Charlie Scofield does it all to help Cheyenne Mountain sweep its way into Class 4A state baseball championship showdown

AIR FORCE ACADEMY Longtime Cheyenne Mountain baseball coach Mark Swope would love to have nine players like Charlie Scofield on his roster Well there s only one Charlie Scofield but he is the biggest reason the Red-Tailed Hawks will play Saturday for a Class A state championship Scofield a senior who is committed to play at Wheaton College next season was the winning pitcher in both games Friday at Erdle Field as the Hawks came back to defeat Palisade - and then hung on for dear life to knock out Windsor - Oh and Scofield knocked in four of the club s runs at the plate as well I for sure did not wake up thinking that I would do that in contemporary times Scofield noted But I mean to have done it now it feels amazing Just to help the group anyway I can it s exhilarating Scofield s biggest contribution came on the mound He took over for starter Colton Johnson against Palisade in the sixth with the event knotted at - and tossed two shutout innings Johnson was the hero at the plate driving in the winning runs in the top of the seventh with a bases loaded-single The crafty lefty was just getting started Windsor had scored runs in its five-game state playoff run including a - loss to Golden last weekend Scofield shut the high-powered Wizards down scattering three hits across six shutout innings He faced one jam but induced an inning-ending groundout with two runners on in the fourth Scofield s full line for the day Eight innings zero runs six strikeouts and two wins That s the best I ve seen him pitch ever disclosed senior catcher Nate Glad who had four hits between the two games and kept two aggressive baserunning teams at bay from behind the plate It was awesome I think we got certain momentum and just kept our resource up the whole day Cheyenne Mountain built a - lead through the first six innings Then Scofield ran out of pitches and it went a little sideways It was terrifying Scofield explained I was thinking about the pitch count a lot Every inning I d come in and ask one of the coaches how a great number of I had left Swope turned to shortstop Andrew Campbell who allowed four straight singles without getting an out When Charlie Doyle relieved Campbell the Wizards had the tying run at the plate with nobody out and the heart of the order coming up Doyle gave up two hard-hit balls but both were right at left fielder Chase Hoendervoogt In between he hit a batter so Windsor had the bases loaded and the winning run at the plate with one and two outs Naturally the final out was in Scofield s hands Doyle induced a ground ball to first base which Scofield scooped up and calmly took himself to the bag before setting off a combination of exhales and celebratory roars Related Articles Regis Jesuit edges Grandview advances to Class A baseball championship rematch against Cherry Creek Cherry Creek baseball on doorstep of th state title after thumping rival Grandview in Class A semifinal Not done yet Broomfield baseball wins comeback thriller over Arvada West in A state tourney Fossil Ridge edges Castle View for Class A girls soccer title off late header by Teagan Myers Loveland Classical wins school s first championship and city s first girls soccer title with domination of Flatirons Academy Throughout the challenge it was pretty stress-free Swope explained Then all of a sudden they didn t miss a pitch Every ball they hit was on the screws Doyle did such a great job coming in putting the fire out That s not easy especially when one organization has momentum like that and you re coming in with all that traffic The Hawks will be back at Erdle Field on Saturday morning They need two wins against Golden which is - this season and undefeated in the state tournament Scofield and Johnson can t take the mound because of pitch-count limits The Demons a large number of of whom were in attendance Friday afternoon will be rested They beat Cheyenne Mountain - earlier in the tournament We definitely could have beaten them last time Glad noted The errors they committed four and the hitting just wasn t there I think we have a really good shot against them Want more Avalanche news Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis