AURORA | Pairings and time schedule for the 2026 Class 5A state softball tournament that runs Oct. 23-24, 2026, at the Aurora Sports Park as issued Oct. 19 by the Colorado High School Activities Association. All games will be played at Complex B. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2026 CLASS 5A STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
First round, Oct. 23 (Complex B)
Upper bracket
Game 1 (B1): No. 16 Grand Junction (15-11) vs. NO. 1 CHEROKEE TRAIL (22-3), 10 a.m.
Game 2 (B2): No. 9 Legend (21-5) vs. No. 8 Rocky Mountain (12-13), 10 a.m.
Game 3 (B3): No. 13 Pine Creek (17-10) vs. No. 4 Columbine (19-7), 10 a.m.
Game 4 (B4): No. 12 Liberty (18-9) vs. No. 5 Broomfield (16-9), 10 a.m.
Lower bracket
Game 5 (B1): No. 14 Valor Christian (15-10) vs. No. 3 Erie (20-5), 12:15 p.m.
Game 6 (B2): NO. 11 EAGLECREST (19-7) vs. No. 6 Chatfield (15-11), 12:15 p.m.
Game 7 (B3): No. 10 Riverdale Ridge (21-5) vs. No. 7 Rock Canyon (14-11), 12:15 p.m.
Game 8 (B4): No. 15 Horizon (14-12) vs. No. 2 Lutheran (21-3), 12:15 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Oct. 23
Game 9 (B1): Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10 (B3): Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 11 (B2): Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 12 (4B): Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals, Oct. 24
Game 13 (B1): Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 10 a.m.
Game 14 (B2): Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 10 a.m.
Championship, Oct. 24
Game 15 (B1): Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1:15 p.m.
