost 1-14. Sterling missed the playoffs last season but was there in 2023, 2022, lost the game to go to the championships in 2021 by the eventual champions of Lutheran, and lost to the same team in the playoffs in 2020. Sterling will be looking to make a big playoff run this season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Makenzie Beck – 1	Haylee Lambert – 1	—
Stolen Bases	Lauren Emmerson – 5	Kira Perez – 5	Maddie Nolan – 4
ERA	Emerson Ross – 7.49
Runs	Kira Perez – 11	Maddie Nolan – 10	Makenzie Beck – 10
Hits	Makenzie Beck – 10	Maddie Nolan – 7	Lauren Emmerson – 7
RBI	Makenzie Beck – 12	Haylee Lambert – 8	Bryar Lee – 7

17. The Academy

The Wildcats go into the postseason in the 17 seed with an 11-12 overall record, a 3-3 league record, and 3^rd in the Denver Metro League. During the regular season, The Academy lost to University 0-12 and has not played the other two teams that are at site 1. The Wildcats are no stranger to the postseason and have made appearances in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021. The team will be looking to beat Sterling and take on the number 1 team in University to make it to the final week of the season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Keara Pogue – 3	Finley Stark – 3	Savannah Tolitsky – 1
Stolen Bases	Keara Pogue – 15	Finley Stark – 13	Savannah Tolitsky – 10
ERA	Aubree D’ambrosio – 6.85	Finley Stark – 8.84
Runs	Finley Stark – 32	Harper Scott – 32	Adrina Arenas – 25
Hits	Harper Scott – 28	Savannah Tolitsky – 27	Finley Stark – 27
RBI	Finley Stark – 27	Keara Pogue – 22	Savannah Tolitsky – 20

Site 2

2. Eaton

The Reds enter the playoffs as the number two seed and the hosts of site 2. Eaton finished the regular season with a 19-4 overall record, an 8-1 league record, and 2^nd in Patriot League. Eaton has already faced the teams they will be hosting, beating Meeker 24-0, La Junta 11-1 and Resurrection Christian 19-0. Eaton has been a powerhouse in softball for a while and will be going for the 4^th title in row since 2022, and their 5^th since 2020.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Emma Anderson – 9	Johanna Galvan – 8	Bria Foster – 8
Stolen Bases	Emma Anderson – 23	Paige Hofer – 11	Kenzie Braddy – 7
ERA	Kenzie Braddy – 0.64	Johanna Galvan – 0.77	Bria Foster – 1.54
Runs	Emma Anderson – 42	Brooklyn Minne – 32	Kenzie Braddy – 26
Hits	Emma Anderson – 43	Bria Foster – 40	Johanna Galvan – 33
RBI	Bria Foster – 42	Johanna Galvan – 37	Emma Anderson – 35

31. Meeker

Meeker gets into the postseason as the 31 seed with an overall record of 6-15, a league record of 4-8 and the 5^th place spot in the Western Slope League. The Cowboys faced Eaton earlier in the season and fell to the Reds 24-0. Meeker has made some past appearances in the postseason, including in 2024, 2023, and in 2022. The Cowboys will need to battle to get past the Reds and get into the final week of the season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Addie Knowles – 1	Emma Bauer – 1
Stolen Bases	Kayla Castillo – 18	Addie Knowles – 7	Sienna Rolen – 6
ERA	Addie Knowles – 3.89
Runs	Kayla Castillo – 3.89	Emma Bauer – 23	Addie Knowles – 22
Hits	Addie Knowles – 17	Emma Bauer – 16	Kayla Castillo – 14
RBI	Emma Bauer – 25	Addie Knowles – 18	Kailynn Watson – 16

