AURORA | Pairings and time schedule for the 2017 Class 5A state softball tournament scheduled for Oct. 20-21, 2017, at Complex C at the Aurora Sports Park. Aurora team bold and uppercased:
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2017 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
First round, Oct. 20 at Aurora Sports Park
Upper bracket
Game 1: No. 16 Rocky Mountain (13-9) vs. NO. 1 EAGLECREST (20-1), 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 9 Brighton (20-2) vs. No. 8 Pomona (14-7), 10 a.m.
Game 3: No. 13 Grand Junction Central (17-5) vs. No. 4 Fossil Ridge (19-2), 10 a.m.
Game 4: No. 12 Douglas County (13-9) vs. No. 5 Columbine (15-6), 10 a.m.
Lower bracket
Game 5: No. 14 ThunderRidge (17-5) vs. No. 3 Legacy (18-3), 12:15 p.m.
Game 6: No. 11 Prairie View (18-4) vs. No. 6 Loveland (14-7), 12:15 p.m.
Game 7: No. 15 Mountain Vista (17-5) vs. No. 2 Arvada West (18-3), 12:15 p.m.
Game 8: No. 10 Legend (14-8) vs. No. 7 Cherry Creek (11-10), 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Oct. 20
Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Oct. 21
Upper bracket winners, 10 a.m.
Lower bracket winners, 10 a.m.
Championship, Oct. 21
Semifinals winners, 1:30 p.m.