Prep Baseball Report

3A District Tournament and Players to watch





By Jeff Markle
Assistant State Director

3A District Preview

It is tournament time in Colorado and all classifications will be underway this weekend with District and State Tournament play.  Continuing our look at post season play is the 3A classification where 19-0 Eaton comes in as the No.1 seed, but has many suitable contenders chasing them..

District 1:
No. 1 Eaton 19-0 vs. No. 32 Arupe Jesuit 8-5
No. 16 Moffat County 11-8 vs. No. 17 Lutheran 10-6
Players to Watch:  Matt Burkart (Eaton), Joseph Mondragon (Eaton),  JT Mossberg (Eaton), Dalton Lind (Eaton), Lane Greiman (Eaton), Brady Tedesco (Eaton), Ryan Koehler (Eaton), Nathan Vaughn (Lutheran)

District 2:
No. 8 Gunnison 15-3 vs. No. 25 Platte Valley 7-12
No. 9 Faith Christian 11-8 vs. No 24 La Junta 11-8
Players to Watch:  AJ Stephens (Faith Christian), Christian Clear (Platte Valley)

District 3:
No. 4 Brush 13-5 vs. No. 29 Denver Science and Technology 9-10
No. 13 St. Mary’s 12-7  vs. No. 20 The Academy 10-8
Players to Watch: Alec Petterson (Brush), Ben Padrnos, (St Mary’s) 

District 4:
No. 5 Manitou Springs 15-3 vs. No 28 Basalt 8-11
No. 12 Peak to Peak 13-6 vs. No. 21 Alamosa 9-9
Players to Watch:  Davyn Adamscheck (Manitou Springs), Bill Ryan (Manitou Springs), Michael Glen (Basalt), Nick Kakavas (Peak to Peak), Blake Bride (Peak to Peak), Mathew Bagnato (Peak to Peak) 

District 5:
No. 2 Lamar 17-1 vs. No. 31 Strasburg 8-11
No 15 Sterling 12-7 vs. No. 18 Bishop Machebeuf 12-7
Players to Watch:  Darin Cook (Lamar), Brent Crampton (Lamar), Jacob Thiessen (Sterling), Tino Vigil (Bishop Machebeuf)

District 6:
No.7 Olathe 16-3 vs. No. 26 Centauri 10-9
No. 10 Valley 12-7 vs. No. 23 Bruce Randolph 10-6
Players to Watch:  Jacob Mazza (Olathe), Mario Hightower (Olathe), Carter Chacon (Valley), Payton Chacon (Valley), Larry Nolassco  (Bruce Randolph), Eduardo Torres-Garcia (Bruce Randolph) 

District 7:
No. 3 Bayfield 16-3 vs. No. 30 Trinidad 6-13
No. 14 Sheridan 13-6 vs. No 19 Buena Vista 10-9
Players to Watch:  Kelton McCoy (Bayfield), Zane Phelps (Bayfield), Taed Heydinger (Bayfield), Donovan Contreraz (Sheridan), Trevor Close (Buena Vista), 

District 8:
No 6 Kent Denver 14-5 vs. No. 27 Coal Ridge 9-10
No. 11 University 13-6 vs. No. 22 Bennett 11-7
Players to Watch:  Will McKissick (Kent Denver), Nathan Nelson (Coal Ridge), Garrett Mehling (Bennett)

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