The preliminary 2010 varsity schedule has been released.  The Tigers will kick the season off against 4A Ft Lupton at Ft Lupton on March 6th.  The Tigers will begin their league championship defense in a doubleheader against Ridgeview on March 27th.  The Tigers will battle through a touch Metro League schedule and end with Denver Lutheran on April 27th.

District playoffs are scheduled for May 8th, Regional Playoffs May 14th and 15th and finally the State playoffs on May 21st and the 2010 3A State Champions will be crowned on May 22nd.

Please click on the schedule/score tab to see the 2010 schedule. Please not this is a tentative schedule and may change.  In addition, non-league games against Jefferson Academy and Platte Valley are yet to be determined.

One final note, the Tigers will return to Coors Field once again in 2010 in a rematch of the 2009 3A state championship game as the Tigers will square off against Eaton.  Details will be coming in November

Good Luck to the Tigers in 2010!

Congratulation to the following players who will be playing on the 2010 Colorado Tigers Tournament team.  David Johnson, Jacob Tinnon, Jose Martinez, Nick Kreutzer, Chris Mcmanus, Matthew Erb, Zack Trombley, Dante Cowell, Cameron Kopplinger, Connor Stanley, Zach Dedin and Joey Russo.

During the spring, these seventh and eighth graders will be playing AAA and Majors tournaments in both USSSA and Triple Crown.  During the summer season, these players will move right into the Tigers Amerian Legion Program.

Congrats to these future Tigers players.  

Seniors Evan Genders and Josh Tinnon were recognized for their efforts in helping the Tigers win their first ever State Championship.

Evan Genders received the tournaments Offensive MVP award. As the tournament went on Genders only got stronger at the plate and helped carry the Tigers to victory in the epic 10 inning championship game. For the tournament Genders hit .400 scored 5 runs and drove in 11.  In the championship with the game on the line Evan had a two run shot and a two out two run double which proved to be the game winning hit.

Senior Josh Tinnon was awarded the tournament's MVP.  Tinnon produced on the mound and at the plate.  On the mound, Josh went 2-0 including a first round victory over Eaton and also was the winning pitcher of the championship game.  Tinnon threw 12 2/3 innings striking out 13 batters.  Offensively, Josh hit .353 which included two doubles, a triple and an in the park homerun.  Josh scored 5 runs and drove in 7.

There is no question that this championship took a total team effort to win but it was extra special to have two seniors lead the way to victory.

Less than 24 hours after Faith Christian crushed the Tigers 11-1 to snap their 18 game win streak, the Tigers were back on the field in a win or go home game against an upstart Fairview squad.  The game would remain scoreless through three innings.  In the bottom of the fourth, the Tigers would finally crack the scoreboard.  Leading off the inning was Evan Genders who launched a homerun deep over the leftfield fence.  Tinnon would follow with a triple to leftcenter and Sean Urban would follow Tinnon with a blast over the rightcenter field fence.  Fairview would answer in the next half inning with two runs of their own.  In the bottom of the frame the Tigers would expand their lead; taking advantage of Fairview walks and miscues.  The inning was highlighted by Josh Tinnon's second in the park homerun of the touranment.  In as many days, Tinnon rocketed a linedrive to the deepest part of the park and would score without a throw. The Tigers would add two more insurance runs off Genders second blast of the day!

Fairview would scratch out three runs in the seventh but the Tigers held on to win 9-5.  Sean Urabn threw 6 2/3 strong innings scattering ten hits and striking out five.

In the Championship game it was old rivals squaring off yet again.  Faith Christian was waiting in the wings ready to challenge the Tigers.  The game was scoreless going into the bottom of the third when the Tigers bats awoke for four runs.  The Tigers would add two more run in the fourth off Evan Genders third homerun of the day and fifth of the tournament!  The Tigers rounded out their scoring with a solo blast by Rob McCandlish. In all the Tigers left the yard five times in two games!

