AURORA | Pairings and time schedule for the 2023 Class 5A state softball tournament that runs Oct. 20-21, 2023, at the Aurora Sports Park as issued Oct. 16 by the Colorado High School Activities Association. All games will be played at Complex B. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2022 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
First round, Oct. 20 (Complex B)
Upper bracket
Game 1: No. 16 Rocky Mountain (16-9-1) vs. No. 1 Columbine (21-4), 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 9 Fruita Monument (21-4) vs. NO. 8 EAGLECREST (19-6), 10 a.m.
Game 3: No. 13 Mountain Vista (17-9) vs. No. 4 Erie (20-5), 10 a.m.
Game 4: NO. 12 GRANDVIEW (19-7) vs. No. 5 ThunderRidge (19-6), 10 a.m.
Lower bracket
Game 5: No. 14 Fossil Ridge (19-6) vs. No. 3 Horizon (21-4), 12:15 p.m.
Game 6: NO. 11 CHEROKEE TRAIL (19-7) vs. No. 6 Broomfield (21-4), 12:15 p.m.
Game 7: No. 15 Valor Christian (15-11) vs. No. 2 Chatfield (19-6), 12:15 p.m.
Game 8: No. 10 Arvada West (21-4) vs. No. 7 Legend (17-9), 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Oct. 20
Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Oct. 21
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 10 a.m.
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 10 a.m.
Championship, Oct. 21
Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1:15 p.m.