Strasburg junior Annie Oakley, right, hits a pop-up during the 3A state softball quarterfinals on Oct. 17, 2014 at Aurora Sports Park in Aurora. Strasburg beat Burlington 4-2. (Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post)
Here’s a preview of day two of the 2014 state softball tournaments. Games start at 10 a.m. Saturday.
CLASS 5A
No. 1 Fossil Ridge vs. No. 4 Castle View
Last played: Fossil Ridge won 13-2 on Oct. 15, 2011
(1) Fossil Ridge Sabercats (21-1, 11-0)
Runs scored: 183 (8.3 per game)
Runs allowed: 55 (2.5 per game)
Top pitcher: Murphy McRoberts, Sr. (16-1, 2.61 ERA, 112 K’s, 92.1 IP)
Top batter: McRoberts (.580 BA, 7 HRs, 39 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 9-4 to Legend in state semifinals
(4) Castle View Sabercats (20-3, 9-1)
Runs scored: 123 (5.3 per game)
Runs allowed: 29 (1.3 per game)
Top pitcher: Savannah Heebner, Sr. (20-3, 0.81 ERA, 248 K’s, 156 IP)
Top batter: Kayla Gau, Jr. (.420 BA, 5 HRs, 20 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 5-4 to Eaglecrest in state first round
No. 6 Grandview vs. No. 7 Broomfield
Last played: No matchups since 2009
(6) Grandview Wolves (17-6, 6-1)
Runs scored: 208
Runs allowed: 123
Top pitcher: Courtney Browne, Jr. (12-5, 3.10 ERA, 87 K’s, 110.2 IP)
Top batter: Alexandra Velazquez, So. (.514 BA, 8 2Bs, 15 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 13-8 to Legend in state first round
(7) Broomfield Eagles (17-6, 8-3)
Runs scored: 214
Runs allowed: 91
Top pitcher: Taylor Gilmore, So. (14-6, 3.01 ERA, 89 K’s, 116.1 IP)
Top batter: Lindsay Malkin, So. (.506 BA, 6 HRs, 33 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 9-4 to Wheat Ridge in 4A state semifinals
CLASS 4A
No. 1 Frederick vs. No. 4 Wheat Ridge
Last played: Frederick won 5-3 on Sept. 9, 2014
(1) Frederick Warriors (23-0, 12-0)
Runs scored: 191
Runs allowed: 40
Top pitcher: Alicia Hernandez, So. (20-0, 0.97 ERA, 168 K’s, 130 IP)
Top batter: Paris Woods, So. (.455 BA, 4 HRs, 6 3Bs, 40 RBIs)
Last year: Missed state tournament
(4) Wheat Ridge Farmers (18-5, 7-1)
Runs scored: 218
Runs allowed: 97
Top pitcher: Ann Marie Torres, Jr. (5-1, 2.80 ERA, 26 K’s, 35 IP)
Top batter: Torres (.507 BA, 11 2Bs, 5 HRs, 32 RBIs)
Last year: Won 4-0 vs. Erie for 4A state title
No. 2 Valor Christian vs. No. 6 Erie
Last played: No matchups since 2009
(2) Valor Christian Eagles (22-1, 7-1)
Runs scored: 189
Runs allowed: 17
Top pitcher: Alexandria Kiponen, Fr. (14-1, 0.36 ERA, 189 K’s, 89 IP)
Top batter: Kendall Ohman, Sr. (.627 BA, 14 RBIs, 43 SBs)
Last year: Lost 17-2 to Mountain View in state first round
(6) Erie Tigers (15-8, 9-3)
Runs scored: 111
Runs allowed: 79
Top pitcher: Rio Sanchez, So. (9-6, 1.30 ERA, 140 K’s, 102 IP)
Top batter: Tiffany Maul, Sr. (.439 BA, 5 2Bs, 16 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 4-0 to Wheat Ridge in 4A state title game
CLASS 3A
No. 1 Strasburg vs. No. 4 Sterling
Last played: Strasburg won 3-2 on Oct. 2, 2014
(1) Strasburg Indians (21-0, 14-0)
Runs scored: 229
Runs allowed: 29
Top pitcher: Dakota Stotyn, Fr. (18-0, 1.05 ERA, 81 K’s, 107 IP)
Top batter: Sandy VanErt, Sr. (.557 BA, 11 2Bs, 34 RBIs)
Last year: Won 3-0 vs. Sterling for 3A state title
(4) Sterling Tigers (16-5, 10-4)
Runs scored: 191
Runs allowed: 35
Top pitcher: Dallas Magnusson, Sr. (11-4, 1.14 ERA, 123 K’s, 92 IP)
Top batter: Jenna Knudson, Jr. (.500 BA, 9 2Bs, 4 HRs, 31 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 3-0 to Sterling in 3A state title game
No. 2 Valley vs. No. 3 La Junta
Last played: Valley won 1-0 on Oct. 13, 2012
(2) Valley Vikings (18-3, 11-3)
Runs scored: 145
Runs allowed: 25
Top pitcher: Bridgette Hutton, Sr. (17-3, 0.24 ERA, 214 K’s, 118 IP)
Top batter: Hutton (.623 BA, 11 2Bs, 5 HRs, 30 RBIs)
Last year: Lost 3-2 to Strasburg in state semifinals
(3) La Junta Tigers (18-2, 5-0)
Runs scored: 227
Runs allowed: 49
Top pitcher: Whitni Oquist (14-1, 1.58 ERA, 88 K’s, 75.1 IP)
Top batter: Oquist (.705 BA, 12 2Bs, 3 HRs, 37 RBIs, 10 SBs)
Last year: Lost 15-1 to La Junta in state first round