15. La Junta

La Junta ends their regular season with an 11-12 overall record, a 3-5 league record, 3^rd in the Tri Peaks I league and with the 15^th seeds. The Tigers have only previously played Eaton this season, where the Tigers lost 1-11. La Junta has made some previous appearances in the postseason, including in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and last season. The team will be looking to see if they can beat Resurrection Christian to take on the Juggernauts in Eaton to make it to the next phase of the State Tournament.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Rylie Ortiz – 3	Ayanna Torrez – 1
Stolen Bases	Marli Gonzales – 17	Chloe Numez – 14	Ayanna Torrez – 14
ERA	Isabelle Aragon – 2.04
Runs	Marli Gonzales – 21	Rylie Ortiz – 20	Natalya Herrera – 13
Hits	Marli Gonzales – 25	Ayanna Torrez – 20	Madalyn Tafoya – 19
RBI	Ayanna Torrez – 19	Rylie Ortiz – 15	Marli Gonzales – 13

18. Resurrection Christian

Resurrection Christian is the last team at site 2, getting in at the 18 seed with a 7-12 overall record, a 2-7 league record and in 7^th place in the Patriot League. The Cougars will be looking to beat La Junta to have rematch against Eaton who beat them in their last game of the season 0-19. Previous postseason appearances for Resurrection Christian were in 2022, 2023 and the 2024 season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Kylee Kramer – 1	Savannah Johnson – 1	Portia Hattig – 1
Stolen Bases	Brynne Murawski – 6	Portia Hattig – 6	Olivia Martinez – 5
ERA	Savannah Johnson – 5.77	Jaliah Hamilton – 7.15
Runs	Olivia Martinez – 25	Taylor Francis – 25	Portia Hattig – 22
Hits	Portia Hattig – 29	Taylor Francis – 28	Olivia Martinez – 22
RBI	Taylor Francis – 19	Olivia Martinez – 17	Brynne Murawski – 14

Site 3

3. Southeast Colorado

Southeast Colorado is the host of site 3 with the number 3 seed. The Angels finished their regular season with a 15-2 overall record, an 8-0 league record and in 1^st in the Tri Peaks I League. The team has faced Alamosa earlier in the season and beat them 11-6 and17-7. The team will be looking to beat Florence and the winner of Alamosa and Gunnison to move on to the final week of the season. Southeast Colorado has made postseason appearances since their programs inaugural season in 2020 where they were under Wiley.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Kennedy Gyurman – 4	Bailey Sierra – 2	Dixie Bitner – 1
Stolen Bases	Zoe Martinez – 15	Lexi Shotton – 13	Savanna Brown – 5
ERA	Anna Wollert – 3.65
Runs	Zoe Martinez – 28	Emma Wollert – 25	Lexi Shotton – 25
Hits	Kara Wilson – 24	Emma Wollert – 24	Zoe Martinez – 23
RBI	Kenndy Gyurman – 23	Lexi Shotton – 18	Bailey Sierra – 17

30. Florence

Florence makes it into the postseason as the 30 seed with an 11-9 overall record, a 2-0 league record and the 1^st place spot in the Tri Peaks II League. The Huskies have not played Southeast Colorado or Gunnison this season but did play Alamosa where Florence lost 6-15. This will be the Huskies second postseason appearance at least since 2020, their other time being last season where they lost the fist game to The Academy.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Addison Dalton – 3	Lilly Roe – 2	Makala Miller – 2
Stolen Bases	Lilly Roe – 29	Kendra Steffenson – 17	Addison Dalton – 16
ERA	Addison Dalton – 2.57
Runs	Lilly Roe – 41	Makala Miller – 34	Addison Dalton – 32
Hits	Lilly Roe – 40	Addison Dalton – 32	Makala Miller – 25
RBI	Addison Dalton – 36	Makala Miller – 26	Kendra Steffenson – 21

14. Alamosa

Alamosa finishes their regular season with a 14-9 overall record, a 3-5 league record, 4^th in the Tri Peaks I league and are the 14^th seed. The Mean Moose have already faced the other three teams at site 3 this season and was able to beat Gunnison 12-0 and 20-2 and Florence 15-6, but fell to Southeast Colorado 6-11 and 7-17. Alamosa will be looking to beat Gunnison and get the rematch against the Angels. Alamosa has made a playoff appreciation since the 2021 season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Araceli Molina – 2	Taelynn Kreps-Smith – 2	Jayden Wubben – 2
Stolen Bases	Taelynn Kreps-Smith – 10	Araceli Molina – 10	Shaya Martin – 7
ERA	Olivia Castillo – 3.78
Runs	Araceli Molina – 22	Jayden Wubben – 21	Taelynn Krep-Smith – 20
Hits	Shaya Martin – 25	Taylynn Kreps-Smith – 25	Araceli Molina – 25
RBI	Araceli Molina – 21	Shaya Martin – 17	Taelynn Kreps-Smith – 15

