Ralston Valley is the top overall seed in 5A softball’s regional field. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
The regional brackets for softball were released on Sunday, and Strasburg, Wheat Ridge, and Ralston Valley head the fields in each classification.
Play begins Saturday in classes 3A, 4A and 5A. Each regional format will narrow their fields for their respective state tournaments, which are slated for Oct. 23-24 in Aurora.
Strasburg softball is the No. 1 seed in the 3A softball regionals. (Kelly Thornburg/MVPSportsPics.com)
Strasburg heads the Class 3A field. The team went unbeaten (19-0-0) during the regular season, and has spent recent weeks atop CHSAANow.com’s ranking in the classification. Defending champion La Junta (14-3-1) garnered the No. 2 seed.
Also hosting regionals in 3A are No. 3 Sterling, No. 5 The Academy, No. 6 Cedaredge and No. 9 Burlington. The 3A regional field is comprised of 18 teams. A total of 12 will advance to the state tournament next week.
Find the complete list of 3A bracket here.
In 4A, Wheat Ridge (14-5-0) is the top seed. The Farmers have a number of impressive wins this season. Defending champion Valor Christian (17-1-0) is the No. 4 seed.
Wheat Ridge is the top seed in 4A. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Other teams hosting regionals in 4A include No. 2 Frederick, No. 3 Erie, No. 5 Mountain View, No. 6 Pueblo West, No. 7 Air Academy and No. 8 Silver Creek.
The full 4A brackets are available here.
The 5A field is led by Ralston Valley (16-3-0). Grandview, last season’s champion, is No. 6.
Also hosting in 5A are No. 2 Chaparral, No. 3 Brighton, No. 4 Broomfield, No. 5 Legend, No. 7 Loveland and No. 8 Mountain Range.
The regional brackets for 5A are available here.
The regional fields in both 5A and 4A are made up of 32 teams. Each class will narrow to 16 for the state tournament.