Pitchers Cody Simmering and Evan Genders battled back from injuries to pitch in this game.  Both were questionable up to first pitch but both came out and pounded the zone with strikes. In total the Cody and Evan struck out 11 allowing only two runs in the top of the 7th.

These victories give the Tigers their second Legion B District Crown in three years.  The Tigers will go into the State Legion B Tournament as the #1 seed overall.  Their first opponent is the Eaton Reds, a rematch of the 3A state title game.  First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 at Eaton.  Winner of this tournament wil represent Colorado in the Regional Tournament in Emporia Kansas the following weekend. 

The honors continue to roll in for the Tigers after a great 2009 season.  The Tigers had five players receive all state honors by the Denver Post.  First team honors went to Senior Matt Lopez (Infield) and Junior Evan Genders (Outfield). For both of these players this is their second consecutive season receiving first team all state honors.  Three other Tigers received Honorable Mention: Sophomore Rob McCandlish (catcher), Senior Matt Tinnon (Infielder) and Junior Josh Tinnon (Utility).

The five marks the most honored for All State in one season.  Congrats to all of these players!

For the second consecutive year, 6 Tigers received Academic All State Awards. Five were honor with First Team honors. This is the most ever awarded to a Tigers team! First team honors went to Rob McCandlish (2008 Honorable Mention), Connor Meining, Will Roth (2008 First Team), Josh Tinnon (2008 First Team) and Matt Tinnon (2007 & 2008 Honorable Mention).  In addition, Lance Hernandez received Honor Mention! 

For many of these players this is not their first time recognized for their work in the classroom.  Many of the Tigers are dedicated student-athletes and take their studies and future very serious!  Congrats to all these student-athletes on a job well done in the classroom and diamond!

The first All State team has been announced by the Colorado High School Coaches’ Association. This season, three Tigers were named to this team: Matt Lopez (First Team: Infielder), Evan Genders (First Team: Pitcher) and Matt Tinnon (Honorable Mention: Infield). For Lopez and Genders this is their second time receiving this honor from the Coaches’ Association.

Genders: 7-0 ERA 1.28 and 53 Strikeouts

Lopez: .364, 17 extra base hits, 7 Homeruns, 26 Runs and 34 RBI’s

Tinnon: .362, 19 Runs, 20 RBI’s, and 10 Stolen Bases

Congrats to these three on a great season on the diamond.

It took the Tigers eight innings to defeat an excellent Faith Christian squad 3-2 to advance to tomorrow's state championship game.  The eagles drew first blood with two singles in the second inning to take the lead 1-0.  The Tigers evened the score in the top of the fifth with a two-out two-strike base hit by Connor Meining.  The Tigers would then take the lead 2-1 in the fith on an error.  The lead would hold until the bottom of the seventh.  The Eagles loaded the bases with only one out.  The nine hole hitter stepped up and drove a 1-1 slider to right field. The hit scored the tying run. The winning run round third and headed for home as Evan Genders came up with the ball.  Gender threw a strike to home where catcher Rob McCandlidh blocked the plate and applied the tag to keep the Tigers alive.

After his game saving play, Evan led off the 8th inning with a triple to right field.  With one out Josh Tinnon drove the first pitch he saw to right field deep enough to score Genders.  This would be all the Tigers would need to seal the deal.  Lopez who had pitched seven strong innings came out to throw the 8th.  The leadoff batter reached on a single to center.  The next batter hit into a double play (the 8th turned by the Tigers in the state tournament).  After a hit by pitch, Lopez induced a groundball back to him for the final out.

The win advances the Tigers to their first ever State Championship game. Their opponent the number one seed and undefeated Eaton Reds.  First pitch is at 10:00 at Jackson Field.  The Tigers will have to defeat the Reds twice tomorrow to be crowned State Champions.

Congrats to the Tigers!  They are the 2009 Metro League Champions.  The Tigers accomplished a perfect 13-0 league record which included sweeps of their arch rivals Faith Christian and Bishop Machebeuf.  The Tigers ended the regular season an impressive 18-1. Their only loss came to the Eaton Red at Coors Field. 