19. Gunnison

Gunnison enters the postseason with a 12-11 overall record, a 7-5 league record, 3^rd in the Western Slope League and as the 19^th seed. Gunnison faced Alamosa earlier in the season and lost to them 0-12 and 2-20 but beat Florence in their previous encounter 6-3. Gunnison has made the playoffs every year since 2021 and will look to beat Alamosa and upset Southeast Colorado to make it to the last week of the season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	McKayla Singer – 3	Romie Uhrig – 1
Stolen Bases	Caoline Sudderth – 9	Josie Vollendorf – 9	Victoria Crown – 4
ERA	Reese Japuntich – 5.91
Runs	Caoline Sudderth – 23	Kaylee Vincent – 23	McKayla Singer – 23
Hits	Reese Japuntich – 28	Josie Vollensorf – 27	Caroline Sudderth – 26
RBI	Kaylee Vincent – 25	Maddy Bacalis – 19	Romie Uhrig – 19

Site 4

4. Forge Christian

Forge Christian enters the postseason as the host of site 4 with the 4 seed, a 20-3 overall record, a 6-0 league record and in 1^st place in the Denver Metro League. Of the other teams to play at site 4, the only one the Fury has faced this season is Peak to Peak, who lost to Forge Christian 7-0 and 10-0. The team has made short appearances in the postseason since 2021, and will be looking to make a deeper run this season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Kaedence Miller – 2	Julianna Alfaro – 1
Stolen Bases	Rio Beck – 19	Maxine Rossi – 18	Vivian Stults – 16
ERA	Devyn Haines 2.36	Julianna Alfaro – 2.75
Runs	Rio Beck – 49	Maxine Miller – 38	Kaedence Miller – 29
Hits	Rio Beck – 51	Julianna Alfaro – 35	Maxine Rossi – 32
RBI	Julianna Alfaro – 38	Rio Beck – 32	Honor Kuyper – 31

29. Sand Creek

The Scorpions end their regular season with an 8-15 overall record, a 4-6 league record, in 4^th place in the CSML North League and as the 29^th seed. Sand Creek has not played any of the other teams in the site 4 bracket yet this season and will be looking to make a good appearance this year. The previous appearances for the team were in 2021 and last season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Jaida Moody – 5	Lyla Almeida – 2	Nazariah Sweat – 1
Stolen Bases	Abigail Knapp – 11	Nazariah Sweat – 9	Jaida Moody – 8
ERA	Abigail Knapp – 4.73	Jaida Moody – 9.82
Runs	Lyla Almeida – 24	Jaida Moody – 21	Abigail Knapp – 20
Hits	Jaida Moody – 25	Lyla Almeida – 22	Abigail Knapp – 20
RBI	Jaida Moody – 26	Abigail Knapp – 16	Hannah Sadorus – 12

13. Delta

Delta finishes the regular season with a 15-8 overall record, an 11-1 league record, in 1^st place in the Western Slope League, and as the 13^th seed. The Panthers have not played the other teams in site 4, but has made the postseason every year since 2020. Delta will be looking to Peak to Peak to have the chance to take on Forge Christian and make it to the last week of the season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Sophia Siennicki – 2	Olivia Hines – 1	Jazlyn Naranjo – 1
Stolen Bases	OIivia Hines – 13	Jazlyn Naranjo – 13	Maddy Nmiewsky – 6
ERA	Lily Gallegos – 4.99	Olivia Hines – 7.00
Runs	Olivia Hines – 34	Jazlyn Naranjo – 32	Maddy Zmiewsky – 29
Hits	Olivia Hines – 33	Jazlyn Naranjo – 31	Sophia Siennicki – 25
RBI	Sohpia Siennicki – 34	Olivia Hines – 27	Jazlyn Naranjo – 27

