Colorado doesn’t get enough credit for producing high-level baseball talent. A number of big leaguers have come from the great state, like Chase Headley, John Stearns and James Mouton.

The following names have made quite the impression this season after leading in major statistical categories like homeruns, RBIs, batting average and hits. Players selected for this poll generally range within the Top 5 of a category.

These players might not be the most highly touted, recruited or covered, but their numbers indicate they are performing at their respective level — and likely impacting victory for their programs.

Take a look at the top hitters in 2025 and vote for who you think is the best at the bottom of the page. The voting poll will close on Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. (PT).

(Stats are pulled from MaxPreps.com as of May 21, 2025)

Griffin leads the state in RBIs with 49 in 25 games off 42 hits. The standout senior also added 11 doubles, six triples and six homers while batting .512.

Hale also drove in 49 RBIs from 42 hits in 25 games while batting .627 and belting a state-leading 16 homers this spring. He only struck out four times in 94 plate appearances.

Simons is batting .620 with 47 RBIs off 44 hits and scored 48 runs in 24 games with 15 doubles and five triples. He also successfully stole 27 bases.

Gordon’s 11 homers are the second-best mark in the state while batting .447 with 44 RBIs off 38 hits with nine doubles an 27 runs scored in 25 games.

Larkin is batting .450 with 35 RBIs, 36 hits, 10 homers and nine doubles this season through 25 games.

Waltemath sits atop the homerun leaderboard with 10 in 24 games while batting .500 with 32 RBIs, 37 hits and 28 runs scored.

Ortiz is tied for the most hits this season with 46. The standout sophomore drove in 27 runs, hit 12 doubles and hit .648 through 23 games.

Kennell also has 46 hits this spring while batting .554 with 31 RBIs, 40 runs, 12 double, five triples and five dingers.

Eurich led the state in stolen bases with 41 while batting .417 with 12 RBIs of 25 hits and scoring 42 runs and drawing 20 walks.

Fritch is batting .583 with 42 hits, 29 RBIs, eight doubles, five triples and four homers while drawing 17 walks in 24 games for top team in Colorado.

The voting poll will close on Wednesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. (PT).

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The battle of haves and have-nots in Denver on Tuesday night went just about as expected.

The Colorado Rockies were once again hosting the Philadelphia Phillies, fresh off losing the series opener 9-3. Game two technically marked a step in the right direction for the Rockies, who only lost 7-4 the second time around.

Philadelphia went up 3-0 in the first inning, though, and eventually led 7-1 midway through the seventh. An RBI single in the seventh, then two more in the ninth, made the score look more competitive on paper than it felt in the moment.

By the end of the night, the Phillies had recorded their 30th win of the season, reaching the benchmark before any other National League team. Their .625 winning percentage is the second-best in MLB, trailing only the Detroit Tigers.

As for the Rockies, Tuesday marked their seventh loss in eight games and their 40th on the season. No other team across the entire league has even reached 35 yet.

Colorado’s 8-40 record is a whole six games worse than where the Chicago White Sox stood at this point in the 2024 campaign. That White Sox squad went on to post the worst record in modern MLB history at 41-121, while this year’s Rockies are tracking to go 27-135.

The Rockies’ -153 run differential is 64 runs worse than any team in the league. At this pace, Colorado could post a -516 run differential, demolishing the modern record of -349 set by the 1932 Boston Red Sox.

The first-place Phillies have a chance to clinch their series against the bottom-feeding Rockies on Wednesday, with first pitch from Coors Field scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET.

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It’s not Pride Month until next month, but the Colorado ski area Arapahoe Basin, “A Basin” for short, held a celebration of diversity anyway over the weekend. They call it Gay Basin, and this was the fourth year for the event.

The goal is to celebrate the spirit of the mountains and the LGBTQ+ community. And to be proud not to feel ashamed of who you are.

The event was not your everyday Pride celebration. Each day started off on a colorful foot. Skiers gathered around a large rainbow Pride flag and carried it as they skied from the summit to Black Mountain Lodge.

Also included were performances, DJs and afterparties.

“I think Pride is all about celebrating who you are,” said skier Daniel Furlan. “You don’t necessarily have to be on the LGBTQ spectrum, but you just need to be proud of who you are. And I think that’s what it’s really all about, and not necessarily the label within that.”

Arapahoe Basin President and COO Alan Henceroth said it’s important that the mountain stays true to what it has always believed: that everyone has a place on the snow.

“A Basin is a place where everybody should feel like they belong, and whether it’s our workforce or our guests, why wouldn’t we welcome everybody?” he said.

The celebration was represented sometimes through outfits, sometimes through drag and sometimes through the simple human need to get your groove on. Even if you’re in ski boots.

It’s a place that’s not afraid to let it be known: we’re all different in our own way. But that doesn’t matter, at the end of the day, you belong at A Basin.

“Ever since we came up that ski lift, it’s been nothing but love, and it it just warms my heart,” said drag performers Brenda T Staxxx & Banana Splits. “It just feels so nice that this community is so accepting of the art that we’re bringing.”