For the first time since 3A went to the double elimination format, the Tigers have qualified for the 3A State Championship Tournament.  On Saturday, during the District 5 Playoffs, the Tigers impressed.  The Tigers came out and hit early and often against Colorado Springs Christian School on their way to an 11-1 mercy rule victory. 

The Tigers would have to wait patiently to find out who their opponent would be in the Championship game. Bayfield and Cedaredge hooked up in an exciting 9 inning game that result in a Cedaredge 8-6 victory.

As the rains started to come down the Tigers took the field in a quest to finally get past the district championship game and make it to the final 8.  Once again, the Tigers came out scorched the ball.  The Tigers scored 11 runs in the first 3 innings capped off by a lined drive rocket that screamed over the rightfield fence by Josh Tinnon.  The Tigers would never look back as they won the championship game 11-3.

The Tiger move on to the State Championship playoffs as the #2 seed.  In the first round, the Tigers will square off against #7 Lamar at 12:30 at Butch Butler Field in Greeley.  The winner of this matchup will face the winner of the Kent Denver - Valley game.

Best of luck to the Tigers as they inch closer to this season's goal!

For the second straight season the Tigers will be one of eight district host sites.  This season the Tigers enter the post season as the #2 seed.  The Tigers will play host to Colorado Spring Christian, Cedaredge and Bayfield.  The Tigers will square off against CS Christian at 10am.  Cedaredge and Bayfield will follow at 12:30. The winner of Game 1 and 2 will face off at 3:30 to determine who will move on to the double elimination state tournament. 

 A special thank you in advance to Post 11-11 who has graciously agreed to provide a Color Guard to present the stars and stripes before the first game.

It was a battle of top 3 ranked teams, It was a battle for a share of the Metro League Title. It was a battle of bitter rivals.  On Saturday, it was the Tigers who came out on top. 

The Tigers faced a young, talented and competitive Faith Christian team.  The Tigers had to claw and battle each inning to earn two hard fought wins. 

On this day it was once again pitching and defense that would carry the Tigers to victory. Junior, Josh Tinnon and Senior Matthew Lopez both pitched complete games.  Over the course of the double header, Tinnon and Lopez struck out 17 Crusaders and allowed only two runs on seven hits.  The Tigers committed one error in each game but made several web gems including an unbelievable double play turned by Josh Tinnon.  In the second inning, with a runner on, Faith Christian attempted to bunt. The batter hit a low pop up between home and third.  Josh bounced off the mound and made an incredible diving catch.  Without hesitation he bounced to his feet and threw a dart to first to double the runner who was scrambling back in disbelief. 

 The Tigers offense was kept off balance most of the first game by some great pitching. However, the Tigers were able to produce 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth and take advantage of several Crusader errors. That is all they would need.  In game two the offense woke up as they stroked 12 hits including two doubles, two triple and a moon shot by Matthew Lopez.

 The sweep give the Tigers a share of the Metro League Title.  One win in Monday's double header against Machebeuf will give the Tigers sole possesion of the Title. It is their first since 2006! Congrats!

We are proud to announce that the Joseph P Kennedy Jr American Legion Post 11-11 has agreed to sponsor the Tigers Legion Baseball program. We are very exicted to partner up with Post 11-11 and hope this partnership will last for many years to come!

A special 'thank you' to Jim Bellew, a Post 11-11 member who assisted Coach Cowell in securing this sponsorship.

We look forward to a great summer and upcoming year teaming up with American Legion Post 11-11. Please welcome them to the Tiger family!

Over 35 players participated in the event. Due to the overwhelming participation by the TIGERS, the local elks club was able to increase the number of food basket deliveries from 90 last year to over 107 boxes this holiday season! 