20. Peak to Peak

Peak to Peak enters the postseason as the 20 seed with a 10-13 overall record, a 3-3 league record, and in 2^nd in the Denver Metro League. The Pumas met up with Forge Christian and lost 0-10 earlier in the season and will be looking to beat Delta so they can get the Fury in a rematch and try to upset them to make it to next week. Peak to Peak has made the postseason every year since 2021.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Karina Lefort – 1	Haley Haskins – 1
Stolen Bases	Haley Haskins – 12	Margot McCune – 6	Grace Trasky – 5
ERA	Margot McCune – 4.18	Karina Lefort – 6.53
Runs	Margot McCune – 30	Grace Trasky – 28	Haley Haskins – 26
Hits	Karina Lefort – 34	Grace Trasky – 31	Haley Haskins – 31
RBI	Grace Traskey – 29	Karina Lefort – 27	Haley Haskins – 27

Site 5

5. Wellington

Wellington makes it to the postseason as the 5^th seed and the host of site 5. The Eagles are 18-4-1 on the season with am 11-4-1 league record and are in 4^th in the Longs Peak League. Wellington has not faced any of the teams they will be hosting yet this season, but will be look to get the wins they need to move onto the final week of the season. Wellington has yet to miss the postseason since their inaugural season in 2022.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Kensley Story – 5	Taylor Morgan – 2	Hayven Sutton – 1
Stolen Bases	Charley Somday – 24	Kensley Story – 22	Camryn Strain – 15
ERA	Taylor Morgan – 2.65	London Morgan – 3.72
Runs	Kensley Story – 44	Camryn Strain – 25	Charley Somday – 23
Hits	Kensley Story – 37	Scarlet McGuire – 19	Reganne Johnson – 19
RBI	Kensley Story – 29	Scarlet McGuire -15	Lauryn Neal – 15

28. Montezuma-Cortez

The Panthers are the 28^th seed with a 7-16 overall record, a 6-6 league record and are 4^th in the Western Slope League. Montezuma-Cortez has not played any of the other teams in site 5, but will be looking to upset Wellington for a chance to play to move into the final week of the season. This will be the fifth postseason in a row for the team beginning in 2021.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Jayden White – 1
Stolen Bases	Raegan Veach – 18	Aubrey Taveria – 11	Ava Hawkins – 10
ERA	AnnaLisa Abeyta – 5.44	Jayden White – 8.31	Ava Hawkins – 8.56
Runs	Raegan Veach – 36	Ava Hawkins – 24	Faith Muzzy – 20
Hits	Raegan Veach – 37	Paislee Mestas – 20	Aubrey Taveria – 16
RBI	Raegan Veach – 18	Paislee Mestas – 17	Cejae Snyder – 17

12. Arvada

Arvada comes into the postseason with a 17-5 overall record, a 7-1 league record, 2^nd in the Frontier league and as the 12^th seed. The Bulldogs have yet to face Weld Central, Montezuma-Cortez or Wellington but will be looking to beat first Weld Central and take on what will likely be Wellington. This will be the 5^th postseason in a row for the team beginning to 2021.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Alyssa Moreno – 5	Abby Lopez – 4	Amiah Picaso – 3
Stolen Bases	Amiah Picaso – 23	Amaya Krantz – 12	Abby Lopez – 11
ERA	Alyssa Moreno – 2.75
Runs	Alyssa Moreno – 48	Amiah Picaso – 40	Salem Duran – 38
Hits	Alyssa Moreno – 43	Abby Lopez – 41	Amiah Picaso – 36
RBI	Abby Lopez – 49	Alyssa Moreno – 45	Amiah Picaso – 40

