Senior ace pitcher J.R. McDermott (15) and the Smoky Hill baseball team received the No. 21 seed in the Class 5A district baseball playoffs. The Buffaloes will travel to Grand Junction to play in District 4 at Fruita Monument High School. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Senior ace pitcher J.R. McDermott (15) and the Smoky Hill baseball team received the No. 21 seed in the Class 5A district baseball playoffs. The Buffaloes will travel to Grand Junction to play in District 4 at Fruita Monument High School. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

AURORA | Updates pairings and schedule for the eight four-team Class 5A district baseball tournaments as released by the Colorado High School Activities Association.  Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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BASEBALL
BASEBALL

2015 CLASS 5A BASEBALL DISTRICTS

DISTRICT 1 (at Cherry Creek High School) (PPD to May 12)

Game 1: NO. 32 RANGEVIEW vs. No. 1 Cherry Creek, 10 a.m.; Game 2: No. 17 Mullen vs. No. 16 Lakewood, 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series), 3 p.m.

DISTRICT 2 (at Legend High School) (PPD to May 12 at Metro State)

Game 1: NO. 25 GRANDVIEW vs. No. 8 Legend, 9:30 a.m.; Game 2: No. 24 Highlands Ranch vs. No. 9 Central (G.J.), 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series), 2:30 p.m.

DISTRICT 3 (at Monarch High School) (PPD to May 12)

Game 1: No. 29 Northglenn vs. No. 4 Monarch, 10 a.m.; Game 2: No. 20 Ralston Valley vs. No. 13 Horizon, 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 4 (at Canyon View Park, Grand Junction)

Game 1: No. 28 Chatfield def. No. 5 Fruita Monument; Game 2: NO. 21 SMOKY HILL vs. No. 12 Rocky Mountain, 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: No. 28 Chatfield 12, NO. 21 SMOKY HILL 1 (final, 6 inn.) (No. 28 Chatfield qualifies for 5A Championship Series)

DISTRICT 5 (at Rock Canyon High School)

Game 1: No. 31 Rampart vs. No. 2 Rock Canyon, 10 a.m.; Game 2: No. 18 Fort Collins vs. No. 15 Douglas County, 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series), 3 p.m.

DISTRICT 6 (at Mountain Vista High School, PPD to May 12)

Game 1: No. 26 Brighton vs. No. 7 Mountain Vista, 11 a.m.; Game 2: No. 23 Montbello vs. No. 10 Fairview, 1:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series), 4 p.m.

DISTRICT 7 (at Denver East High School) (PPD to May 13)

Game 1: No. 30 Prairie View vs. No. 3 Denver East, 10 a.m.; Game 2: NO. 19 REGIS JESUIT vs. No. 14 Grand Junction, 12:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series), 3 p.m.

DISTRICT 8 (Pine Creek host, May 11 at Vista Ridge H.S., Colorado Springs)

Game 1: No. 27 Columbine vs. No. 6 Pine Creek, 11 a.m.; Game 2: No. 22 ThunderRidge vs. NO. 11 CHEROKEE TRAIL, 1:30 p.m.; Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (winner qualifies for 5A Championship Series), 4 p.m.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...