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Dove Creek's Hunter Daves (3) pitches during the Bulldogs' Class 1A State Tournament, Round of 16 game Saturday morning, May 13, versus Simla as part of the SHS-hosted Region III Tournament. (Joel Priest\/Special to The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

SIMLA \u2013 In the middle of the season, the Dove Creek Bulldogs hit a slide that could easily have zapped their state championship dreams.<\/p>\n

Instead, the Bulldogs generated a remarkable turnaround that placed the program just two wins away from a state title.<\/p>\n

Dove Creek coach Trent Daves\u2019 squad turned it up a notch from the onset of the postseason, and the Bulldogs haven\u2019t looked back thanks to a pair of wins in the Simla-hosted regional on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Dove Creek topped No. 12 Elbert in a masterful 12-1 victory, before edging the regional hosts 5-4 to capture a coveted spot at Coca-Cola All-Star Park in Lakewood for the 1A state tournament semifinals and title game.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs (9-11) leaned on sterling pitching and defense in their regional journey, using a one-hitter to put away Elbert (7-6).<\/p>\n

Dove Creek scored six runs in each of the third and fourth innings to send the game into mercy-rule territory. Only one hit in the a fifth inning broke up the no-hit bid.<\/p>\n

Simla (10-6) dispatched Wiley 7-3 in its regional opener. However, Dove Creek found a way to edge the Cubs, avenging the loss that ended the Bulldogs\u2019 season a year ago.<\/p>\n

Now riding a four-game winning streak, Dove Creek will face top-seed Merino (17-6) on Thursday. Flatirons Academy and Akron will face off in the other state semifinal.<\/p>\n

The semifinals and championship contest will be on the same day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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