21. Weld Central

The Rebels ended their regular season play with a 9-14 overall record, a 1-8 league record, in 10^th place in the Patriot league and enter the postseason as the 21^st seed. Weld Central has not played Arvada or the other teams in site 5 but will be looking to beat Arvada to play for a chance to make it to the last week of the season. Weld Central has been apart of the postseason every year since at least 2020.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Jennisa Hale – 2	Payton Collins-Gottschalk – 1	Jadeyn Sifuentes – 1
Stolen Bases	Ally Landers – 14	Lily Reh – 14	Jennisa Hale – 6
ERA	Jennisa Hale – 9.10
Runs	Ally Landers – 29	Jennisa Hale – 26	Rylee Blair – 24
Hits	Rylee Blair – 31	Ally Landers – 28	Jadeyn Sifuentes – 27
RBI	Jennisa Hale – 23	Jaedyn Sifuentes – 18	Rlyee Blair – 18

Site 6

6. Brush

Brush ended their regular season with a 16-6 overall record, a 7-2 league record, 3^rd in the Patriot League and goes into the postseason as the 6^th seed. The Beetdiggers did not pay Alameda or Cedaredge in the regular season but did play Platte Valley and beat them 15-0. Brush will be looking to win their site as the hosts and move onto the final week of the season. Recent Postseason appearances for the team include 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Jolie Tuck – 3	Haedynn Epple – 2
Stolen Bases	Jolie Tuck – 17	Gracie Martinez – 10	Isabella Mesch – 8
ERA	Emry Chard – 3.28	Elizabeth Peckham – 4.30
Runs	Jolie Tuck – 33	Izabella Talmich – 30	Gracie Martinez – 26
Hits	Elizabeth Peckham – 36	Izabella Talmich – 33	Jolie Tuck – 31
RBI	Elizabeth Peckham – 25	Haedynn Epple – 23	Jolie Tuck – 23

27. Alameda

Alameda enters the postseason as the 27^th seed with a 13-9 overall record, a 4-4 league record and in 5^th in the Frontier league. The Pirates did not play Brush, Cedaredge, or Platte Valley in the regular season, but will be looking to try and upset Brush to have a chance to play into the last week of the season. Alameda is on their second postseason appearance in a row since 2020.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Zila Bobian – 1
Stolen Bases	Zila Bobian – 34	Peyton Trujillo – 33	Andi Padilla – 31
ERA	Annalia Lucero – 7.74	Alia Gutierrez – 13.14
Runs	Zila Bobian – 27	Peyton Trujillo – 22	Andi Padilla – 21
Hits	Zila Bobian – 30	Peyton Trujillo – 29	Kristell Guerra – 22
RBI	Kristell Guerra – 21	Peyton Trujillo – 20	Zila Bobian – 18

11. Cedaredge

The Bruins enter site 6 in the postseason as the 11^th seed with a 14-5 overall record, an 11-1 league record, and 2^nd in the Western Slope. Cedaredge will start their postseason against Platte Valley, who they have not played in the regular season, and will be looking to take on Brush, who they also have not played, for a chance to play in the final week of the season. The Bruins have been in the postseason since 2020, but has not made it past the first game since 2020.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Tia Homedew – 4	Meri Hollembeak – 4
Stolen Bases	Meri Hollembeak – 12	Kiera Stroh – 11	Tia Homedew – 8
ERA	Tia Homedew – 3.34
Runs	Meri Hollembeak – 42	Kiera Stroh – 40	Tia Homedew – 35
Hits	Tia Homedew – 33	Jewel Laliberte – 33	Meri Hollembeak – 27
RBI	Tia Homedew – 31	Kiera Stroh – 30	Jewel Laliberte – 29

22. Platte Valley

The Broncos finished the regular season with a 10-13 overall record, a 2-7 league record, in 8^th in the Patriot League, and come into the postseason as the 22^nd seed. Platte Valley only played Brush of the four teams in site 6, and lost to them 0-15. The Broncos will be looking to beat Cedaredge and get a chance at a rematch with Brush to try and make it to the final week of the season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Sydney Meyer – 2	Alyssa Kendrick – 1
Stolen Bases	Landree Edstrom – 30	Brooklyn Sater – 15	Sydney Meyer – 13
ERA	Alyssa Kendrick – 8.10	Kyra Jessop – 9.77
Runs	Landree Edstrom – 32	Danica Fosket – 22	Brooklyn Sater – 22
Hits	Kyra Jessop – 25	Alyssa Kendrick – 22	Sydney Meter – 21
RBI	Kyra Jessop – 23	Danica Fosket – 19	Sydney Meyer – 19

