Pueblo County escapes regionals, CHSAA baseball state tournament up next
While a lot of Pueblo athletes were up at Jeffco Stadium this past week for the CHSAA track and field state finals, there was also the regional round of the CHSAA baseball state tournament happening.
Pueblo sent three teams to the regional brackets: Pueblo Central, Pueblo East and Pueblo County.
The Wildcats entered the regional round as the No. 21 seed and on the road playing in Region 5, which matched them up against Green Mountain. They won their first game 7-5 to advance to the regional championship against Holy Family.
In the final game of the day, Holy Family held on and defeated Pueblo Central in a close game 7-6 to advance to the state championship bracket. The Wildcats end their season with a 16-9 record overall.
The Eagles were also on the road for their regional playoffs in Region 4 and had them matched up against Grand Junction Central in their first game of the day. The Eagles won that game 10-0. In their second game of the day, they faced off against Palisade in which they lost a close one 4-3 to see the Bulldogs advance to the state championship bracket.
Pueblo East finished the season with a 16-8 record overall and a second-place finish in the South-Central League.
The Hornets were the only team to host a regional this year and played at Runyon against Coronado in their first game of the day. This was a close and exciting one for the Hornets as they walked off against the Cougars 1-0.
In the second game of the day, the home team took on Montrose in which they made light work of 10-0 to advance to the state championship bracket.
With the state championship bracket now set, the Hornets are the lone Pueblo team to make it. They will face off against the Falcon Falcons on Friday at UCCS Mountain Lion Field at 9:30 a.m.
The Falcons enter the contest with a 19-5 record overall and a win against the Hornets earlier in the season, 10-6 at Runyon. The Hornets enter the matchup with a 20-5 record overall.
The Hornets ended their run in the playoffs last season with back-to-back losses. The first loss was to eventual champions Severance in the quarterfinals of the state championship bracket 14-6. They would then lose to Lutheran in the consolation bracket 6-4.
This year the goal for the Hornets has been to surpass the outcome of last season and bring home a state championship.
For more information about the state championship tournament, visit chsaanow.com for all ongoing tournament information.
More: Pearson podiums, full results from Day 2 of the 2024 CHSAA Track and Field Championships
Christopher Abdelmalek is a sports reporter for the Pueblo Chieftain and can be reached at cabdelmalek@gannett.com or follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @chowebacca. Support local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at subscribe.chieftain.com
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