AURORA | Overnight snowfall at the Aurora Sports Park has forced the Class 5A state softball tournament to be shifted to Saturday and Sunday.
The opening two rounds of play were scheduled for Friday, but the inch-plus of snow that fell Thursday night and lingered in the morning forced officials to cancel play for the day.
The tournament now moves to Saturday and Sunday with the same time schedule the Colorado High School Activities Association said in a morning statement, but also indicated that further delays could come based on field conditions.
Aurora’s two teams are both slated to take the field at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, with sixth-seeded Eaglecrest (19-2) going against No. 11 Castle View (13-8) and No. 11 Grandview (17-5) going against No. 7 Legend (17-5). With two victories each, the city rivals could face each other in the semifinals, now scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday.
First pitch for the state championship game is set for 1:45 p.m.
2013 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
At Aurora Sports Park
OCT. 19 (subject to weather delays)
10 a.m.: No. 16 ThunderRidge (10-12) vs. No. 1 Douglas County (19-2)
10 a.m.: No. 9 Brighton (20-2) vs. No. 8 Loveland (15-4)
10 a.m.: No. 13 Grand Junction (17-5) vs. No. 4 Dakota Ridge (18-3)
10 a.m.: No. 12 Chatfield (13-9) vs. No. 5 Legacy (16-5)
12:15 p.m.: No. 14 Pine Creek (18-4) vs. No. 3 Fossil Ridge (20-1)
12:15 p.m.: No. 11 Castle View (13-8) vs. NO. 6 EAGLECREST (19-2)
12:15 p.m.: No. 15 Standley Lake (16-4) vs. No. 2 Rock Canyon (11-11)
12:15 p.m.: NO. 10 GRANDVIEW (17-5) vs. No. 7 Legend (17-5)
2:30 p.m.: ThunderRidge/Douglas County winner vs. Brighton/Loveland winner
2:30 p.m.: Grand Junction/Dakota Ridge winner vs. Chatfield/Legacy winner
2:30 p.m.: Pine Creek/Fossil Ridge winner vs. Castle View/EAGLECREST winner
2:30 p.m.: Standley Lake/Rock Canyon winner vs. Legend/GRANDVIEW winner
OCT. 20
Semifinals, 10 a.m.
Championship game, 1:45 p.m.
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sports.