Site 7

7. Lyons

Lyons comes into the postseason as the number 7 seed and the host of site 7. The Lions ended their regular season with a 17-5 overall record, a 5-4 league record and in 4^th in the Patriot League. Lyons has only previously played Valley this season where the Lions got the win 13-0 and 12-0. This will be Lyons sixth time making the postseason since 2020 and the team will be looking to make a deep run to end their season.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Dahlia Oviatt – 5	Gretta Wynja – 5	Autumn Johnsey – 2
Stolen Bases	Dahlia Oviatt – 9	Ava Vasquez – 5	Taylor Dickes – 3
ERA	Gretta Wynja – 1.87
Runs	Ava Vasquez – 40	Dhalia Oviatt – 32	Greta Hildebrand – 26
Hits	Gretta Wynja – 37	Dahlia Oviatt – 31	Ava Vasquez – 29
RBI	Dahlia Oviatt – 35	Gretta Wynja – 34	Taylor Dickes – 20

26. Wray/Yuma

Wray/Yuma finished their regular season with a 13-10 overall record, a 6-0 league record, 1^st place in the Lower Platte league and enter the postseason as the 26seed. The Eagles played Lamar during the regular season and lost 0-4 and to Valley 3-15. This will be the third postseason appearance by the team since the Wray/Yuma merge, and the team will be looking upset Lyons to play for a chance to go into the final week.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Danyelle Davis – 2	Lauren Gdanitz – 1
Stolen Bases	Danyelle Davis – 21	Lauren Gdanitz – 20	London King – 17
ERA	Priscylla White – 2.89	Danyelle Davis – 5.25
Runs	Danyelle Davis – 33	Clara Oestman – 32	Lauren Gdanitz – 31
Hits	Laren Gdanitz – 39	Danyelle Davis – 35	Clara Oestman – 23
RBI	Danyelle Davis – 31	Priscylla White – 22	Clara Oestman – 19

10. Lamar

Lamar comes into the postseason as the 10 seed with a 12-11 overall record, a 5-3 league record and in the 2^nd place spot in the Tri Peaks I League. The only team the Thunder faced during the regular season in site 7 is Wray/Yuma who the Thunder beat 4-0. Lamar has consecutively made the postseason since 2021 and will look to beat Valley and play Lyons for a chance at the State Title.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Khloe Fernandez – 1	Yahirett Roman – 1	Alexa Aguilar – 1
Stolen Bases	Khloe Fernandez – 12	Carlin Weber – 8	Yahirett Roman – 7
ERA	Carlin Weber – 2.47
Runs	Khloe Fernandez – 23	Carlin Weber – 14	Alexa Aguilar – 13
Hits	Carlin Weber – 41	Alexa Aguilar – 31	Khloe Fernandez – 24
RBI	Alexa Aguilar – 16	Carlin Weber – 16	Khloe Fernandez – 11

23. Valley

Valley is the last team in at site 7 with the 23 seed, a 7-16 overall record, a 2-7 league record and a 9^th place finish in the Patriot League. Earlier in the season, Valley played Wray/Yuma and Lyons and beat the Eagles 15-3 and lost to the Lions 0-13 and 0-12. Previous postseasons for the Vikings were in 2021, 2023 and 2024.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Danica Flesner – 1
Stolen Bases	Aubree Montoya – 10	Danica Flesner – 9	Katherine Orona-Aguilar – 10
ERA	Danica Flesner – 11.44	Sophia Rodriguez – 12.30
Runs	Aubree Montoya – 30	Danica Flesner – 20	Adrianne O’Dell – 15
Hits	Danica Flesner – 33	RyAnn Litfin – 26	Aubree Montoya – 25
RBI	Danica Flesner – 25	Alexis Rocha – 18	RyAnn Litfin – 17