Throughout the two-day event, Elks Club members could be heard describing the players as "wonderful" "unbelievable" and "terrific".  One Elks member stated this is the classiest group of young men he has ever encountered!  Pat Kennedy and Bob Heller, the food drive organizers,  stated they cannot wait until next season to have the TIGERS return.  By the end of Friday night, the players were thanked by a standing ovation from the Elks members who were present.  There is no doubt that each player made a tremendous impact not only on the families who received the food baskets but also the members of the Elks Club.

Thank you to all the players who participated.  We look forward to continuing this annual tradition with the Elks once again next Christmas. 

Great job TIGERS and a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!!!

The Tigers lost a close game to the always tough Eaton Reds in the Semi-finals of the Legion B State Tournament.  However, the Tigers returned the next day unphased and ready to play against the Valley Vikings.  Junior, Josh Tinnon, threw a complete game two-hitter while the Tiger bats heated up again.  The Tigers walked away with a convincing 12-1 mercy rule victory to advance to the Legion B State Championship Series. 

The championship series was a rematch with Eaton.  The Tigers struck early with back to back doubles in the second inning from Matthew Lopez and Josh Tinnon.  Starter Sean Urban was efficient through the first four innings allowing only two hits and no runs.  In the bottom of the fifth with two runners on and two outs, the Tigers committed a fatal error that kept the inning alive.  The Reds promptly drove in five unearned runs on three hits. The Reds were able to add one more unearned run in the bottom of the sixth on their way to a 6-1 victory.

Despite falling just short of the championship, the Tigers had a great season finishing 33-11 (highest win total in summer ball history). In addition, it is the first time ever a varsity baseball squad has played in a state championship game!!  Congrats to all the players for a great season!  Everyone looks forward to a strong offseason committment to bring home that first every baseball title!!!

For the third straight year, the TIGERS played one of its non-conference games at Coors Field.  This year, the #5 TIGERS squared off against the #1 Reds of Eaton.  The match-up of top five teams did not disappoint those fans in attendance.

The TIGERS kept the Reds scoreless in the top of the first.  In the bottom of the first, Evan Genders led off with a full count double ripped to right center field.  The second batter of the inning, Jacob Gonzales stroked a 1-0 pitch to the same part of the ball park for an RBI double.

The one run lead held up until the top of the third when Eaton was able to plate their first run of the game against Senior Stefan Beck.  The TIGERS promptly answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the frame.  Sophomore, Evan Genders hit a sharp single up the middle to score Senior Brian Boothe. 

The TIGERS lead held until the top of the fifth inning, when Eaton drilled a ball deep in the right field corner for an RBI triple. In the top of the sixth, Eaton took their first lead of the game scoring three runs capped by a two out two run double.

The score was 5-2 going into the bottom of the sixth inning.  Jacob Gonzales led off the inning with a walk.  The next two batters struck out.  With two outs, Jacob Quintana walked.  With two runners aboard, Freshman Rob McCandlish hustled out an infield single resulting in one run.  The TIGERS then scored one more run on a wild pitch.  At the end of the sixth inning the score was 5-4 and the stage was set for an incredible finish.

Senior, Devan Pries, settled in after a shaky sixth inning to pitch a scoreless seventh.  Reds pitching promptly recorded the first two outs of the inning.  The order flipped to the top and sophomore, Evan Genders, stepped to the plate.  Evan stroked a single through the infield for his third hit of the game.  Matt Tinnon followed Evan with a single to centerfield to put the tying and winning runs on base with two outs.  Junior, Matthew Lopez was re-enter to face the hard throwing McLavey.  Eaton threw a first pitch fastball that Lopez rocketed into right center to score both Genders and Gonzales for a game winning walk off triple!

The win was the first for the TIGER program over the Eaton Reds since Coach Cowell has taken the reigns.  It is the second time in as many years that the TIGERS have beaten a team ranked #1 in the state.  GREAT WIN FOR THE TIGER BASEBALL PROGRAM!!!       

Congrats to each player as it took a total team effort to win this big game.  The TIGERS will square off against #2 Faith Christian on Tuesday at Kevin Ritz Field.  Good Luck to the TIGERS as they attempt to knock off another of the State’s best teams!