Site 8

8. Strasburg

The last team to host, Strasburg, comes into the postseason as the 8 seed with a 15-8 overall record, a 5-4 league record and 5^th in the Patriot League. The Indians faced only Rocky Ford this season out of the other teams at site 8 and beat them 11-10 and 3-2. Strasburg will be looking to win their site and move onto the last week of the season. Since 2020 the team has been in the postseason every year.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Addi Kent – 9	Madi Olsen – 6	Phebe Johnson – 5
Stolen Bases	Addi Kent – 14	Payton Weaver – 9	Madi Olsen – 8
ERA	Phebe Johnson – 6.42
Runs	Addi Kent – 53	Payton Weaver – 38	Wynne Winter – 35
Hits	Addi Kent – 45	Madi Olsen – 36	Payton Weaver – 33
RBI	Addi Kent – 40	Madi Olsen – 33	Payton Weaver – 31

25. Bennett

Bennett enters the postseason as the 25 seed with an 11-12 overall record, a 6-2 league record, and 3^rd in the Frontier league. The Tigers have not played Strasburg, TCA or Rocky Ford this season and will try to beat Strasburg for a chance to play into next week. This is Bennett’s first playoff appearance in the team’s history.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Jagoda Gutowska – 5	Grace Mathis – 3	Adelyn Westendorf – 1
Stolen Bases	Macy Meyer -22	Adelyn Westendorf – 16	Natalee Kalcevic – 15
ERA	Colby Robichaud – 11.36	Macy Meyer – 14.97	Audrey Harrell – 20.53
Runs	Colby Robichaud – 35	Jagoda Gutowska – 34	Macy Meyer – 30
Hits	Jagoda Gutowska – 34	Macy Meyer – 30	Colby Robichaud – 19
RBI	Macy Meyer – 28	Jagoda Gutowska – 23	Grace Mathis – 18

9. The Classical Academy

The Titians wrap up the regular season with a 17-6 overall record, an 8-2 league record, 2^nd in the CSML North League, and come into the postseason as the 9 seed. TCA has not played the other teams that will be in site 8 but will be looking to beat Rocky Ford and the winner of Bennett and Strasburg to make it into the final week of the season. This will be the third postseason appearance in a row for TCA since 2020.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Ada Wilson – 4	Khaiyah Bacon – 3	Carina Passarelli – 2
Stolen Bases	Ada Wilson – 18	Taytum Kimbro – 14	Khaiyah Bacon – 13
ERA	Basil Murphy – 3.72	Ada Wilson – 3.94
Runs	Ada Wilson – 32	Taytum Kimbro – 29	Carina Passarelli – 29
Hits	Taytum Kimbro – 32	Ada Wilson – 29	Basil Murphy – 24
RBI	Carina Passarelli – 28	Taytum Kimbro – 27	Ada Wilson – 26

24. Rocky Ford

Rocky Ford comes into the postseason with a 5-18 overall record, a 1-7 league record, 5^th in the Tri Peaks I League, and as the 24 seed. The Meloneers played the site 8 hosts, Strasburg, earlier in the season and lost in both match ups, 10-11 and 2-3. Rocky Ford will be looking to beat TCA and move on to either Strasburg or Bennett and will try to make it to the last week of the season. Since 2020, the team has made the playoffs every year, making this year their 6^th postseason in a row since then.

Stat	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number	Player – Stat Number
Home Runs	Kendra Rodriguez – 1	Annesyiah Camcho – 1
Stolen Bases	Tay’Lor Archuleta – 12	Alysia Marquez – 9	Benni Martinez – 8
ERA	Alexis Baca – 6.11	Alysia Marquez – 10.82
Runs	Annesyiah Camacho – 21	Alysia Marquez – 18	Tay’Lor Archuleta – 17
Hits	Annesyiah Camcho – 31	Brilye Lovato – 25	Alysia Marquez – 18
RBI	Annesyiah Camacho – 20	Brilye Lovato – 12	Alexis Baca – 11